Thank GodI love how there are 25K replies, and only four likes.
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.Me thinks I have found what Mary Lou should get Gary for Christmas.
Take a drive and just come on by. Gary has some very good spirits, better beers and great wines and coffee. Gary thinks you'll enjoy his BBQ's, breads and Mary Lou's salads. You won't like the political banter of a Blue State household, but you will be mesmerized by the beauty and extreme diversification of the Golden State.@Gary A. you need to do a video or slide show of your beautiful garden. These bits and pieces just leave me wanting more!!
Gary is marking his calendar ... nine days. (Train ... Plane?) It took Lewis and Clark more than two years to complete the round trip and they had a head start leaving from St. Louis ... Nine days is pretty good.@Gary A. I never been known to NOT enjoy food and spirit, and I've learned that politics, food and spirits never bode well with digestion, so I tend to let them slide off like water on a ducks back. If I left now considering my self imposed daily driving limits I could probably be there in about 9 days, unless I got lost on one of my notorious short cuts off the interstate, then it's anyone's guess!!