Betty is one of the world’s greatest cooks. Several years ago she came up with the idea of fixing homemade pizzas using tortillas as the base and with green chiles to give them a New Mexico kick. She fixed some pizzas this past Saturday.

For her pizza, she fixed it in a traditional way with the pepperoni, bacon bits, green chiles and onions on the tortilla under the mozzarella cheese.

Since I’m a meat, onion lover, she fixes mine upside down. The mozzarella cheese is on top of the tortilla with the green chiles, bacon bits, pepperoni, and lots of onions on top. Yum!

Since her cooking is a gift to me, my gift to her is to wash the dishes.

Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. “Labor Day” was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the first parade in New York City. By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty states in the U.S. officially celebrated Labor Day.

This and a cookout is what many think of Labor Day today …

Works for me …

While we’re on dogs …

This is true and just as good as most modern art today, especially the banana taped to the wall …

If you have any experience with horses you know this is true …

I’m glad my good friend Bob doesn’t play the banjo …

It’s coming! Oh, the horror …

True for when Betty and I were young parents …

True for us now …

This song by Dusty Rivers reflects my feelings about Betty and I growing older together.

One of the things I love living in New Mexico is our big sky. We’ve had several pastel sunrises over the last few days.

Our big sky also brings us some dramatic sunsets.