STRAYCAT’S DOGGONE BLOG

At Peace in Palo Alto

September 19, 2006 on 9:45 pm | In Family |

I arrived in Palo Alto about 1600 on the 17th. They had a nice Beef Stew ready when I arrived. Later in the evening, Lou and I went shopping for all the stuff I needed to cook during my visit. For Monday breakfast I got the makings for my Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, and for Monday evening we decided on Porcupine Meatballs with Sour Cream Green Beans. For Tuesday breakfast it was Omlettes and Fried Potatoes and for dinner Tuesday night we decided on Pork Riblettes and Smoked Sausage cooked in Saurkraut with Red Potatoes. I also got the makings for a Tart Apple Pie. Brother Donald is a excellent pie crust maker, so that duty fell to him. He made some delicious Cinnamon Sugar Rolled Tarts as well. All of the meals were designed to be cooked in the Slow-cooker to allow as much free time as possible. I, of course, had to make some of my world-class Deviled Eggs. Fortunately, as it turned out, I did not choose to make one of my favorite dishes; fresh Spinach cooked with Lemon. E Coli would not have been fun to deal with.
The MMM always enjoy their visits here. There is a nice backyard in which they can frolic and chase the indigenous fauna.

They also like the fact that “aunt” Lou always has nice big bones, fresh from the butcher shop, on which they can chew. Their ’spare’ time is divided between following “daddy” around the kitchen soliciting ‘crumbs’ or going from lap to lap soliciting ‘tummy rubs’. It’s a Dogs life.
The remainder of my time was spent ‘geeking’ on the computer. Brother Donald helped me transfer all of the programs from my old laptop to my new one. By “helped”, I mean that he did all the work because I was totally ‘clueless’. I also tapped into his mp3 collection.