I love Saturday in Fall-time
Rick and I woke up and headed over to Wilson’s restaurant in Paso Robles for some tasty breakfast. Usually the place is full of retired couples but today there was a kid invasion and we ate to the charming sounds of crying babies and soccer moms chatting about whatever they chat about. It was satisfying to hear the retired couple in the next booth over grumble about the ruckus. And then I worried that we were getting old and grumbly, too. Whatever. I’d rather be grumbly than deal with ruckus like that every day.
We met up with some friends at Avila Valley Barn in San Luis Obispo, a farm with lots of fresh produce, roasted corn, freshly-pressed cider, hay rides and a massive pumpkin patch. Rick and I picked up a huge (31 pounds!) oblong pumpkin (which I plan to carve in his likeness, including warts and missing teeth, heh) and a very tasty-looking pumpkin pie. I love Fall - it was sunny and breezy and not too warm and the smells in the air were delightful.
I rounded out the day with a mammoth grocery shopping trip and red beans and rice with cajun sausage and Caesar salad for dinner. Paul Newman’s refrigerated Caesar salad dressing is excellent, by the way. Am going to wait a bit to try the pumpkin pie as I am stuffed!
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:00 am
So, red beans and rice did not in fact miss you. You go girl!