Fbg., TX

Today we went to church and then went sight seeing. We checked out a flea market south of here and were surprised to find one of the two buildings had burned in August. We browsed what was in the other building and I found some post cards to buy. Also found a unique Texas souvinier. I decided it wasn't a possibility for me to set up.

Then we stopped for a picnic lunch at an old railroad tunnel. It has become a haven for bats in the summer. It was still interesting to see even without the 3 million bats. I don't know where they go in the winter, probably Mexico.

The connnection is bad tonight so I will try to load more pictures tomorrow.

Fbg., TX

Today this museum was only open till noon and was free so we went. They had an old film of George Bush Sr. being rescued from the ocean when his plane went down.

This is a piece of a hatch from the Arizona that was cut off at Pearl Harbor, probably looking for survivors. There were a lot of artifacts from WW II from the Pacific area. This is the home town of Admiral Nimitz. That explains why the museum is here. Sorry about the fake smile.

This is me at an afternoon Christmas Eve candlelight service. They use the top part of plastic throw away champaigne glasses to hold the candles. Pretty ingenious.

This is Bob and Linda at the same service. We sang just about all the Christmas Carrolls. Church 2 days in a row. WOW. They served communion a little different than I ever saw before, but then I don't go to church a lot. The ministers stood at the front and tore off a bit of the bread and handed it to each person who then dipped it into a goblet of "wine" (actually grape juice). This was a United Methodist church.

Tomorrow I am driving over to Linda & Bobs for Christmas dinner.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.

Fredericksburg, TX

Dog logic: If we walk on her and lick her enough she will get up, take us for a walk, feed us, and then WE get the bed.

Monday and Tuesday night I stayed behind the museum where Linda & Bob are volunteering. It was a tight squeeze getting thru the gate backwards and leaving room for vehicles to get between my RV and the building but I had a lot of advice - such as "back up 6 inches and turn the wheel to the left." We only tripped the circuit breaker once. I was invited to eat dinner with them both nights. Yaaaah. Wed. I moved to the Trade Days grounds. The weather was terrible. It rained off and on all day Friday. Twice I uncovered stuff and had to cover it again. I pulled out my new awning but there was a mist that blew in under the awning. So then things were wet even under the awning and had to be dried before they could be covered again. Then Sat. the wind blew all day at 30 to 40 MPH. I was up at 6:00 a.m. pulling in the awning. A lovely lady nearby helped me get it down (I gave her a decorated denim shirt). I wasn't really awake and had trouble remembering how to do it. With the awning out this RV is kind of like a plane with only one wing, it feels like it is trying to take off. It even blew over my clothing rack.

On Sunday the weather was chilly but no rain and no wind, just a chilly breeze now and then. Sales were a bust but watching was fun. Plus Linda joined me Sunday which let each of us run around a little. I found a pair of alpaca gloves which are wonderfully light and warm. There was a freeze Sat. and Sun. nights but it will warm up this week.

This fellow won't be cold.

My dogs got really excited every time the mule came by with the shuttle. The mule was wearing Christmas bells and sounded nice.

A looker - not a buyer.

Now I am parked at this RV park near a pecan tree. I picked up a lot of pecans off the ground. The wind over the week-end probably brought them down. I'll be here a month. Linda and Bob work Thursday, Friday, and Saturday each week so we will plan things to do on their days off. Linda and I are comparing our genealogy stuff.

It sounds like I sold more at the Butter Street Barn than I did on the road in December.