Thursday, January 27, 2022

If You See Smoke .........

 The morning found me coughing early on.   I know there are some antihistamines out there that would work, but I can't take them.  Although it seems the worst of this flu is over, the coughing and hacking is going to persist for awhile.  So lets BARBECUE!!!

I had a second hamburger patty in the fridge, but I didn't want another disaster like before.  Grease everywhere, raw burger ... what a mess!  To make matters worse, I think this baby needs to be cleaned.  Even when on high, it looks like low, as in the 5 gallon jug of propane feels empty.  Is there a way to clean the burners?

I finally threw the burger on and closed the lid, forgetting to turn it to medium.  The next minute I glanced out the window and I thought the back forty was on fire.  If you see smoke, it's just me cooking my one little burger.  The fat content of these appears to be over the moon!!


Although a little squished, this one turned out MUCH more delicious!  If you're wondering what happened to all that soup which should have lasted for eight meals, I ate it twice a day, so it didn't last long at all.  For some reason I'm now craving meat.


Next up ... how about burning off that burger by pushing around a 25 pound vacuum cleaner.  There's nothing better to gauge your state of wellness than vacuuming.  I made it through one room before plopping on the couch.  So much for THAT!!

Cooper and I spent the next few hours watching Engineering Disasters.  They even showed that apartment building that recently collapsed in Florida.  Rest assured I will never live in an apartment building.


Feeling a tad bit better later in the day, I cut out 168 5" squares of white material to go along with these strips for the next quilt.  Not sure how far I'm going to get, but if I can get all the squares made, I'll take them home for finally sewing ..... BECAUSE ..... I'm going to be quilting!!


The best part of the day ..... I caught a glimpse of some movement out of the corner of my eye.  DEER!!!  They are back!!!!  Can you find her??  Just look at those ears!!!!


I very quietly snuck outside, but she heard me anyway.  It's a young doe.  As I hid behind the patio pillars, low and behold there were actually four beautiful babies!!  Sadly, the noisy guy next door scared them off and they bounded through the cactus towards the train tracks.  


I'll keep a better eye out from now on.  I got a few more coyote images, but I'll post them later.  

In the meantime, I'm looking to cook another pork loin.  Just ignore the smoke!!


16 comments:

  1. Very cool to see that doe! We have the same grill and have tried to clean the burners with no success. New burners are pretty reasonable, so we just buy new ones. I suppose if you were to buy a replacement and take your time cleaning the old one by soaking it in a degreaser it might work.

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  2. Glad you are feeling better. Sure hoping we don't catch this crud....

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    1. I'm guessing everyone will get it at some point. Keep taking your vitamins!!

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  3. When we see you in March, I'll show you how to clean the burner.

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  4. Aha. I have a weberQ and I love it. I found it through George some years ago. I've followed his advice, and also the Weber site and haven't had a problem. If you did'nt clean it last time you used it, just leave it on high for 15 minutes. Amazing. That's for the grill. As for the burner, Weber has a little burner brush to use. No worries. And apparently, it's such a good little critter you can ignore those things and end up with some good food. I love it so much I do tend to it.
    Glad you are feeling better.

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    1. My Ace hardware here has all things BBQ. I'll check for the burner brush. I agree, even though I basically did nothing, it still cooked my burger really well!!

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  5. Better bit by bit each day. Good stuff!
    I noticed the dark eyes before the ears. So precious!!

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    1. It was pretty tasty, but not as good as yours, which is why I decided to have one!!

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  7. I remember years ago just being sick with a cold/flu that dr said cough could last up to six weeks and it did..that cheeseburger looks oh so yummy! Love the quilting squares..makes me want to start a quilt a quilt again!

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    1. Right? This is definitely the short version, although I suppose I could drag it out a few more days! LOL

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  8. Sure camouflaged well until I zoomed in I couldn't see it. Glad you're feeling better. Wonder if I will take up quilting when I get to your age 😁

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    1. You just might be surprised how many men quilters there are Doug!! Definitely those deer know how to hide in the brush.

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