Sure, I'll take a Slice

So I am actually sitting here with the Superbowl game on and have yet to see any blue and white scarves, but I will continue to scout for them. I'm told by one of my Indianapolis checkers that there are scarves all over the city. So I should be able to find some. (Perhaps if I had watched the 5 hours of pregame I might have seen some. but I had no intention of spending the day on the game.)

According to a Canadian advertiser, I should order my pizza now before it is too late. (It is about 3:45 pm on the West Coast so dinner won't be served for a couple of hours.)

No need for me to worry since I've already got the pizza covered. My last post about this slice was taken over by the cuteness of my great-nieces and my brother with his newest grand daughter so I thought I could repost the pizza. It is, of course, another food of choice for the game.

Here it is. I think I'll have to make another slice or two soon since I've cracked into my orange stash for the Doritos:

A pepperoni and cheese slice

Yup it is from Susie Johns Knitted Fast Food. And if you click on the link you'll see Susie's version, on the cover of the book, is different from mine.

Oh, I have to go, the coin toss is coming; let the game begin .................

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