OST
Dinner at the OST (Old Spanish Trail) There’s a John Wayne room Or you can grab a saddle at the bar
Category: 2015 trip
5:00 wine with Elaine
With my mother in law, Elaine. She has a glass of wine every evening. And now I’ve had two! So I just wanted to tell you all I love you so very much. I am the luckiest person I’ve ever …
Bandera TX
We are ensconced in a park in Bandera Tx. The cowboy capital! Here for a month! We are going to look for boots too. This will be fun. If not a bit too hot. I am spoiled from being in …
Heavy lunch
Lunch at Heavy’s Bar B Que Beef, Chicken, Potato salad… It was plenty for several meals
Val Verde winery
Oldest winery in Texas. It was surprising, located in a neighborhood. Dolly tried their port, pronounced it most excellent – got one for her and one for Vince. We couldn’t be traveling without his help checking on the house. Elaine …
Judge Roy Bean’s saloon
At Judge Roy Bean’s saloon It was surprising. The plantings were wonderful.
Langtry
At Langtry there is a road runner greeting us from the plantings in front of the tourist center He is camera shy and runs around the plants
Mexico
So there is a little place on the Rio Grande, where we can get on a boat to go across to Mexico. Take a burro ride into town. And have a cerveza. I can’t wait to see my mother in …
Big Bend
We are in Big Bend!
Star party
Star party success at McDonald observatory. No moon. Clear skies. The lecture on constellations was fun. If I had taken notes i might remember some of it. 😉 And I saw Saturn through a telescope. And some other stuff. But …
Instructions from Dove
We all are getting this fortune lately And we’re taking it seriously. 🙂
Balmorhea
late afternoon at Balmorhea state park, there’s been a bit of rain lately Hugh swimming pool fed by the spring. So you can swim with the fishes.
Carlsbad caverns
Carlsbad caverns this morning. The whole time in Carlsbad caverns I’m thinking: home, this is my home as Gollum. Cool, dark, All sorts of hiding places. And big enough for the whole of middle earth. It is magical even without …
Balloons!
From the coach. At the president’s compound
Checking in
Checking in at the Balloon Fiesta!
earrings
So I couldn’t sleep last night thinking up earrings. kites, I could lash together toothpicks… hot air balloons, tiny baskets. a moon with a cow jumping over it, but not two so the other would be a streamer of stars …
Earrings
I’ve been making earrings today I probably won’t wear these. They look like I should be at the opera. But I like having them. I have had the best time with the cheapest of materials. 🙂 the blue and orange …
Moon
just as the moon was perfect I told Dave it’s so pretty! I want one
Hair
Hey I have hair!