Day 2347

Thursday March 7th 2024

Dear Journal:

Does 6:20 qualify as sleeping in? I’m thinking no. But I can tell you that dawn was breaking when I opened the shades to appease one kitty cat that wanted to see out the bedroom window. Miss Laurie just got up after an hour of urging by Mister Sam, he can be a persuasive kitty, with constant nose licks, kneading of the body areas that really don’t need kneading, or just walking on pillows as we try to ignore the kitty. But I heard the propane burner ignite so the smell of perked coffee is just moments away, and this is our last day before eight hours of volunteering tomorrow. Mister Sam is now perched on the counter by the window looking for birds, bunnies, chipmunks, and his favorite geckos.

Sun rise this morning had a little colour, but not photo worthy, and as I write this, I’m thinking it would be photo worthy if we weren’t lucky enough to watch so many beautiful sunrises every year. It is strange how some spots are sunset spots while others are sunrise spots but very few offer the best of both. Miss Laurie is preparing pancakes for breakfast this morning, as a kid we had pancakes on special occasions but we also always had maple syrup (we actually used to tap our maple trees and then boil the sap down into syrup) but now because refrigerator space is so valuable I have compromised to just a breakfast syrup that requires no refrigeration. A second cup of coffee with a splash of Irish cream is in order, as we plan our day.

We are meeting John & Brenda at the “‘Silver King Smokehouse” in Superior for lunch, Miss Laurie is doing laundry today, I’m going to check some more items off of my todo list. I would also like to get into the Arboretum for a walk before being in the admission booth for the weekend, it helps in directing visitors to areas with things to see.

For lunch I had the smoked brisket sandwich with a wedge salad, we have not dinned out much in Superior this year, but the brisket was just as good as I remembered it. We sat on the patio at the Silver King Smokehouse and as we enjoyed our lunch we observed a storm making its way toward us. It has been a wetter and cooler winter in Arizona than usual, but it is still the sunshine that makes it worth the journey.

Tomorrow we are back to work, and with the rain rolling through our area we said our “see you down the roads” and headed back to the coach for a quiet afternoon of reading before some evening of television, after lunch dinner will consist of just a few snacks tonight.