PieHole Whiskey

Gerry had a routine Dr appointment today and it included the usual 1 hour wait to see him.  All was well with the visit, but by the time she got out of there it was dinner time.  She drove home in a heavy rainstorm and wasn't too happy about that.  By this time she was ready to go out for dinner.

We settled on a visit to Montgomery's Bar & Grill in nearby Vail.  If you are a follower of this blog, you will know it is a favorite place of ours (mine mostly) so we ran between the rain drops and headed there for happy hour and a meal.  I didn't think it would be busy there with all the rain, however I was wrong and we just managed to snag a small table.  Shortly thereafter a couple Shocktop drafts were sitting before us and the food order was taken.  As usual we enjoyed our meals and could barely finish them due to how large they were.  

When we came in Gerry noticed they had a special on a PieHole Whiskey Pecan Pie drink.  It had hot chocolate, Piehole whiskey pecan pie and whipped cream.  Since it was a cold and dreary day, she decided to try one and loved it.   The drink arrived in a large coffee cup and she said it really hit the spot.  The bonus was she could actually taste the whiskey in the drink.

  
We've never heard of PieHole Whiskey and thought it was sort of a joke, but there really is a Canadian Whiskey named PieHole.  Yes I know there is another meaning for this, but the whiskey was great.  Not something you would want to sip at, but makes a great drink.  

It was still raining cats and dogs when we left the restaurant and I took the back roads back to the motorhome.  We went through a number of low spots where the road was covered with water and ran across a few idiots who were driving way too fast for the conditions.  The spray from them covered our car for a couple seconds before we could see the road again.  Hope I didn't pick up some dings and dents from the idiots.

It looks like there will be one more day of this rain and then nicer weather the first of the week.  We are ready for some nice sunny days but really aren't complaining that much when we see what the weather is like in the Midwest & Northeast.  At least I don't have to shovel the rain.

That was our day, how was yours?

Lucky Day For Us

We got up earlier than usual today in order to attend the 9:00am coffee and donuts extravaganza at the recreation center.  They provide donuts and rolls and if you want to get an Apple Fritter you had better be there early.  We used to get there about 10 minutes early and get one but now you have to be there earlier. It won't be long before it will be the 8:00am coffee and donut gathering.

We didn't win the 50/50 drawing once again but did win a free motor home wash at Freedom Rv and also a fleece throw.  The motor home wash will come in handy as it costs around $200 for a wash and wax job here.  Nice prize to say the least.

Gerry stayed around and worked on her quilt while I went back to the motor home and did some chores.  Once Gerry was finished with the quilting group, we hit the road for lunch.  Hotrods restaurant is very close to the park and since it was such a nice day, we decided to have lunch there on their patio.  It was a little strange getting seated and it took a while.  The host went back to check the patio and then came back and said people were smoking there.  No problem, we could sit far from them.  Then he went to clean the table and said to wait at the entrance.  We followed him rather than wait for him to make the long return trip.  It was almost like he didn't want us to eat there.

Finally, we were seated and by that time most of the smokers had left the area.  A few minutes later the remaining patrons left the area and we had the whole patio to ourselves.  I had the "large" Taco salad and it was quite large to say the least.  Gerry had a chicken wrap and could only finish half of it.  We took our time and enjoyed eating outside on the patio.  After lunch we returned to the motor home and hung out.  We did have a short "happy hour" outside of the motor home, enjoyed the warm weather a while longer and finally went inside when the sun went down and it cooled off quickly.

We had a great day out here and hope you all had a great day, also.  

"American Sniper"

Gerry and I were looking forward to viewing the "American Sniper" movie and we finally made it to the theater today.  Monday is Seniors day and the tickets were $10.50 total for both of us.  It was money well spent and we enjoyed the movie very much.  I would highly recommend it to everyone.

They have two theaters showing the movie and the one we went to was 3/4 full with a big spread by age.  I was surprised to see as many young people there for an early afternoon movie.  There was applause at the end of the movie and the few people we talked to said it was great.  I can't imagine this movie not winning the Oscar for best picture of the year, but then you are dealing with the Hollywood group.  The lead actor was superb and the supporting cast was strong.  Clint Eastwood outdid himself directing and making it very realistic. 

It wasn't so much a war story as it was Chris Kyle fighting for what he believed in.  The sniper was there to help protect the Marines and provide cover in the most difficult conditions.  He was so good at his job the enemy had a $180K bounty on his head.  All in all he had over160 confirmed kills of the enemy during his 4 tours of duty in Iraq.  

At the end of his last tour he helped other returning soldiers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and was shot and killed by a veteran he was trying to help.  He left behind a wife, son and daughter and was revered by the SEALS with whom he served.  

Now we are trying to figure out what movie to see next week and both of us think whatever one we see will be a big letdown.  Anybody have any suggestions for a good movie?  We saw "Taken3" last week and liked it, but not as much as the first two Taken movies.

We went to Sweet Tomatoes after the movie and managed to sneak in on the lunch prices or  the cashier made a mistake.  The meal this time was very good and we managed to fill ourselves up on salads, bread, soup and ice cream.  As an added bonus, we each got two cookies to take home for later.

It was a good day for us and I hope you all had a great day.  Linda & Sherwin must be hunkering down up in Maine waiting for expected blizzard to strike them.  Stay warm you two and good luck.

 

Coffee, quilting & Taken3

Tuesday is coffee and donuts at the recreation center.  Some days outside vendors like La Mesa RV or others will come in and give a sales pitch to the attendees.  We lucked out and didn't have to listen to their sales pitches today.  We took a couple chances on the "lucky buck" drawing but didn't win as usual.  We've won once in the 9 years we have spent the winters here. 

Gerry went back to the recreation center after coffee to work on her quilt.  A number of the ladies meet every Tuesday after coffee and either quilt, crochet, sew or just jabber with each other.  Gerry is almost finished with her quilt and worked steadily on it for about 4 hours.   I teased her about finishing the quilt in 2017 and have a bruised arm to show for my attempt at humor.   Ouch!

We had plans to go to a movie in the afternoon and drove down to the Park Place Mall where they have a huge complex of 24 theaters with the latest movies.  Monday & Tuesday are discount days and admission is less than $6.00 each.  Quite a bargain in these days.  We had our choice of a number of good movies and decided to watch "Taken3" before it left the area.

We have seen the two previous "Taken" movies and liked them very much.  Lot of wild action and a fairly good story.  Liam Neeson was the star in each movie and has done a good job portraying the part of a retired secret agent.   There are always car chases, gun fights and other events to keep you interested. 

There is an old saying that "fish and visitors begin to smell after 3 days" and Gerry and I both think that the saying can be applied to this 3rd movie in the series.  The first movie was great, 2nd good but not up to the 1st one and the last one was below them.  There were a total of 8 paying customers in the theater including us.  I wonder how they can make any money with attendance like that.

Neeson came out recently against the number of guns in the U.S. and other countries and has incurred the wrath of the company supplying guns to the movie productions.  “There's just too many f*****g guns out there,” Neeson told Gulf News, when asked about the shootings at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. “Especially in America. I think the population is like, 320 million? There's over 300 million guns. Privately owned, in America.”  The company has stated they will not provide the guns to any production that has Liam Neeson starring in the movie.  Since he is around 63 yrs old, his future as an action hero is in doubt and the ban of guns to his movies will hurt him, also.   It was sort of strange that he starred in movies with violent gun scenes but felt the way he did about firearms.

That was our day, how was yours?

The President Tree

Not every tree has a nickname, but 'The President' has earned it.

This giant sequoia stands at 247 feet  tall, and is estimated to be

over 3,200 years old. Imagine, this tree was already 1200 years old

when Jesus walked the earth.

What more can be said about this tree?  Beautiful!!