Brother Tom skeedadled back to the Pacific Northwest after three and a half pleasant days of adventuring, eating, and reminiscing. As a bonus he got to spend some time with our cousin, Joan, and a little bit of time with our daughter Libby. One day, Joan, Tom, and I took in happy hour at the Sky Bar on 4th where we talked over memories from our time living together as teens. It's amazing how very different our experiences were even though we lived through the same time. Libby arrived Tuesday night and will be here for a week. She's our last guest this year, and since the weather has chosen to be frigid, today we ventured out the the San Xavier Mission where we enjoyed a nice tour, some hot cinnamon fry bread, a trip to the Target store, and a slow non freeway trip back home. It's always fun to see some parts of the city I've not seen, but after three winters here I'm fairly confident in my directions. Last night, the wind blew up to forty MPH and the rain measured a little over a quarter inch. The desert is grateful, and when we hike next week, we'll witness the newly plump bellies of the saguaros. For them and us, life is good, especially today.
She also suggested we try Boca, a very nice high end taco shop in old town where we had a pitcher of margaritas, a flight of chips, and a spread of artisan tacos. Very yummy.
Of course, the next day we had lunch at one of our favorite haunts, Buendias, where Judy and I shared this Ranchero Omelet.
Libby had the Huevos Divorciados: tongue in cheek I guess because of the differences between the red and green sauces. Libby reported that it was delicious.
This rainbow appeared last night before the big wind blew and the hard rain fell.
The mission art and sculpture most often refer witnesses to the heavens.
Madonna enjoys special reverence in heaven as Mother of our Lord.
Various priests are venerated as well.
Selfie of the day: Mission in the background, a pure white expression of God's love.
Local Pima Indians were selling fresh fry bread. Special note: The oil in the cast iron pot was heated over a mesquite wood fire.We chose the sweet cinnamon popover, but many options were available, including some savory such as tacos, beans, cactus. It's amazing to think it's the same process as this culture has prepared for thousands of years.
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