Family and Food and Fun!

FAMILY

Terry had to go back to Ruidoso today for work, but Larry stayed.

 

Steve built this great table for Larry and our project is to put a top on it.  I guess it is kind of a mosaic.  Larry is a rock hound and has quite a collection.  There is jasper, petrified wood, blue calcite, quartz, crazy lace agate, amethyst, lapis, and amazonite.  Just to name a few.  (This made Debbie and I think about jewelry shopping.)  He brought sliced rocks for this project and they are most unusual!   

Debbie is really good at putting puzzles together, but she has no picture to go by.  So, she and Larry designed their own.  It was amazing to see this creation take shape.

 

Meanwhile, Mickey and Steve got the smoker started

and the meats prepped and in the smoker.

And, back at the table, we decided to sign the bottom.

Thin set mixed and ready.

Let the creative juices flow!

This work in progress was so much fun to watch!

The steps that you wouldn't think of, but Steve did.

Checking and leveling.  Can you see the beauty?

Our firewood needed some attention, so I straightened and secured the ends.  Debbie taught me how to stack these logs in a log cabin shape on the ends of the stack.  It is called end pins.  No more logs falling off the stack!

Now this is a fun little kitchen gadget!  Or maybe I should say grilling gadget?  It can be used in the oven or for a smokey flavor, try them on the grill!  Thank you, Terry!  These are not so pretty, but oh so yummy!  We will try for pretty later.

The stress is off today.

Apparently, the smoker drew an unexpected visitor!  He is about a year old and his mama is not around.  He seems to be fending for himself just fine.  He is out early.  Debbie has been here every Memorial weekend for several years and has never seen a bear here.  It may be a long summer of the bears!