Bigger isn’t always better. This was certainly the case for Roca Caliente at the annual Atenas Charity Chili Cook-Off 2014! It’s true; our chili flopped, but we’re still on top. Time to hang up the pot? We decided to make six gallons this year. Last year we had five and still we ran out. We … Continue reading
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Which Hat Will You Wear Today?
Are you a “One Hatter?” Or maybe just a MAD hatter? Like most of us I wear many hats! Today I will wear the Chili Cooking Hat (bandana), not to be confused with the Chili Cook-Off Hat! Today I cook, tomorrow I show off! I have lots of hat stories and I don’t consider myself … Continue reading
How Big Are YOUR Maracas?
We were new to Atenas a couple of years ago, when I sat down with Mary and Bill Cook to discuss a car purchase. My hubby, Don, was out of town on a business trip, and had asked me to deliver the cash and get the process started. In the course of the conversation, something came up … Continue reading
Turtle Trivet – What is the Meaning?
I was a Teamster. All I know is I had a card that said so. It wasn’t until the mid 1970s, somewhere between 1974 and 1977, when we went on strike that I really got it. Most of us twenty-something flight attendants lived from paycheck to paycheck. Strike equals no paycheck. Yikes! I remember sitting on … Continue reading
Easy as Pie? It’s a Lie!
It all started with the “free” lemons. One of the ladies from the Wednesday Women’s group that meets at Kay’s Gringo Postres weekly brought in a sack of freshly picked little lemons from the trees in her yard in Atenas. The fruit is small, but yields copious amounts of juice. It was a grand idea! After all, I had won second place in … Continue reading