Out and About in Flagstaff
I’m back in my mountain retreat, sixteen miles south of Flagstaff. I had to visit my favorite Flagstaff haunts.
My first stop was for a fish taco at Oscar’s Fiesta Burrito, then next door to Bookman’s to trade in some books and get Anna Karenina, which our Munds park book club is reading. It’s over 800 pages long!
I went to Monday Night Blues with two friends. It’s no longer at Charlie’s Bar in The Weatherford Hotel. The same band plays at 7 p.m. Mondays at The Monte Vista Hotel’s cocktail lounge. Satchmo’s catered a barbeque plate for $5.00. That started at 6:30 and sold out by 7:20. We chose to sit in the room with the pool tables so we could enjoy the music and talk. We laughed over dating war stories. The crowd was a bit younger than last year but just as enthusiastic.
I know Warner’s nursery is more expensive than Walmart or Home Depot but the plants are gorgeous. I went a few times and got carried away. Of course I stopped by Yogurt U (in the Plaza Way Safeway shopping center) after each trip to the nursery. I have a frequent shopper card there.
I know the library’s bookmobile stops in Munds Park twice a month and will bring you whatever you request.The next time it stops is June12, 10:45-1130 in the country club parking lot. I prefer to go to the main library and browse, especially through the audio books.
The train man took me to breakfast at Alpha Omega, a Greek restaurant on Route 66, just west of the place where you get off the I-40 at Butler. The daily special, seven days a week, is two eggs, two pieces of bacon, yummy home fries, and toast for $2.99. What a deal! The owners, Charylle and Christos Tsakiris live in Munds Park, just a few blocks from me.
The train man and I also went to Stockman’s a bar on U.S.89. I played pool for the first time in forty years. Naturally I lost. Mary’s Café is attached to the bar and the food is great. They also have an active Karaoke night and live (country western) music on Friday nights.
I don’t mean to diss the places in Munds Park. I’ve already been to the Pinewood Restaurant for pizza, the country club for lunch and dinner, and will hit Woody’s this weekend. And whenever I stop in at Treasures I always find something I can’t live without. And Aspen Annie’s planted my friend’s peonies in the fall and all seven plants came up. None of the three I planted in my garden did. Guess I know who will do the planting in this fall.