We ordered the pork tenderloins that Christy's is famous for, plus a foot long chili dog. The large pork tenderloins were crispy, while the pork is tender, with a delicious coating. The chili sauce was just right for a dog, flavorful and relatively thick with no beans. It and the Suzy qs, were so filling that we had an entire tenderloin leftover. It was still good, reheated two days later.

chili dog

I drove through Shawnee Mission Park on the way home, though some of the roads are closed for construction. With the exception of the dog park, it appeared that people were doing a good job of keeping their distance from each other.

Today we picked up a half smoked chicken, a short end of pork ribs, beans and spiced fries at the Olathe location. They traveled well and it was a quite enjoyable lunch. Linda commented that she enjoyed them even more than usual. We think that may be because we are having barbeque much less often than normal.

They got our order completely correct, something we can't say for all the places we have recently tried.

We visited early this morning and found only 4 items available, Chicken wings, rib tips, cake and a sandwich. It wasn't easy to read what the prices are, but we bought the last wing package, which turned out to have two smoked wings, a small serving of beans, pickles, bread and tiny bit of sauce for $4.00. The wings were a little tough but had a good smoky flavor. The beans were sweet and were nearly 1/4 pork - quite good!

The restaurant has responded to safety concerns by closing the inside to the public and limiting sales to the window on the patio. Dinning at the outdoor tables is also no longer permitted. The menu has been slight reduced, but the quality of the burgers and fresh cut fries are as good as always (though the fries don't travel home as well as the burgers do).

Business appeared to be steady.
 

I ordered this because the picture looked so good on facebook. Our food looked great, but wasn't a treat. the biscuits had little flavor - really all of the food was bland.

Looking for a safe way to do a little exploring, we visited some small cemeteries in eastern Douglas County. Our first stop was Pioneer City Cemetery in Baldwin City. It was started in 1855 and is one of the oldest continuously operated cemeteries in Kansas. We came to photograph one grave in particular, that of Luther Haden "Dummy" Taylor, the only successful deaf pitcher in major league baseball, He was born in Oskaloosa, Kansas and over the years was a student, teacher and coach at Kansas State School For the Deaf in Olathe.

From Baldwin City, we drove north, stopping first at Dow Cemetery, SW of Vinland, which was the site of the burial of Charles Dow, who was killed in a land dispute by a Southern Sympathizer in 1855, in what has been called the first murder of an American of European descent in Kansas. His body was later moved to Oakwood Cemetery in Baldwin City, but there are believed to be over 70 other burials at this location. No burial markers remain today, just a sign.

On the way into Vinland, we went by Stony Point Cemetery, which followed Dow Cemetery and which has a Lutheran Church which was built in 1883 and abandoned in 1900.

After taking photos of Coal Creek Library, churches and Grange Hall. we headed north to Eudora to visit Beni Israel Cemetery which was founded in 1858 by the local community, which was only the 2nd Jewish community in Kansas. The community moved to Lawrence only a few years later, but continued to use the cemetery until 1928. In 1978, Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation reactivated the cemetery. It is in use today and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

One of the interesting features of the cemetery is that the Hebrew on many of the stones is misspelled, which is believed to be because the stone carvers did not know Hebrew. The "genizah" is where worn-out Hebrew language books and religious papers papers are buried, because they contain God's name and cannot be thrown out.

Luther Taylor grave

Dow Cemetery
 
 
 
 
 

Genizah at Beni Israel Cemetery