Definitely Fall

We have had some cold weather. The temperature is predicted to be down below freezing again for tonight. Not much new going on around here.

A Dreary Day

It has been raining off and on all day and we haven't seen any sunshine today. Lynda and I are planning to go to Texas for Thanksgiving. We will spend the holiday with Ray and Carolyn and then drive over to Arlington to spend a few days with Neal and Carolyn. As soon as we get back, it will be time to get ready for the Christmas holidays. We are planning to have our traditional open house on December 13th.

Where Did October Go

I let the month of October slide by without posting anything!

We got back from Colorado during the first week of the month, then stayed home for a spell. We got some pansies set out in the window boxes and some of the potted plants ready to bring inside.

Ray and Carolyn called and suggested that we meet them in Hot Springs for a visit. That way we have about the same amount of driving.

Fall Is Officially Here

I just realized that it has been over a month since I wrote anything here. It is now fall, and the temperatures have been a bit nicer. The guys are giving our house its annual washing. C.L. mowed the yard and working in the flower beds earlier in the week, so the place looks pretty good.

And Lynda did major house cleaning (inside) last week in anticipation of Valerie's visit. Valerie spent two nights with us and we had a nice visit. On Wednesday evening we went to Memphis and had bar-b-cue at the Bar-b-cue Shop.

Another Trip

Lynda and I have just returned from a trip to Texas. We attended the 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Mary Sue and Fletcher Fields in Brady on August 15th. Mary Sue and Lynda were roommates at San Angelo College and Mary Sue played the organ at our wedding. After the Brady event, we went out to Christoval the next day to spend a few days with Lynda's aunt Frances. We went in to San Angelo one evening to have supper with Bill and Pinky Humble at one of our favorite Mexican Food places.

The next day we visited with Sue Mims, another Water Valley-days friend, over coffee at the Baker Street Coffee House. We did a little shopping at H.E.B. and also took some photos of the blossoms in the international water lilies park.

As we left the area, we had planned to get some sausages at the place where we have bought the best German style sausages, but they are closed on Wednesday.

We were in Arlington to attend the wedding of Cody and Veronica, the son of Lynda's cousin and his bride. The afternoon wedding was a lovely event and we had a break in the weather--it was only in the 90s and not 100+.

We continued down to Palestine to visit with my east Texas family members and to attend a reunion of the 1952 through 1957 classes from Elkhart High School.

Almost Home

You could say that we are half home. We got to Paris, TX today around 2:30 p.m. We left Lawton, OK sometime before 9:30 after eating breakfast in the restaurant at the motel. Since it was going to be a short driving day, I drove the entire way from Lawton to Paris. Our complete trip was 5670 miles.


Here are some prairie dogs that live in the area just off the motel's parking lot.




We ate lunch at a Whataburger (Lynda's favorite hamburger) in Sherman, TX.


Lynda and I will stay with Ray and Carolyn until Saturday.. We should be back in Forrest City by Saturday evening.

From Garden City to Lawton, OK

We had a good night's sleep at the Soft Pillow Motel in Garden City and then head down the road a bit to Hanna's Corner for breakfast. The breakfast was O.K., but nothing spectular.

Lynda had read somewhere about bison at a rescue place nearby, so we looked for it. The only persons around were men working on the roof of the build. We didn't find any bison. So, I drove on to Dodge City.




We didn't see Marshal Dillon, but did see a statue of Wyatt Earp.

Farther on down the road we saw a sign for St. Jacob's Well. I drove onto the narrow gravel road and as we topped a hill we saw a herd of bison near a windmill.





We watched the bison for a few minutes then drove on to St. Jacob's Well.
We viewed the well from the high lookout and didn't walk down the steep path to the well (the temperature was approaching 100 degrees).