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The messy job was roasting chili peppers out front. (That's my trusty 2008 Toyota across the street!)
But I'm stuck on love of butter, croissants, chocolate and almonds. Nope. Not there. If they'd had a loaf of sourdough I might have purchased it, but all that was available were specialty rye or other rough grain types. Not what my mornings want. When I go home I'll have to make something simple for myself!
Still looking for a coffee shop to replace the ones I love in North Carolina! That may not happen.
But oh the beauty of the scenery! It's hard to concentrate on writing a blog...I look up and just am enthralled!
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On a more personal note: my son and wife went camping...taking everything but the kitchen sink!
I'm glad they weren't feeling like hiking in to do back country camping. They'll be back this evening. I'm headed for Durango before it gets dark, so may not see them. I've had a delightful time staying with their cat (who didn't really need care).
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But I came for the birthday dinner Friday, then the art opening.
I meant to go back Saturday and purchase some cards, all hand made by artists. But I got distracted by the murals all over town in Cortez.
Tai talking to one of the artists.
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This is my cart, which carries everything I need when moving around. It has 2 wheels, and you tilt it and it's like a suitcase...and of course the handle retracts so it fits in the back seat of the car.
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ReplyDeleteI would like the cinnamon bread! I am sorry the bakery did not have your favorites.
The shop looks nice! I hope you find a nice coffee shop!
Take care, enjoy your day and the new week ahead.
There were scones...but I wonder how buttery they would taste! I'm interested in whole grains, but want flavor too!
DeleteI think you’ve settled in a pretty fab area.
ReplyDeleteI'm thrilled this is just an hours drive away. Of course this was the first time driving it alone...since when I've visited before, Tai drove me to and from Durango airport to Cortez. That's another half hour further from his home.
DeleteI totally agree with AC. I can sense your sense of adventure in your new spot.
DeleteMmm...boulangerie, patisserie....Yo'uve moved to a good place..spoilt for choice!!
ReplyDeleteOf course the cat didn't need looking after...YOU were being kept an eye on by the cat!!
I'm still looking for French style pastries. I'm sure with the tourists, someone will be baking them. The grocery stores have packaged croissants, not even baked on site. Sigh.
DeleteThere are bakeries and then there are bakeries. Am I right?
ReplyDeleteI hope you find the right kind soon.
Lovely pictures here.
Here in the west everything is definitely focused on good health, unless it's more traditional and focused on hearty hearty!
DeleteThat's a handy little cart. The seed and feed looks like a great place. Surely there is a sweets bakery there and a coffee shop.
ReplyDeleteI was late in the day around noon for shopping for coffee shops. Must get out earlier!
DeleteYour cart is brilliant! So clever! Finally an invention that is a multitasker. I am thinking that it would be good to have for all sorts of reasons- thrift stores in particular and walking around picking up rocks along a path to bring back home to admire. Or to haul books down to the little street library...( most likely bringing home more than taken)
ReplyDeleteIt is great on pavement or indoors, but I don't like trying to move it on gravel or dirt. And once the wheels get wet, they leave their "wheel prints." But is it definitely helpful in an apartment building, I take out trash, and go buy groceries and bring them back in!
DeleteNext time you're in that bakery, make the suggestion for the kind of pastries you're looking for.
ReplyDeleteI dare say I will keep searching, since Cortez is just a town I'll visit infrequently. Durango better come through for me soon though!
DeleteI love your cart. It looks like it would make your life so much easier. And it looks pretty handy, too.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about bread. I don't mind a piece of sourdough toast now and then. But I like a softer French pastry - maybe brioche or something like that. I don't want my bread (and I do love bread) to seem too healthy. I want it to sneak as much healthy as possible into it.
Yes, a cart is fabulous. I could not live without it now. Having Old teeth means not eating The rougher grains and crusts like I used to.
Delete...you have so many new discoveries to make.
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