October 28, 2023; College Football Saturday

 Sandy and I started the day again at the French Café.  I know there must be a bakery down here that would better reflect the heritage of the American Southwest, but Jeez Louise, between this French Café and the Mona’s Danish Bakery it is hard to go looking elsewhere.  I think that is one of the beauties of Tucson.  At a population of about a half a million people it is big enough to have most anything you want, but still, as big cities go it feels reasonably small and manageable.  We can understand why so many people come here to live.  I had the Monte Christa Kouign Amann, a sweet pastry with fruit and almond custard filling, and then an extra filling, (the Monte Christa part) ham and Swiss cheese.

Sandy met Bev up at the condominium association’s amenity center where she played her first ever match of pickle ball.  I believe that Sandy and I are the only baby boomers in the United States that had not played pickle ball.  Now it is just me.

But, today is another College Football Saturday.  More important than most, because today The Ohio State University plays the University of Wisconsin.  This is the one game of the year in which Sandy and I are not supporting the same team.  As with all football Saturdays we try to have a meal/snack that is in someway representative of the cuisine of the region that Ohio State’s opponent is coming from.  With Wisconsin, the food choice is easy, beer, cheese and brats, there you have it, Wisconsin on a plate!  We invited Jim and Bev over to partake with us (note we invited them over to their own house).  We enjoyed (some of us) Ohio State’s resounding victory over the Badgers.