Tinder Box

These all taken on a road just outside town.  The dead looking stuff is the b brush.  It was like this, everywhere.

This one is showing the milkweed needed for the monarch butterflies.  I didn’t know if it would be here or not, but I see it everywhere.


Wow, i've found a new way to do my blogs, in Window's Live Photo.  Love it.  The monarchs travel thru this part of TX on their way to Mexico.  The milkweed is what they feed on.  I'm seeing it everywhere blooming now, so,,,wonderful!!!  Hope the butterflies are as well.

Yall HAGD

Just a Shortie, today

Well, gotta do a short post today.  Ol Jules brought up his story about a lost gold mine, so had to tell about one here.  A classmate of mine spent years looking for one here, and same as ol Jules, had oltimer stories, maps, etc.  Never found it, but there is gold here.  I know i've covered this in another blog.  Then there is the story passed down thru the generations about the lost Spanish shipment of silver.  The story goes,,,they hid it in a cave around here, but, again, it's never been found.  My x father n law, 2nd time, had lots of stories he told, and i wish i had recorded them.  That was one of them.

Not sure if i've told this one or not, but out there where that property is, was the first settlement in this county.  It still has an old log cabin, cemetery, and out all by itself, in a pasture, 2 flat markers, one with a german name on it.  Around here,, back then, were Comanche Indians, and they would set up a camp on a big creek there.  He said up 'til a few years ago, u could still see the bare places where their tents had been.  They left during the winter, went South.  Took the whole camp and all.  During the summer, they helped themselves to the new settlers crops when they felt like it, took what they  wanted.  Well, one year, was a drought ,,,like this one,,, and there were no crops.  That meant starving during the winter.  The Comanche packed up and left, like always,,and the settlers were having a really hard time,  they didn't know how they could survive.  One day, here they came back, the Comanches, and with them, bringing food for them all, to last thru the winter. 

Later still, another settlement was made a few miles up the river, and that's still here, the little spot called Castell.  My hubby and i had talked about buying the old Castell Store, was for sale, but didn't.  I would have loved it, an old country store, big porch, everybody gathering there to talk, play dominoes, or whatever.  Castell has gotten really popular in the last few years, lololol, might be because of that "Castell Rooser",,,look that up on youtube,,,lots of goings on out there now.

OK,, mind's gone blank, time to say,,,,adios.  HAGD

Break Time

Gonna take a break from this, not sure how long.  Getting harder and harder to do, seems nothing to write about any more.  Maybe a break will cure that.  We'll see.

Smelling Smoke?

Got my tv nites back!!  Finally, lol.  Won't have to do movies every nite. 

Went to bed last nite, regular time, and in 5 minutes, heard that someone had called in, smelling smoke here on my block.  I had too, when i opened my back door to let Jude out.  Wasn't strong.  Well, i got up and went out the front, didn't smell it there, but out the back, yeah, still did.  In a few minutes, it was less, so i went on back to bed.  Couldn't figure out what direction the wind was.  Had to kinda laugh, when i thot maybe it was my bro B, using his fire pit (which is banned now, but ,,,,,) and the wind was blowing it this way.  Didn't keep me from going to sleep.  I had seen a city cop driving up and down the street, figured they would patrol the area for a while.  Besides, Hey Jude was sitting out there, on guard.  (Actually, he was spying on the new neighbors, hahahahaha)

Gosh, Tony Bennett in on tv, singing... how old is this man???  Amazing! 

This is boring today,  gonna get outa here, check on other things.  Yall HAGD

Squirrel Days

Thank you, Hermit J.,,,u gave me my material for today. lololol.   Brought back a couple of memories of squirrels. 

My Mom went out into her back yard one day, and this little squirrel came running down to her, wanting to jump on her shoulder.  She had never seen this little critter before, so she sure backed away.  She put out something for it, food, and didn't think anything else about it.  Her dog was in the back yard, too, and would kill squirrels, lol, thanks to my Dad.  So here he is, all excited trying to get to that little one.  We would watch out her kitchen window, and that squirrel would chatter, run round and round this huge oak tree, getting the dog into a frenzy, and would get down just out of reach of the dog.  Flipping that tail, chattering,,running round and round.   I named it Teaser.  It kept hanging around, and the g/kids found out that it would come and eat out of their hands..  One day, we were out there, and Teaser had been doing his thang, on that tree, and decided to jump from a limb over to the house.  He made it,,,if u call him hanging off the gutter, dog yapping, jumping up after him, and him scratching for his life, trying to get up on that gutter.  Well, he finally did, and we all breathed a sigh of relief for him.  One day,,,he decided to see what the cat would do, and the cat thot, hey, here's a meal, so the big chase was on!!!  They went here, they went there, up, down, all around on his tail.  Under the car, again, and again, up the utility pole, down the utility pole.   Teaser finally ran up some shrubs and jumped over onto the house.  Lost the cat, or,,,the cat just quit.  By then we were rolling on the ground, had tears, laughing so hard.  lololol.  And,,one day, Teaser showed up with 1/2 a tail!!! Got too close to the dog?,,cat?  we never knew, and he still kept up the chase on the oak tree.  Never knew what happened to little Teaser, but kinda could guess.  Sure missed him. 

When there was the first Wild Game Cook Off, here, some of our friends were cooking, and asked if i had anything to put in.  I raided the freezer, found a few doves, and ONE squirrel, left over from when my uncle had been here hunting.  They took it, and at the last minute tossed it on the grill, just because it was laying there.  WON FIRST PLACE!!!  We had always eaten them, loved them fried, even tho my Dad hated them around his house.  They would eat into wiring, and things.  That was why his dog hated them.  Teaser was around after he died.

OFM made me hungry, had to take a break and eat.  Never eaten a green chili burger, but wow, sounder great. 

LOL Doesn't take long for me to change or turn off that tv, when i hear a soap coming on.  Just had to do that.  I'm waiting for a cool weekend to get my front doors put in.  Will have to do without AC, so i'm waiting.  Thot this one might be it, but, nope, low 90s coming up.

Been looking at this one drawer in my fridge, for weeks.  When i was warming up lunch, took it out and started chunking.  GOSH!!! Old cans of biscuits, packages of stuff, old cheeses.  Gonna chunk lots.  Why do i keep those things?  Ketchup, cocktail sauce, pizza hut parmesan, peppers.  Going now!!
An old can of biscuits busted and has left a gob of sticky stuff gotta wash out.  GEEZZZZ.  Other old cans i've broken open, tossed.  Lol, one time i was driving home from Marble Falls, and heard a shot.  Thot someone had shot at me!  After i got home, found the can of biscuits in a bag.  Now i have these bags to keep hot or cold in. 

Ok,,gotta finish that drawer, yall HAGD

Glad Somebody's Getting It, Rain That Is

Why is it, even after all these years of retirement, that i still hate Mondays?  Makes NO sense, does it?  Can u get set in ur ways so much, u never can shed them later? lololol.  I LOVE retirement,and the best part is,,no alarm to have to get up to.  I do whatever i WANT to.  WHEN i want to do it.  Not that there's much going on.  lol. 

My friend S, the one with the lap band too, just called and is on her way to Austin to get the band untightened.  I have been really concerned because she just couldn't eat anything without upchucking it.  Not good.  She finally decided that too, even tho she told me last week, she had lost 21 pounds since we were there last, and i think that was in late July.  I need mine tightened but not that much.  When they do it, it doesn't stay, my experience so far.  Am told just to keep on until i find the right place, so that's what i'm still doing.  Ur supposed to eat 3 small meals a day, and be satisfied with it.  I do the small meals, but get hungry in between.  Not right yet.

Still no rain here, and i didn't water any yesterday.  Watched it lightening for hours out my front windows, looked real close, even heard it for a while, but,,u know how that goes.  Nada.  Slid around us again. 

Heyyy,,,new shows on tonite,,,finally!  Love my sitcoms.  Dancing?,,nah.  Not even going to record it, who knows when i could watch it.  More to come tomorrow nite...woooohooooo. 

Sel, did u read my yesterday's comments?  I think i figured out why u and 2 others i read, have to have our email addresses to comment.  None of you use blogger.com.  I have gotten so disgusted with blogger, have thot about changing, but don't think i ever will.  Sure don't want to have one i can't set like i want to. 

Gonna leave yall now, but,,,might be back,,who knows? lol.  HAGD

Rain Rain, Come THIS Way

Ol Jules is Good today.  lol.  Some of those i didn't even know.  A friend one time, told me his young son said he sure had a lot of friends, saw him doing those salutes to everybody, everywhere they went. 

Wellll,,,DD,,,YOU got some rain, but,,,,,,,,,like always, comes to city limits, then slides around one way or the other.  Sat there for hours, in the NW.   Could have driven 3 miles and got into it, and should have, my car needs cleaning.  lololol.  Also was in S part of county.  Just can't win for losing.  Haven't decided whether to water any today or not.

OOO BOY,,  When that new chicken place, Chicken Express, said hot wings, it meant HOT wings.  I got the 6, and they were huge.  3 were a meal, but had to smother them with potato salad each bite.  Just had the other 3 for lunch, thru with those.  No more.

Loved the Hermit's blog today, in fact, i kept it.  I always read the blogs before i post.  Lots of times, gives me fresh ideas for mine.  And u know i get a bigggg kick out of BBs and Hobos,,just wth is that man?  Can't do us this way, u know.,,,,Just ask DD.  hahahahaha.

Got a card in the mail yesterday from this little church, has always been mine, that the 60th reunion is coming up first weekend of Oct.  I remember going to the 50th,,,really surprised my Mom when i showed up and sat beside her...On Mother's Day, she always had the most kids in attendance,,,was 6 of us.  They had 3, and when we got to be teens, decided to have 3 more, how i came up with bro and sis, same age as mine.  Anyway, i sure plan on being there.  I was a member of it before that building became our church.  We had church in an old school house.  I helped paint the inside when i was like,,,12.  Then as the years went by, helped with lots of other projects too, (building).  I was the pianist for a couple of years, way back.  lol, didn't play like the book music.  Played with chords.  My blind piano teacher had taught me that.  Don't think i could even play chop sticks now.

Still don't know who is moving in next door.  An old blazer looking vehicle was there all nite, and still lots of others showing up with loads today.  Never saw any of those people before.  Just as long as they,,,she, is quiet, respects boundaries, we will be fine.  So far, no site of dogs or kids.  And DD,BB, not talking about YOUR kind of little dogs.  Talking about big ones, in pens, barking all the time.  Lol, Jude came in while it was quiet over there, but when he went running back out, he froze.  Heyyyy,,what is this?  Then he went slinking around the house, to hide and watch. hahahaha.