Fri. Dec 8th: Woke to a dusting of snow on the deck and on our cars. Even the beach looked white, not its usual gray wet sand color. I felt bad that Jr. and Jackie came here expecting warm sunshine, but instead were greeted with the same weather they left in northern Indiana. But nothing…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 8-10, 2017: Baytown & a Party
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Texas Dec. 10-13, 2017: Another Texas Road Trip
Sun. – Mon. Dec 10th -11th: Sunday after breakfast in Houston, we – me and Joe, Jr. and Jackie – drove back toward Galveston Island. It was a warm sunny day so we decided to stop in Galveston to take in another tourist attraction, the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum, which we saw in the…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 10-13, 2017: Another Texas Road Trip
Texas Dec. 13, 2017: Texas Vibe & SW Texas
Wed. – Fri. Dec 13th -15th: Around 3 pm, Wednesday Dec. 13th we arrived in Marathon, a small dusty west Texas town. One gas station, the Oasis Café, and an old western style hotel called the Gage. We enjoyed our meal of Tex-Mex and the festive ambiance of the café. It was warm and overcast…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 13, 2017: Texas Vibe & SW Texas
Texas Dec. 14, 2017 Big Bend NP & Mexico
Thursday morning we saw hikers coming up one of the paths from behind the lodge. They were dressed for the cold; thermal jackets, hats, gloves and heavy hiking boots. They carried all their gear in backpacks, hearty souls to be roughing it in this cold rocky terrain. We went to the lodge dining room for…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 14, 2017 Big Bend NP & Mexico
Texas Dec. 15-20, 2017: Back to Galveston
Fri. Dec 15th The next morning Joe woke up at 4:30 and so we packed up, wanting to get back to Galveston to pick up our dogs before 5 pm. Joe carried our bags out and started the car. I came out about 10 minutes later to find a heavy wet snow falling and accumulating.…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 15-20, 2017: Back to Galveston
Texas Dec. 21-24, 2017: Family
Thurs. Dec 21st We had to drive to Hobby Airport just south of downtown Houston to pick up our son Steve and his girlfriend, Corinne who were flying in from Ohio. They took up residence in the guest room and again we had to share the bathroom, which has the Jack-&-Jill door setup (each bedroom…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 21-24, 2017: Family
Texas Dec 25, 2017: Christmas
Mon. Dec 25th Christmas Day finally here. We had planned this day since April. We started off with 9 am mass at Mary Star of the Sea, a small modern Catholic church built on stilts with a view of the beach. Again we had the same omnipresent priest officiating. (His name is Father Orrin Halepeska.…… Continue reading Texas Dec 25, 2017: Christmas
Texas Dec. 26-28, 2017: Goodbyes
Tues. Dec 26th : We got up early and picked up our doggies who totally missed the holidays. Those who stayed at the Big House did all the necessary cleanup, locked up, and checked out by 10 am. L and her children headed back to Houston. Harry and Rebecca were not flying out until after 6…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 26-28, 2017: Goodbyes
Only in Zinzinnati
What is OktoberFest Zinzinnati? Dachshunds wearing buns and mustard running like little confused four legged hot dogs Thousands of perfectly sane adults clacking their hands, flapping their arms and jiggling their butts to a band playing the Chicken Dance Song, Wooden beer barrels rolling down Race Street and Beer Stein races; as if that’s not…… Continue reading Only in Zinzinnati
Kentucky Mountain Road Trip
We recently took a road trip in our home state, spending the nights in the lodges of several Kentucky State Parks along the way. Our first stop was Natural Bridge where we met two of our friends. We hiked up to the natural stone arch, which was hard on our old knees, but well worth…… Continue reading Kentucky Mountain Road Trip
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