A Day In The Life - 5/28: Round Squash and Pfat Ankles Cafe

Today, the 28th day of May, being a Friday and having taken it as a day off from work, it is a yard work day before we head out of town for the weekend. Mow the lawn, trim the edges, spray for weeds, trim the trees and try to get the front gravel in order. The lawn has finally greened up and is thick and wonderful in most aspects. It still needs airating and de-thatching but that will come. The garden is pretty sad this year. I took too long to get it started because I just couldn't give up the winter peas and lettuce that were still producing wonderfully. The only solution to that is to have two garden areas so that one can continue while the other gets planted. That would also allow all season long for the dormant garden to get prepared for the next season.
As you can see from the photo at the left, I have tried a new variety of squash. They are round Zucchini that I picked up from Harper's Nursery up on McKellips Road just west of Gilbert in north Mesa. They are delicious and tender, even when you let them grow too long and too large. They preserver better than the regular variety of Zucchini squash since these have an outer skin that is more like a pumpkin, I think.

We headed out for Farmington, New Mexico for the Memorial weekend with Dawn & Bo and Gaylen & Dena. I believe that Gaylen chose this location so that we could go and visit Chaco Canyon, an ancient tribal location that has been uncovered and was one of the largest gathering places in the area.
On our way north, near Heber, Arizona, we saw the sign for the Phat Ankle Cafe and just had to check it out, even though it was a couple of miles past the turn-off we needed to take. The food was nothing special but it is a family run business and the girls who waited on us ranged from 12 to 17 and were very friendly. And with a name like Phat Ankles, who could resist the fun of such a place.