Category Archives: food

coolidge

This morning, David and I got up early and met Joe and Cindy for a scooter ride to Coolidge.  Well, David drove his car with Cindy in the passenger seat.  Not everyone enjoys the ride.  It was a busy trip down through the Queen Creek area–a lot of construction.  It’s so weird to think people live in giant homes so far east of everything.  I couldn’t believe there was so much out there.  How do people commute so far each day?

We ate breakfast at a little dive called Tad’s. Mostly farmers, local business people, and cowboys inside.  Coolidge is a town I could imagine Napolean Dynamite growing up in.

The drive back was nice too.  We went through Sacaton then through Chandler.  I did think we were going to eat some pavement with the crazy crosswinds we fought down and back, but we made it safely.

Whew.

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first squash

I am so thrilled that the weather is finally cooling down.  Not only is it easier to ride my scooter in cooler weather, but plants actually grow.  Something about dropping below one hundred degrees triggers happier plants.  My grapevine looks bad; it’s the time of year that the bugs eat it, but everything else looks great.  I have some corn that might produce something, and my native american squash seeds grew into a beautiful vine that produced what I think is an acorn squash (see photo).  The vine is doing pretty well on the lawn.  I guess grass is good for something.  I’ve planted my seeds for lettuce, kale, carrots, bok choy, chives, and more.  We’ll see what grows-I’m not really one for labeling or designating.

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it’s open

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Well, the market finally opened.  I think everything’s been going well.  I am proud of the work that I’ve put into it.  The retail area looks great; hopefully, the rest of my products will be in soon.  I have photos on the wall across from the community board.  Mine are the three on the left and the center one.  In the second bathroom stall, about half of the photos are mine too.

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It’s also been really cool getting to know the people that work there.  I was also able to get two of my friends jobs at the espresso bar.  And the food…mmm…

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october 14

I am getting more and more excited for the opening of the Liberty Market.

The owners are including three of my photos on the main wall.  Look for the tomato photo, the lemon photo, and the egg and pasta photo when you go!

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Liberty Market

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I’ve been working at the Liberty Market in downtown Gilbert.  I am so excited for this restaurant to open.  It will be part market honoring the history of the building and part restaurant.  Liberty Market has a Renato wood burning pizza oven; and the restaurant will also serve fresh salads, paninis and sandwiches, as well as beer and wine.  There is a real espresso bar with a focus on the art of espresso. The business will be open from breakfast to late night; and it also offers free Wi-Fi.

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prescott

Last week, David and I drove to Prescott.

Ahhh…out of town…it was so nice to get out of the heat, and even better that David went too.  We had a wonderful time.  We stopped at the Rock Springs Cafe both on the way up and back.  In Prescott we stayed in a little B&B called the Gurley Street Lodge.  The owner’s wife was an artist, and I was able to spend quite a bit of time talking to her about art.  That was encouraging.  We walked around town, shopped, drank beer, watched the clog dancers, and hung out in The Raven.

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This is the cabin in which we stayed. Full kitchen, two bedroom, nice and clean.  The weather was amazing; on our drive up, it was pouring rain.

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You know you want some world famous whisky pecan pie.  You do.

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David wanted a red cream soda, but we didn’t have any cash.  The minimum for debit was ten dollars, so I bought some local orange blossom honey.  Mmmmm…

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The Raven serves local and organic food whenever possible.  I had a salad and soup as well as an iced americano here.  They have lots of art on the walls and support the music scene as well.  David and I hung out here for a few hours.  I read a book about photography, and he read one about a journalist traveling to China.

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And how many coffee shops in your neighborhood have the awesomeness that is this?