Nancy and I officially started our vacation when she arrived home from work on Friday, September 5, 1998. Labor Day weekend was an easy going, relaxing weekend around the house. Nan enjoys gardening, even including the weeding part, and she tried to catch up on some of the gardening chores which for her is a form of relaxation. On Sunday I smoked a pork loin on my super duper Black Diamond smoker from New Braunfels, Texas. It was a six hour slow smoke using a blend of mesquite and hickory water soaked woods. The last couple of hours I tossed in the smoker some fresh yellow corn on the cobs, which had been cold soaked for two hours in seasoned water. Delish! For me, Monday and Tuesday were days to do the things I needed to
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