Lazy Bones

Good morning, my friends. A serious case of the lazies has befallen us here in Nevada. Sadie is channeling the energy level in the RV right now.

I spent a lazy morning taking the first stitches on the fourth block for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.

Now, I've moved my hoop up and to the left, and I'll continue on there this morning.

We've been lazy since arriving in Pahrump. I've spent some time looking at hikes in the area. Almost all of them lead to a high peak, and so there is a lot of elevation gain. My benchmark for elevation gain was a hike we did in Mt. Rainier many years ago. The elevation gain was over 700 feet, and that was tough. It was worth it to see the wildflowers, but now, it's become my measuring stick for whether we'll want to do any given hike. The ones here were mostly in the thousands of feet range, and so I pretty much ruled out any hikes we might do until we get to Death Valley in about ten days.

So...okay...no hiking, but there's no elevation gain here in the RV park. I could get out and walk here, but I have not so far. Except for a brief walk with Smitty, I've barely been out of the RV. Today I want to get outside for a little while. There's rain and freezing temperatures in the forecast for the week, and this could be the last nice day for walking.

All of that didn't stop us from making a trip to the grocery store yesterday. We wanted to get a bottle of wine for last night's dinner, and we picked up the other things we'd added to the shopping list. As we were leaving, we spied this panel truck. It was towing a trailer made from the bed of a pick-up truck and a camper shell. I barely caught it through our back window.

And, you know...I might have just found my next calling. On the other hand, the condition of this person's rig would indicate they're not getting rich doing it. Oh well. So, maybe not.

We selected a wine for last night's dinner. It was a nice pinot noir from a California winery. It was very fruity...more like a merlot than a pinot, and we enjoyed it.

There aren't many good restaurants in Pahrump. Mike selected the restaurant associated with the Nugget Casino. Entering the doors, I loved these handles made to look like miners panning for gold.

Past all the slot machines, we entered the Stockman's Steakhouse. The food and service were good, and we had a nice evening.

After opening our wine, they brought us this fluffy loaf of bread. It reminded me of a crown, and it was topped with an herb butter. Yummy.

We selected our entrees. They came with a choice of soup or salad. Mike chose the salad.

Soup of the day was a seafood chowder. It isn't much of a looker, but it was delicious. 

For my entree, I chose the Italian Penne. It had chicken, shrimp, Italian sausage, and grilled vegetables. It was very tasty. This was a huge portion, and I only ate about a third of it. I can work on the rest for lunch today.

Mike chose the rib-eye steak. It came with a side of The Baked Potato that Ate Los Angeles. Good grief. That's the biggest potato I've ever seen.

We skipped dessert in favor of the ice cream we already had at home, and that was a nice, quiet way to celebrate Valentine's Day.

There was a pretty sunrise this morning. 

It was cloudy most of the morning, but it appears to be clearing up some. I'm determined to get out for a walk today. I'll work on my slow-stitching too. With rain in the forecast, I'll probably wait to drag out my sewing supplies until the wet stuff arrives. When I do, I'll be working on this little quilt.

All the pieces were cut before we left home. It's just a matter of sewing it together. Also, I'm planning to visit a quilt shop tomorrow. If it's going to rain, it seems like a good opportunity to do indoor things.

So, that's all I have for you today. Hopefully, I'll find something interesting to photograph on my walk around today. Some things have changed since our last visit, and it'll be good to get out and explore some.