We finally took a weekend off to just sit around and do nothing.  Quite enjoyable I must say.  I might have just barely started to get bored yesterday on the holiday, but I got better.  I was anticipating watching an exciting Royal’s game on the back patio for entertainment and that didn’t really work out so well.  By the time I turned it on in the third inning it was effectively over, so I had to find alternate forms of amusement.  Luckily the grocery store had ribs on sale for just such an emergency.  I put a few slabs on the long dormant Weber and spent my afternoon watching them carefully, while watching the BBQ Pitmasters marathon for inspiration.  They came out passably;  Donette declared them “too smokey” and I suppose I’d tend to agree.  Lighten up on the hickory next time, or possibly invest in a bag of apple wood.

Other weekend entertainment included a few trips to the pool.  First time I’d used that nearby amenity, it was pretty darn nice.  We also hit Villa Toscano, mostly to take advantage of the free lunch.  I won’t claim it’s the best food in the world, but most definitely worth the price.  Nice place to hang out and eat a little free pasta.  We even got bold enough to bring Teagan along, and she behaved admirably.  As an added bonus, they gave me a “take and bake” pizza for my birthday, so we threw that on the grill later for a free dinner too!  In the “home improvement” category, I finally installed the drip lines for my raised garden and my two hop vines.  This vast undertaking ate up at least 45 minutes of my valuable Sunday, I can certainly understand why it took me so long to get around to it.  Geez I’ve probably spent three times that long standing around with a garden hose watering the darn thing.  Well, it sounded like a daunting project, as most do.