On the Road
Today is Thursday and the little red pickup headed east today.
I am planning on doing a group of dish towels for an event in the future. A very charming gal in her 90s spoke highly of the old fashioned feed sack dish towels sold by Mills Fleet Farm. She said they were the best ever. At that time a car load of friends drove to the Rochester Mills store. What a treat when they could now drive from St. Peter to Mankato for towel shopping and still enjoy a meal out.
Sure enough. Dennis watched people from the little red pickup and I shopped. I was picky in the selection of towels. Some were not as white as others. I got the job done. The store was very busy with only two checkouts. Huge signs telling everyone they are hiring.
Hy-Vee is on route coming from Mills. It didn’t take me long to run in and I had a tied grocery bag to set in the backseat when I came out.
The next stop was Sam’s Club. Our meals are not what they used to be. At noon a bottle of a 30 gram protein drink suits us just fine. All the additional nutrients beats snacking with little to no advantage in the snack for us older ones. Yes . . . Lewis Drug sells the same brand in 8 packs but the price is astronomical compared to a case at Sam’s of 15.
Tomorrow is my ole cowboy’s 85th birthday. I had remembered a comment from him some time back. We did it today. We had a late lunch at Red Lobster. Very enjoyable. It pays to listen when people talk. Lots of tips can be picked up.
When we got home, I hustled the grocery bag from Hy-Vee into the house and into the refrigerator. Dennis did not have a clue. We will start celebrating his birthday early by having a piece of chocolate cake with a sliver of vanilla ice cream on the side this evening. Our late lunch was the meal of the day. Tomorrow there is a very small lemon cake to be enjoyed. Why not! Dennis has weathered many storms and he has come out of them with a great attitude.
There were two claps of thunder during last night that shook the house. We had the radio on going to Mankato today with a report that St. James had anywhere from 2 to 2.5 inches of rain.
This is the start of the weekend. Make the most of it and may you find joy.