Tami and I like to support Mom and Pop establishments whenever possible. If we can avoid spending our money at the Wal-Marts, Targets and Home Depots of the world, we do. Today we visited the local garden center, Casey's Outdoor Solutions. Casey is a young guy (late 20's or early 30's maybe?). He attended the local high school and lives here in the neighborhood. He has a gorgeous place where he sells trees, shrubs, flowers, mulch, decorative rock and gravel, gardening supplies and anything else you may need in landscaping your yard. He also runs a landscaping business for those wealthy folks who can afford a professional landscaping job. We like to go and look around even if we're not in the market to buy anything. Today was customer appreciation day. He had selected items on sale, an inflatable moonwalk for the kids to bounce in and free food. And not just any free food... free pork barbecue with slaw, beans, dessert and drinks. The BBQ was provided by a another local guy. He runs a local BBQ joint called Hogwild. He has one of those smokers that can be towed behind a truck. He has been designated a pit master. I'm not really sure what that means other than this guy is really good at making smoked pork BBQ. If you know me, two of my favorite words are "Free Food". You would also know my love for all things BBQ. So today was a good day. We got to visit one of our favorite local stores and got a delicious free lunch. The only bummer was the weather. It rained cats and dogs and was downright cold. I'm really glad the free lunch was served inside :-)
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