Breakfast at Tina's

Before our whirlwind antique road tour on Friday morning in Southeast Kansas, the girls (term used loosely!) decided to chow down on some breakfast. Not to be outdone by Catz, the famous blogger who travels with her personal posse of trolls, we decided to take Blueball the Pirate along for the ride.

Tina's is the place to eat breakfast in Oswego, Kansas. When we were kids, the restaurant was owned by Mitch and lunch at his counter was a welcome alternative to boring school lunches. A hamburger with mashed potatoes and gravy was my personal favorite. When Mitch died, a woman named Treva took over and continued the tradition. Now Tina owns the cafe and serves up great hometown food! So eating breakfast here was a walk down memory lane!



We tried to leave Blueball in the car for fear he'd embarrass us with his bad behavior, but he was having none of it! So warning -- this post is Arrr, Arrr, Arrr Rated! Blueball quickly perused the menu and demanded pancakes and a side of sausage pronto.

Blueball butted in on the chick party and declared himself Oswego's biggest fan! Once the food arrived, he immediately began to play with it, plundering bacon from an adjoining plate to make a smiley face. Blueball was out of control!

I warned him gorging on pancakes could lead to a carbohydrate crash soon afterwards, but he wouldn't listen.

Within minutes, Blueball the Pirate was down for the count. He soon recovered and signed up for the Boys Breakfast & BS Club's weekly meetings.

We gave our sincerest apologies to Tina for Blueball's behavior before we left. I snapped a photo from the spot at the bar where I remember eating my favorite lunches on the way out the door.

Blueball once again declared his status as the biggest Oswego Indian fan and strolled contently to the car. Notice the satisfied look on his face!


Next stop -- Joplin antique malls! Maybe we'll lock Blueball up in the car when we get there!