Saturday At Home!

I am sitting on the patio this morning about 9:00 a.m., watching the humming birds drink from the two feeders we keep up with. Ther may have been as many as 15 hummers here competing for a spot to drink the nectar. They are fighters and cannot wait their turn. It is just beautiful outside this morning, slightly cool and a bit overcast. Almost muggy feeling. I am thinking of getting a large pan to collect the bounty in the garden before the heat arrives.

Steve and I had a fun time last night. We have had several gift cards from various restaurants here in Hanford, so we decided to use one them at Applebees. When we walked in the place was packed, but we managed to get a spot at the bar at the end where they make the drinks. This was very entertaining as we had beer, long island tea, and a mojito. We also had their burger sliders with fries. Steve wanted to pick up the fixings for mojitos on the way home. We bought mint, limes, and soda at the grocery store, but had go the liquor store for the Myers rum. He seems to be a rum conisour These days. I had purchased a muddler a couple of years back, when my son and I were on a mojito kick. The price sticker was still on it. I couldn't believe I paid $18.00 for this thing that smashes mint leaves. The muddler does a good job though. We found that making some simple surup is the best sweetener to use. The granulated sugar doesn't dissolve very well.

After we made the mojitos we went to his garage to watch a movie and smoke a cigar. I took a couple of puffs of his cigar, which tasted kinda spicy, but this morning my mouth tasted terrible. I couldn't wait to brush my teeth and use some mouth wash. I won't do that again. We had a nice evening.