I’ve never lived 1/2 mile from an outlet mall before. It sure came in handy. On a strict budget since early January, we had a serious purchase to make.
Jim is used to wearing dress shirts, slacks and shoes to work and I’m used to having one of his two pair of expensive golf shoes (no he doesn’t wear cleats, they’re dress shoes) in the shoe hospital being resoled, reheeled and reconditioned rather than spend $250 for a new pair.
In Utah all but the clothing we bought for Utah three years ago (jeans, khakis and long-sleeved casual cotton shirts) were unsuitable. Last week in the midst of rain and snow every day, Jim’s Timberland shoes cracked on the bottom, nearly three inches long, so his feet were getting wet every day. These are his “Utah formal” work shoes so it was critical to get him a new pair as these ones have served him well for three years now.
At the Bass outlet we found a pair of waterproof casual shoes at a good pricem under $50 with discounts. At Eddie Bauer they had no shoes but we got Jim two “Utah formal” work shirts for $4.99 apiece. Can’t beat that for one cotton button-down and one lined curduroy Black Watch plaid shirt. And XL Longs take a lot of material! That’s why I don’t wash and iron them. Washing is OK and I let them hang dry, but it takes me 20 minutes to iron each shirt.
We went to a local restaurant for lunch where I had insalata caprese (mozzarella and tomatoes with balsamic vinaigrette and fresh basil, and he got a Philly cheesesteak. They ran the bill and Jim went to pay it and the power went out. Over a large area and for over four hours. I hope this doesn’t happen often. I’d planned to make homemade pizza for dinner but didn’t have an oven. I drove a couple of miles down the highway to a grocery that had a generator.
Looks like everything is OK in the frig and freezer here. I only opened the frig once briefly to add the veggies I picked up for the pizza, and yeast. It only came back on after five so I had no time to make dough and let it rest so instead tried out a different store and I actually like their meat. Two ribeyes on the grill, french fries and cuke salad. Yum.
Gotta go. Cheers! Dee
Cooking with Dee 