Pizza, Pizza

In the morning I got ready to go walking and then I saw it was snowing….Jim said it was sleet….but to me anything white falling down from the sky is snow.  No, not walking in that.

I went to the library and continued to sort through local history files for possible digitization.  Nina was also volunteering there covering books.  Mary, another volunteer, was working inter-library loan files.  Volunteers help libraries so very much….there’s always meaningful work that needs to be done to help out a library.  Think about it.

Ever since we made our first visit to Three Barrel Brewing Company to have pizza, we’ve wanted to go back again, but we had picked their day off.

So last night we knew for sure they were opened, so we arranged with Heinz and Angela to go enjoy with us.

Three Barrel Brewing Company only serve a 10 inch pizza and last time Jim and I split one for lunch, but this time we were all hungry so we each ordered our own pizza.  This is a small place with enough tables and counter space for 22 people.  If you don’t get there early you have to wait as this is a very popular place.  We sat right in front of the window to the brewing room.  They have copper tanks right there brewing beer. I like the names of their brews…Bad Phil, Burnt Toast, Black Yak and Trashy Blonde…great.

Jim and Heinz had a “Bernie the Axe” that had sausage, Canadian bacon and pepperoni

I had the Blanca with roasted tomatoes, olives, onions with spinach

Angela had her’s with pepperoni

Oh, it was sooo good.  Their crust is thin but not like a cracker or “cardboardy”.  Their crust is tender and more like a good quality artesian crusty roll. I could just eat the crust dipped in sauce.

Right now Three Barrel Brewing Company is located on a side street next to the post office in Del Norte.  We went to see the new location they are developing on the main drag (where Gateway Motors was located) and it sure will be a larger building.  They are converting a gas station where the large service bays will be the brewing room and the gas station portion per se will be a larger restaurant to serve their pizza with several of the small wood-fired ovens.  They hope to be opened mid-June or July…..can’t wait.  We will be up in South Fork then camping and it will be a short 17 mile drive to have dinner there. 

As Angela drove us back to Alamosa we talked of when we could get together at national forest campgrounds in South Fork a few times this summer.  It’s fun to go with other people. 

Well, that’s it from me today…..remember, you are loved.

Why Do You Write a Blog?

I’ve been asked that question a few times since I started writing this blog in September, 2008.  Yes, I wanted to keep our friends and family aware of our whereabouts, but also I wanted to have a way “to remember” where we’d been and what we saw for that time in the future when memories would be harder to recall.

Molly Pinner and Jan Moore are “to blame” for encouraging me and getting me started way back when.  Jan got me into using Window Live Writer to compose my blogs and it is a lot easier to use than Blogger, per se.

The following email I received is one big reason I continue to blog….to encourage and assist other folks to join us on the road and to become fulltime RVers.  I’m quoting this email with permission.

Bobbie:  sorry I am emailing you instead of posting comment.  Couldn't figure out how.  Any how...remember Mr. Rogers?  His song "won't you be my neighbor?"  After reading your blog from the beginning that is how I am feeling about you.  You have so much fun.  You care so much about your friends.  From your writing you seem to just enjoy life.  That’s why "won't you be my neighbor?"  Your story telling is amazing.   It is your fault I haven't accomplished much in the last few days.  All I've done is read.  I cried with you when Naomi and Lory died.  Your sharing made me feel like I knew them just a little bit.  I danced at Bettys mardi gras party with everyone.  I could taste some of the food.I see on your map you haven't been to Michigan.  If you ever get up here let me know.  I live about two hours north of Goshen, IN.  If fact I went to college there. I found your blog while looking up gate guarding jobs.  My goal/dream is to full time but it will be about four more years as we still have 6 kids at home.  Sorry, I am rambling now.  Thanks for allowing others to "travel" with you. Nora E.

Isn’t that just the nicest comment?  Yes, Nora sure did “make my day” with her comments.  I had a smile plastered on my face all day long.

Still smiling……remember, you are loved.
Read the story behind this saying HERE