We had made arrangements before we left the ranch to meet up with our tenants, Jeff and Barb, on Saturday to talk about the CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) ground. It's the ground that Forry has been returning to the ranch to spray any noxious weeds every year. We've finally decided that it would be better for Jeff to take over doing that along with the rest of the farm work he does. (I've been trying to get Forry to give up doing it for the last couple of years now...)
We decided that it would be nice to take Jeff and Barb (and the boys, but they were busy) out to dinner, so invited them to join us in Spokane at Wild Sage this evening. Wild Sage is one of our favorite places to eat, but it's a bit on the pricey side, so we save it for special occasions. It's always fun to see what new and interesting fresh item they will have on the menu. Tonight we shared an appetizer tapa plate that had an fascinating variety of tidbits -- fresh hummus, marinated olives and mushrooms, thick sliced bacon pieces, salmon salad, tiny potato croquettes and pita bread quarters. Forry and Barb each had the prawn pasta, Jeff had a steak, and I had duck breast. They always serve little popovers as well, tonight with lavender honey butter. For dessert Jeff had hot peach cobbler while Forry and I shared decadent chocolate molten cake. What a wonderful meal! But that darn Jeff took a "potty break" during which he cornered the waiter and unbeknownst to us, picked up the dinner tab that we had intended to take care of! What a nice treat!
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