Tuesday, 22 Nov, Houston, Texas.

Rob, Gene, Bella and I got up fairly early.  Maddie was up but doing her stretching exercises.  I took Bella out for her pee and took a couple pictures on their small housing complex.

Their house is really cool and pretty.  It is on the inside corner, away from the traffic.  

This is looking back toward the entrance.  Then it comes down in to a "T"

Their house has actual gas burning lanterns on the outside that I think are really awesome. They are on each side of the front door.

We went back in and visited, the Maddie came down and Rob and Gene went off to play golf.

Maddie and I had a wonderful day cooking and chatting.  I made (under her guidance of course) whole cranberry sauce, jellied cranberry sauce and orange cranberry relish.  Then I helped her with the ingredients for an orange cranberry nut bread and she made a cranberry sour cream pound cake.  

The guys came home so we visited with them for a little while and rested some and then we went back into the kitchen and I helped her make a curry chicken with asian pears and shiitake mushrooms. It was delicious.  I was really afraid I wouldn't like it because I do not care for curry, but it was quite delicious.  We also made brussels sprouts.  They were really good as well. It was a lovely dinner and we chatted and drank wine. 

Charlie is really trying to make friends with Bella, but she is being a Bella donna and not having much to do with Charlie.  Charlie is really cute.

We went to bed