Mimosas and taquitos, coffee and doughnuts for dessert for the birthday kids. While we watched the turkeys in traffic on the front lawn, and the weather change every five minutes. Eventually we flanged up and returned to Port …
Today I was “the first one up?” at 10:00. Not exactly first in the morning. Dave, Elaine and Clare went to the grocery store while I went back to bed. They came back with food. But Elaine wasn’t allowed to …
There are a couple of huge mesquite trees at the mission. Honey mesquite. Its a pest on ranchlands, cattle get into thickets of mesquite and cant be forced out. It’s thorny. Not a good shade tree. Old branches are deceptive, …
I love crossing on the ferry into Port Aransas. It is like taking a long slow breath and shifting into island time.
This morning I had cinnamon cookies for breakfast. 🙂 They were a shortbread made with whole wheat flour. Hey, its like having adult graham crackers when you get up from your nap. Then to the Mission. This is the …
We played mexican train to while away the hours till dinner. (Dave wins consistently. Elaine and I team up off and on. He still wins.) Then to Mi Tierras for margaritas and good mexican food. I love their lights and …
So we wanted to see the nearby mission up close. But it is closed- three days a year and new years day is one of them. Tomorrow we see.
Elaine said lets go there. Dave and I said oh no that’s like going to Italy and eating at pizza hut. Elaine said but there are lots of cars it must be good. Ok. We went to taco cabana at …
They said on the news this morning that fireworks are illegal in the city and if anyone heard anything they should call the police at this number. Oh sure, like that’s going to happen. We go on to the riverwalk …
We’re now in San Antonio. Home of the Alamo bowl. Tho we don’t really care. 🙂 We did the laundry. Elaine is watching the news. Dave is walking Clare, and all is right with the world. I think I’m in …
Drive to Lost Maples state park. Winding roads reminds me why the guys like to ride here on motorcycles. Saw only three. It’s overcast and cool. We are here long after fall color so the lost maples are truly lost. …
We are heading out but first I want a stop at the dam in the park. Yesterday Dave said there is a big tree, probably 24 feet around. I make him measure it today. It comes to 23’8″ Dave’s a …
After lunch we walked the shops in Bandera. At the entrance to the general store there was a machine where you squeeze a trigger on a brass knob. I’m reading aloud: Squeeze handle. No electric shock. Dave says: go ahead. …
As we come into Bandera there is a play getting started near the courthouse. Actors milling about in period costume. One talking to the kids at the corner of the audience. The kids are decked out in western gear too. …
Today Dave took us to Utopia Texas, then on to Bandera – The Cowboy Capitol of the World. We first stopped at the museum at the park where we are staying. Garner state park was built by the CCC in …
Moved to Garner State Park today. It is on the Frio river. A great old park built by the CCC. We get set up and Dave and Elaine go for a walk. They find a much better area so we …
Day after Christmas In the afternoon we went again to Gibson’s, (the hardware/general store), as we walked in Dave said “I want to work here!” It’s like an Elliots way back when. Then on to the ranch again. By …
