I spent some time in the morning working on computer issues at our old business in Salinas, CA. Got that patched up for now (we will be there in a few days to say “Hi!” to the folks).

Our first stop was a visit to the Marriott Desert Springs Resort to have a Starbucks. We used to have a Marriott timeshare and, other than our home resort in Hawaii, this was our favorite.

With our pal Babe

With our pal Babe.

After that was done we had to do a little shopping but, fortunately, it was at Ross and being frugal is fun! It was early afternoon and we were really close to Babes Restaurant so, why not have a late lunch/early dinner? Babes is a favorite of ours and we can’t resist their ribs and baked sweet potatoes. We split a half-rack of ribs, some sweet potato fries, and a half of a baked one.

On the way “home” we stopped at Lowe’s and picked up some screws to repair a loose shelf in the refrigerator that I had forgotten about and the grocery store for some O’Douls and milk. Tomorrow, it is off to the Santa Barbara area – Goleta, actually – to visit some (young) old friends we have known for about 20 years.