Tall Tales from Kansas

After a several month hiatus due to holidays, weather, and life in general, it is with great pleasure that I post this photo of the 3 Huffs at our lunch recently in Lawrence. Before I forget, let me just say that if you go to the Sunflower Cafe (located inside the Sunflower bike shop on Mass street) and they have the falafel burger on the menu – GET IT. 100% delicious. You may want to be sure you are not going to be in up close conversation with anyone for the next 24 hours – they are generous with the garlic in the tzatziki. Also, the red onions. If you are going to have a falafel burger you might as well go all the way though. Would you have birthday cake without ice cream? Exactly my point.

Now let me get back on track. Marti Huff is officially 102 now and kicked off our lunch with a reminder of the great “I’m thinking!” line that Jack Benny gave when he was asked “your money or your life” by the thief on the street. It’s a classic and you have to be able to see it in your mind, but seriously her version was right up there with the best of them. This all started because she was “thinking” over the choice of the grilled cheese or the chicken curry sandwich. Some decisions can not be rushed.

Marti also shared the memory of the roller skating accident as a child where she sustained a deep gash on her head; requiring the doctor to be called out to the house to put in some stitches. She relayed how he lifted her up on the table, laid her down, and got to work. Oh how times have changed. I love knowing someone who lived this life and can tell the stories.

There was a cute 4 year old sitting at an adjacent table eating a chocolate rice crispy square that was the biggest one I had ever seen. We asked if it was good and he assured us it was “super good”. So we of course got one to try. We decided the original version was likely better but did not share our opinion with our new friend Hugh, we told him we liked it just fine, and thanked him for the recommendation because gosh darn it he was cute, and we liked him a whole lot.

Great food, good conversation, a new friend, life doesn’t get better than that.

The End.