Today Cindy and Kate and I drove closer into town and Cindy wanted to eat at some southern/italian restaurant and Kate wanted to eat at Ali Babba's and I wanted to eat. We ended up eating at Ali Babba's which is a middle eastern restaurant on Kingston Pike in Knoxtown and seems very out of place. The owners are Lebanese and are very sociable and fun. Kate ordered shishkabob and Cindy ordered shishkabob and the owner told me he was going to suggest a special lunch for the boss. I ended up eating something called King Solomon's chicken, which was both breasts of chicken, served with a rice dish with peas and ground lamb and specie-spices and it was delightful. Cindy ended up changing her meal to stuffed eggplant which was also quite good.
I am going to tell you that their food is extra special and we enjoy it quite a lot when we come to Knox-town. It seems like it ought to be in New York or some other northen city rather than East Tennessee, but the experience is worth it.
Tonight we had pork tenderloin with ginger and rice and tomatoes and green beans and red wine and then we went out onto the back porch and enjoyed the last few drops of sunshine before we had to go back inside. It was quite delightful.
Today, I dropped Kate off in front of Target and noticed that the rain had blown pink petals all over some of the cars from some cherry trees in the parking lot. It was such a pretty decoration it reminded me of weddings and other such romantic things. Kate thought I was making fun of her. But not really.
Afterward, we went to Macallister's Pub and ordered three large cups of the finest iced tea in Christendom. Bar None. No Exceptions. Try It.
Anyway, tomorrow we return home and get to see a few of the nieces. It will be fun. And Cindy will finally get home.
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