Day: February 15, 2019

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Bad Hairs And Good Condiments

Whew! I’m glad Valentine’s season is over. I’m sick of the mushy, smoochy, lovey-dovey attitude we’ve all had to have. Now we can finally go back to arguing with friends and family, and not loving our neighbors. We can resume being rude and ill-tempered to strangers. The pressure is off to pretend we’re nice people. I feel better already.🤡

Bow Tie o’ the Day and I took condiment Cufflinks o’ the Day to sit with Suzanne for lunch at her office– just in case she needed ketchup and/or mustard on her yogurt. She did not. But it’s good to be prepared even if you’re not an official Boy Scout.

While I was at her office watching Suzanne eat, I informed her it’s time for her to help with my stoopid hairs. Some days, I’m just gonna put her in charge of my head fur. Lower your expectations though, because I haven’t had even a trim since May, as per your votes. Suzanne will only be able to do what she can do with the mop I’ve got. She is not a miracle worker with hairs, although she is a miracle worker regarding everything else.

I’m sure the hairdos will mostly end up silly, and maybe even mystifying. What’s new? I had to make Suzanne a deal though, to get her to be my hairstylist. She made me promise to NEVER let y’all vote on anything to do with my head hairs again.

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Dinner And A Chandelier

Bow Tie o’ Last Night had a fantastic Valentine’s Day dinner at THISTLE & THYME. The restaurant is located at the U of U Marriott Hotel, which is also where this Dale Chihuly glass chandelier hangs in the atrium. You gotta see it in person to get the beguiling enormity and complexity of the piece. You can see from one of these photos that Suzanne couldn’t look away from it for long enough to have her picture snapped. But the side of her head looks nice.

THISTLE & THYME has existed for less than a year, and it was our first time chowing there. We’ll be going back though. Suzanne’s scallops were luscious, and my tenderloin steak was nummy as all get-out. There are a couple of things on the menu we’d like to try. We had a tough time deciding what interesting dish to order, so we went with their special Valentine’s Day four-course feast. We’re going back for the meatloaf w/ tomato jam, and for the candied bacon. We’ve gotta give those a taste.

Our appetizer was ingenious and delectable. Imagine this: a tater tot, topped with a slice of salmon, topped with creme fraiche, topped with caviar. Who’da thunk it? It was smashing. (I am so mad at myself for not taking a pic of the creation.) A tater tot has more potential for tastiness than I have heretofore realized. And it was so incredibly cute, sitting in its minuscule dish all by it’s awesome tiny self.

Check out the Post-it Note decor I created on one of our living room walls for the day. Hearts, flowers, lips, and a couple of diamond rings. I love Post-it Notes beyond measure, but not necessarily the normal square ones.

Also, note my candy heart Lapel Pin o’ Last Night and Cufflinks o’ Last Night. With all my candy heart-design accessories, not only did my attire have a clear theme which actually fit the occasion, they made my look the most matchy I’ve dressed myself in years. It felt odd.