We went on a brief trip from Tulsa to Tucumcari, N.M., over the weekend. Here are a few notes from that trip:
- The Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas, has printed a new edition of “Ugly Crust Pies,” a collection of favorite recipes from the restaurant. It’s a color, spiral-bound cookbook that goes for $13.99 in the gift shop.
- The Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari has a great-looking embroidered golf jacket it is selling for $40. We bought three.
- The last time we ate at La Cita in Tucumcari (famed for its sombrero-shaped building) a couple of years ago, its food was mediocre, and it seemed to be on its last legs. However, the landmark restaurant was recently taken over by Jerry and Daniel Mares and Frank Gillard, who own a popular restaurant at the Pow Wow Inn in town, and La Cita seems to be back on an upswing.
- Near Vega, Texas, we saw something we never thought we’d see — a wind-turbine farm that was completely still because of a calm day. No wind in the Panhandle is a very rare thing indeed.