Good morning, my friends. We had a slow day yesterday. Our only plan was to go have lunch in Boulder City, and then get some fudge to enjoy with our afternoon cup of espresso. Before leaving, I spent some time on my embroidery, filling my hoop.
While I worked on that, the kitties shared some of their wheat grass.
We waited for the noon crowd to clear out, and then headed over to the Boulder Dam Brewing Co. We try to have at least one meal here each time we're in Boulder City. I inadvertantly caught a selfie when I took the picture below.
It was good, as it always is. Mike had their club sandwich.
I had a Reuben. We each ate half, and brought half home to enjoy for today's lunch.
While we ate, we enjoyed the sounds of the grackles. There were several in the tree right beside us.
This one offered to help us eat our lunches.
If you've never heard the sound of a grackle, you can here it with the video below. They have quite a repertoire.
Walking the sidewalks of Boulder City, one sees dozens of bronze statues with plaques. I sent this one to my pig-loving friend, Sue.
Boulder City is proud of its heritage as the location of Hoover Dam, and it honors the many who built the dam with statues and other works of art. The plaques accompanying the statues follow the image.
It was only about a block to walk to the fudge place.
It wasn't as much fun as some of the other fudge venues we've visited. These were the flavors. On the far right was chocolate walnut. They were sold by the quarter-pound slice, and so we got a slice of each.
Wrapped in paper, they aren't as easy to see as when they're wrapped in plastic wrap.
Back at the RV we cut off a hunk of the peanut butter and enjoyed that with our espresso. And then we all took naps...kitties too. Kitties like to take naps.
From there, we just relaxed for the rest of the afternoon. Mike went out for a short bike ride. I spent a little more time on my stitching. Today we're going to visit the dam. As Mike said this morning, “We’ll be dammed.” My friend, Dorothy, sent me a link to an item at the dam we might have missed on our many previous visits. We'll search it out today, and then I'll tell you about it in tomorrow's post. For now, it's back to my slow-stitching. I expect to finish my piece today or tomorrow.
I like those statues. My late husband spent a year in Boulder City as a child. It was in 1942, after the dam was built. His father was a construction engineer and worked on the Basic Magnesium Project, which provided magnesium for WWII. I think they lived in the housing that had been built for the dam construction workers. Dot in NC
I love strolling around western cities with so many bronze statues. My mom lives in Golden, CO, where there are many on the main street. We also enjoyed statues in Grand Junction, CO, on a visit some years ago. Looks like you are having a great trip - things to do as well as time to relax.
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I like those statues. My late husband spent a year in Boulder City as a child. It was in 1942, after the dam was built. His father was a construction engineer and worked on the Basic Magnesium Project, which provided magnesium for WWII. I think they lived in the housing that had been built for the dam construction workers. Dot in NC
I love strolling around western cities with so many bronze statues. My mom lives in Golden, CO, where there are many on the main street. We also enjoyed statues in Grand Junction, CO, on a visit some years ago. Looks like you are having a great trip - things to do as well as time to relax.
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