Monthly Archives: May 2021
Mother’s Day 2021. . .
During another nice coffee-on-the-patio morning, I gave Jan her Mother’s Day gifts, (her card was waiting for her when she got up earlier). First up was a warning sign to keep potential trespassers at bay.
Next up was a repeat.
A couple of weeks ago I ordered a couple of Flamingo cups for Jan from Facebook, but they arrived like this.
The company was quick to refund our money so no problem there. But then I thought to try Amazon, and surprise, I found exactly the same cups, and for half the price. So I ordered another pair.
And of course, Amazon knows have to pack and ship things, right?
Well, kind of, I guess. Or 1 out of 2 ain’t bad.
While one cup came through just fine, the other one looked like this.
And I’m surprised that even the one came through safely, since it wasn’t even packed as well as first order.
They just stuck the same flimsy box in a paper bag, with no padding or bubble-wrap whatsoever.
I contacted Amazon, told them to send me another one, and to pack it better this time. It’s supposed to be here tomorrow, so I guess we’ll see then.
About 2:45 Jan and I headed down to Galveston to have dinner at the Saltgrass Steakhouse there. And luckily I had made a reservation last Sunday since when we got there, there was 90 minute wait.
But we were seated immediately, with the window-view table we requested. And though they were jam-packed, our service was great, and the food was as delicious as always, starting with our Wedge Salads.
Then spurning her usual filet, Jan got a Sirloin Strip, since that’s what we’re going to try first with our Sous Vide setup.
For me, it’s always a Ribeye, medium rare.
Then as if we weren’t stuffed enough, we rounded things out by sharing a slice of the Carrot Cake, the size of which amazing.
And it’s amazing good, too.
A really nice Mother’s Day for both of us, with Jan giving me my due, saying she couldn’t have been a mother without me.
Thought For The Day:
When you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go!
Happy Almost Mother’s Day . . .
We spent a time this morning sitting out on the patio with our coffee, while wondering how much longer we’ll be able to do this before it gets too hot.
So we’ll just have to enjoy it while it lasts.
Yesterday Brandi posted something Landon gave her for Mother’s Day, and it brought tears to everyone’s eyes.
Brandi said he did this completely on his own, typing it up and decorating it, and every line relates to something about our families.
So sweet.
Oh, BTW He’s ten.
And following up on this, about 4pm we met Brandi, Lowell, and Landon up at Floyd’s Cajun Seafood in Webster for a Mother’s Day get-together.
While Jan got her usual Catfish Filets and Veggies,
I tried something new on the menu, their version of a Wedge Salad.
Really good, and a great addition to their menu.
Lowell got his favorite Chicken Fried Chicken and Fries,
while Brandi got the Chicken Fried Steak and Mashed Potatoes.
Just as delicious as always, and why we’ve been eating here for over 20 years.
Brandi brought along some of the product from her backyard hydroponic garden, Butter Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce, Thyme, and Baby Zucchini.
It started like this,
And a few weeks later, it looks like this.
Looking forward to adding this to next week’s salads.
And on another restaurant note, our long-lamented Monterey’s Mexican Kitchen, the one in Dickinson that never reopened after damage from Hurricane Harvey, is scheduled to reopen soon. At least that’s what the banner says that just went up on the front. They’ve been working on it for a couple of months, so it looks like it’s almost done.
Looking forward to it.
Looks like the Chinese booster rocket should be coming down in the next few hours, but no one yet knows where. And we may not until it actually hits something. Or someone, I guess.
It’s like one someone said, paraphrasing Yakov Smirnoff, “In America, you go to Space Station. In China, Space Station come to you”.
Thought For The Day:
