> From: alsilbajo > Yesterday afternoon I smoked a side of ribs over that maple wood I > gathered recently, it worked out fine. It was nice to spend some time > on the patio on a warm, sunny afternoon, sweeping up old leaves and > straightening out old winter clutter. > > This morning, there is an inch and a half of snow on the grill, and up > to 5 inches in the forecast. Alex, Snow! Amazing stuff. Believe it or not here in SoCal do get our share of weather related setbacks and disasters. Here's a photo of the damage caused by a storm not more than a month or so ago in Pasadena, just a few miles away. We were lucky! Let us not take life for granted. http://www.sillychile.com/images/Damage.jpg It did help the soil--getting the garden ready for a new crop of chiles! And some good grilling and bbq! Speaking of which last Sun when we finished in the garden we grilled pizza in the weber. Used a vodka marinara sauce with various toppings on three pizzas. Think my favorite was sliced tomato with basil and Roquefort cheese. Serranos on all! Hot regards, Riley