Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Tracks In The River

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Tracks In The River A stream flows through the bottom of Palo Duro Canyon.   At least it’s a stream until there’s a West Texas cloud...

Blogging On The Go

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Blogging O n The Go From Palo Duro to Red River, New Mexico We are SO going to enjoy this trip!   John can listen to his MP3 playe...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

A Newspaper Man Who Could Neither Read nor Write

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More on the fascinating life of Goodnight... Goodnight lived until 1929 - my momma was nine years old when he died, and they both lived i...
Thursday, July 5, 2012

Palo Duro Canyon State Park

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Why is Palo Duro not a National Park?  When applying for National Park status someone apparently sent black and white photos for the prese...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men...

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Granpa decided we would leave Monday morning about 5:00 a.m. for Palo Duro Canyon outside of Amarillo.  It's a long drive, but it's ...
Sunday, July 1, 2012

Now. How to get to Washington State from East Texas?

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We've been vacationing in the general Walla Walla, Washington area for decades.  Usually we have nine days to get to "wherever...

Granpa is in the Dog House

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Granpa likes woodworking the way I like critters.  He's decided he is going to take some of the leftover log-ends from the construction ...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Makin' Candy!

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Okay, I surrender.  I couldn't get this posted via iPhone.  But YOU get it the old fashioned way - which I guess is appropriate because ...

Photo Test

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Nothing in life is simple... The text test from iPhone to blog went slicker 'n snail snot - but I tried to immediately send another te...

Testing mobile posting option

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If this works as easily as it implies, I can update the blog from my iPhone!   Here's hoping!
Thursday, June 28, 2012

"The Woman YOU Gave Me..."

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Funny, funny truth!  Bear with me.  Before you're through reading you'll be shaking your head! In church last evening they used so...

And The Winner is: Walla Walla, Washington!

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Wonderful Walla Walla!  The city so nice they named it twice!  Population about 32,000 in 2010. Think Idaho.  Now go left just a tad into ...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Dates

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This is the simplest list of retirement date summaries I have ever run across - and includes some deadlines I've never heard of....
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

P.S. to the Lime in the Coconut

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Our son did a bit more research on the poopy caterpillar.  If it's a product of evolution, I am so thankful that God CREATED me! Seems...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

"Put the Lime in the Coconut..."

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Well, we don't have a coconut tree, but that lime tree our son got our daughter-in-law for Mother's Day sure is putting out some int...
Friday, June 8, 2012

Rain

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Our dusty Texas driveway lusting for rain Blessed rain!  Personally, my mood is affected by extensive periods of cloudy days.  I don...
Thursday, June 7, 2012

Kittens are taking over the world !

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It's a mouse !! GOOD KITTY!! No, baby,  Junior doesn't have any mommy-milk...   Porthos is looking a bi...
Monday, June 4, 2012

A Tribute to Lobo

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When we got home to Texas our son's dog, Lobo, wasn't feeling well.  Lobo is the last remaining dog from a litter our other son had ...
Sunday, June 3, 2012

Another "Coming Home" Joy !

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A church home is a wonderful thing.  It's interesting how being gone for almost two years allows friends to drift away.  They should, I ...