Over the hump day!!,,August going so fast, already over half gone, wooohoooo. Cooler weather'll be here before u know it. (Wishful thinking).
Just heard that someone has called in about having a rattlesnake in her yard. Just one, not a slew of em like those copperheads. lololol,,,our animal control man getting a good work out. When i told my son about those copperheads, he was amazed, never heard of such a thing either. Hope he asks the animal control man if it was really copperheads. I kinda think it was, cause they didn't say,,,snakes,,,they said copperheads. Like, definitely.
Got up early today, now i'm needing a nap,,,lololol, and it's 10 AM. Getting hungry too. Egg, here i come. brb.
OOOO Noooo!! Forgot about my pill delivery. The lady just showed up with them. lolololol., My purse was in the car, had to go out and pay her. Said the new location would be doing business there on the 19th of Sept. THEN, i can do the drive thru. Funny thing tho, i was just charged for 1, co pay, and there were 2. Don't know what's going on there. Guess i'll call them. Darn it, i called and do owe for the other one. The receipts were clipped on so evenly, looked like just one. They said they'd just wait for next week. Told em, do whatever.
I got some eggrolls in a big package last week, and got 3 out for later, but,,,,they are really big, so i'm gonna put one back. I'm sure 2 will do. Gonna use the little oven to cook them, don't think i'd like them cooked in microwave. hahahaha, just ate breakfast, already thinking of lunch. MERCY! Gotta set up a trip to get this lap band tightened. Before i gain more weight. This is the pits. Been messing with this 2 years!!! Started in Sept. 2 years ago. Months of classes, then time to get surgery scheduled, done, year of leaking port. Surgery to fix it. OMG Horrible!!! Wished i hadn't figured that out. lololol,,Makes it really bad, now. Got Sept. on my mind.
If ol BB had ever communicated with me, in my blogs, or something, i would have gone out there to visit. Just down the road. He's never been a follower, nor even made comments on it. Far as i know, he doesn't even read it. So i can't just go driving up out there, so to speak. Maybe he just doesn't want female visitors. A man i had known just about all my life, used to be the caretaker of that place. He did that til he retired. Gone now, but that was his life's work. He and his family were members of the same church as mine, always. Thot that was just about the perfect job. lol.
There's a new state park out on the far side of Lake Buchanan. Canyon of the Eagles. Well, been there a few years, but,,, u know. Don't know if they have RV spaces or not. My g/dotter worked out there in the restaurant for a while. Long, bad drive from Buchanan Dam. Not so bad from 29, just out of Burnet. Top of the line restaurant, great place.
We rented a boat one time, to go from the lake, up the Colorado, and picnic. On the way, we were cruising along with cliffs on the side, and mountain goats all over them. My son, about 12, had taken his bb gun, and raised that thang up and shot at one of the goats. We were way too far to hit one,,,weren't we?,,,Wow,,,,in a few seconds, one of those goats shook it's head. He had done it!!! We continued on, as far as we could, got out below a cliff with a bit of a place to eat, and when i looked around in a few minutes.,,,there he was, up on the wall, about 40 feet up!!! How did he do that?,,,It was straight up. I just told him,,,Get off that right now!!!, hahahaha, He had to hold the vines to get back over the edge, but,,,he made it. I held my breath the whole time. No way we could have gone UP. hahahaha. His little brother just watched, never did things like that.
HAGD
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Not My Day, Sry Folks
Montanna, really don't understand what ur talking about. I know the drains are under the sinks, and know how to take off the p trap, but my problem has nothing to do with those. It's way on down the line. I ran the whole hot water heater, water, thru them a couple of days ago, because i know that any little snag will start a grease build up. Gonna keep doing that, and i think the one time has helped.
I got out this morning to go by the library to pick up the last book in this Joe Pickett series. Really hate to finish it. While i was out, i went by a friend's house, that i haven't seen in a long time. She's the mother of the young man that ended his life in jail last week by hitting his head enough to do it. Anyway, been there, so i felt like i could help maybe. No one can understand unless they have lost a child themselves. I stayed a lot longer than i had thot i would. I hope she will come by, or call, like i asked her to, if she just wants some company. She said she would.
Know this is short, but just not my day. Yall HAGD
I got out this morning to go by the library to pick up the last book in this Joe Pickett series. Really hate to finish it. While i was out, i went by a friend's house, that i haven't seen in a long time. She's the mother of the young man that ended his life in jail last week by hitting his head enough to do it. Anyway, been there, so i felt like i could help maybe. No one can understand unless they have lost a child themselves. I stayed a lot longer than i had thot i would. I hope she will come by, or call, like i asked her to, if she just wants some company. She said she would.
Know this is short, but just not my day. Yall HAGD
Monday, August 15, 2011
Invasion of the,,,,SNAKES
Good Morning,,all. Yeah,,i know it's Monday, but it's still a good morning here.
Lol,,maybe not for someone i heard about on my scanner earlier. They called in about her son finding a copperhead on Sat, and killing it, then, 6 more since then!! Yeah, i'd get a little excited too. Was right here in town, too. I know there are copperheads here, but i have seen just 2 in my whole life. And one of those was one my bro B had caught and brought into town, played around with it long enough, he got bit, too. He and his friends had brought it to my house to put it into an aquarium, but he dropped it, and then stepped on it, but when he leaned over to pick it up, it got him on the finger. One friend grabbed something to tie his arm off with, while the other one beat that poor snake to pieces. Hadn't wanted it in the car to start with. We all left for the hospital, and when my son and i walked in, the doc yelled at us,,,"did u bring that snake?",,my son said,,"it was a copperhead",,then the doc screamed, GO GET THAT SNAKE!!!,,We just made a U turn, went to the house, took the snake back. He looked at it, said "yeah, it's a copperhead" and THEN,, i said,,,we knew that! He didn't know we had all been snake enthusiasts for a lot of years, knew them by sight. Ended up, B was allergic to the antidote. AND yeah!!! he's the one that still raids rattlesnake dens. They should have called him to look for the copperhead den. My son will go, too, is he knows about the snake calls.
Read in the paper today, about a couple in Manor, letting their lamas in the house in the afternoons,,letting them cool off. hahahaha,,Guess it's not much different than dogs or cats, just had never heard of it. About 6 of them,,seems like it would be a little crowded. I didn't know they were like cats, would go to the door wanting out if they needed to potty.
Went out to Ns yesterday, been a long time. Got too hot. I didn't know she had lost another hen, of the same breed as the other one. Must be the breed not being able to take the heat. So now she just has eenie meenie,,,of the 4. When we walked back there, something scared the rooster, One Feather, and he just kept on going about it. He still has just one tail feather. lol Has about 3 little ones trying to grow.
Same ol same ol, weather forecast. I haven't seen one in days. Record breaking heat. When it shows the area temps,,it's always 4-6* higher here. I think it's where the gage is.
O Wow,,now a beef recall. Turkey a few days ago, then bacon, now beef. I did get my bacon package out and check it. Wasn't on the recall list, but,,,was made in Canada. Had an old roll of ground turkey i had found in the freezer and it went out already. It made good enchilada casserole, the reason i had it in the first place.
Enough of chatter today, HAGD
Lol,,maybe not for someone i heard about on my scanner earlier. They called in about her son finding a copperhead on Sat, and killing it, then, 6 more since then!! Yeah, i'd get a little excited too. Was right here in town, too. I know there are copperheads here, but i have seen just 2 in my whole life. And one of those was one my bro B had caught and brought into town, played around with it long enough, he got bit, too. He and his friends had brought it to my house to put it into an aquarium, but he dropped it, and then stepped on it, but when he leaned over to pick it up, it got him on the finger. One friend grabbed something to tie his arm off with, while the other one beat that poor snake to pieces. Hadn't wanted it in the car to start with. We all left for the hospital, and when my son and i walked in, the doc yelled at us,,,"did u bring that snake?",,my son said,,"it was a copperhead",,then the doc screamed, GO GET THAT SNAKE!!!,,We just made a U turn, went to the house, took the snake back. He looked at it, said "yeah, it's a copperhead" and THEN,, i said,,,we knew that! He didn't know we had all been snake enthusiasts for a lot of years, knew them by sight. Ended up, B was allergic to the antidote. AND yeah!!! he's the one that still raids rattlesnake dens. They should have called him to look for the copperhead den. My son will go, too, is he knows about the snake calls.
Read in the paper today, about a couple in Manor, letting their lamas in the house in the afternoons,,letting them cool off. hahahaha,,Guess it's not much different than dogs or cats, just had never heard of it. About 6 of them,,seems like it would be a little crowded. I didn't know they were like cats, would go to the door wanting out if they needed to potty.
Went out to Ns yesterday, been a long time. Got too hot. I didn't know she had lost another hen, of the same breed as the other one. Must be the breed not being able to take the heat. So now she just has eenie meenie,,,of the 4. When we walked back there, something scared the rooster, One Feather, and he just kept on going about it. He still has just one tail feather. lol Has about 3 little ones trying to grow.
Same ol same ol, weather forecast. I haven't seen one in days. Record breaking heat. When it shows the area temps,,it's always 4-6* higher here. I think it's where the gage is.
O Wow,,now a beef recall. Turkey a few days ago, then bacon, now beef. I did get my bacon package out and check it. Wasn't on the recall list, but,,,was made in Canada. Had an old roll of ground turkey i had found in the freezer and it went out already. It made good enchilada casserole, the reason i had it in the first place.
Enough of chatter today, HAGD
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Always has to be an AH Around
Awww, DD, don't ya know there's always ONE that knows more, seen more, has more, and smarter than the rest of us? My attitude for those kinds is,,,who the hell cares? Loved your comment about the Master Baiters, too. I admire anybody that paints, no matter what it is. I liked the one of the fence post the best. What a way to spend time! You can always call em abstract, and,,,what will he say about those??? hahahahaha They are masters? hehehehe,,,In an abstract kind of way?
Sorry, but i just have no tolerance for that kind of people. Too many good ones to associate with.
I think our little bit of rain chances are gone. Nothing but sun here today, and after reading Gypsy's blog,,that snow sure sounded good. Bring it on, Gypsy. I'll stick my bare feet in it. Maybe even bare it all and take a snow bath!! lolol
I turned my hot water heater on and let it heat up today, just so i could run hot water thru my pipes. And, did, but not sure it helped. I was once told by a plumber to do that once a month, but,,,,gosh, never did. Don't think about it when they are working good. Any suggestions? It's out where mine hooks into the city's, i think. Might get them to check it out. OOOO Yeah, my electricity was off when i got up, stayed off about an hour. Might have been what woke me up, but that ac turns off when it's not cooling, so i doubt it. Couldn't read the paper, til later. So,,, i had my coffee, and read on my book. The window let in enough light for that. So, I'm using that as my excuse for being so far behind with this, today.
I know it's short, but, just nothing going on around here. Get back later, so HAGD
Sorry, but i just have no tolerance for that kind of people. Too many good ones to associate with.
I think our little bit of rain chances are gone. Nothing but sun here today, and after reading Gypsy's blog,,that snow sure sounded good. Bring it on, Gypsy. I'll stick my bare feet in it. Maybe even bare it all and take a snow bath!! lolol
I turned my hot water heater on and let it heat up today, just so i could run hot water thru my pipes. And, did, but not sure it helped. I was once told by a plumber to do that once a month, but,,,,gosh, never did. Don't think about it when they are working good. Any suggestions? It's out where mine hooks into the city's, i think. Might get them to check it out. OOOO Yeah, my electricity was off when i got up, stayed off about an hour. Might have been what woke me up, but that ac turns off when it's not cooling, so i doubt it. Couldn't read the paper, til later. So,,, i had my coffee, and read on my book. The window let in enough light for that. So, I'm using that as my excuse for being so far behind with this, today.
I know it's short, but, just nothing going on around here. Get back later, so HAGD
Saturday, August 13, 2011
What A Day, and,,,,WTH is BB???
MERCY!!! I'm gone one day, and we lose BB??? OMG, did he drown in that Bubbaboat thang? Went by the turn yesterday to get to PR4, but had my niece with me, and a tiring day ahead.,,,Then,,after the tiring day, got home, unloaded my month's groceries, too tired to even get on here. Gotta correct something on a blog a few days ago. When u cross that bridge in Kingsland, u are in Burnet County, then. And yep, the Inks looked good.
Bet ol BB got out on it, right about the time that STORM came thru. lololol,,,Only storm here in decades, (well, seems like it) and he decided to get out in his thangy. Wow, nearly had to stop and wait on the side of the highway a time or two, was raining so hard. Out by Buchanan, not here. Niece about scared to death, by the lightening. I wasn't paying any attention, but did tell her about getting hit in my house one time. Think that's back in one of my blogs. Looked like here in town, we caught the edge. Hardly any in my rain gauge, just raised the mud up a little in the gauge. Kept hearing about a fire, could see the smoke, a big one, all the time driving home. Was a ways south of here, caused by the lightening, i'm sure. They got it out later.
Got a small stew cooking, smelling really good about now. I use my waterless cookware, so i don't boil the beef. It cooks in it's own juices,,yummmm. Just added the veges, so won't be long. AND, i just might eat some of it, even tho i just ate breakfast. ahahaha ,,I can do that, don't have to do 3 a day. Reason for it, was cleaning out my freezer, got out that beef, needed to be cooked. And, only way i seem to be able to eat beef now, is cooked a long time. Tried one of the little steaks not long ago, stopped me up, had to quit it. So, the others are in the stew,,horrible waste,,, i know.
Been cloudy today, and here it is 1 PM, and it's 85*. Ain't that nice?
OMG,,,OMG,,,,OMG!!!! When i got home yesterday, i opened my storm door, with my key in my hand, and my entry door opened. What??? Checked, and it was locked. THEN,,,when i checked later, it wasn't catching shut. NO telling, how long it had been that way. I was horrified. I tried adjusting the catch plate, but,,,couldn't. Called my son, and he came by with his drimmel?,, and took off some of the bottom part of the plate,,and,,,fixed it. So, now, if it ever happens again,, thot of this last nite, will have to take off part of the thing that goes into it, on the door. He said one of theirs had shifted too, caused by the dryness. On these doors, why don't they give you a way to adjust? Like on my storm door there, the thing on the bottom needs to go up, but,,,no adjustment, will just have to drill a new hole for the screw, to raise it, and not sure how far you can do that. Paid more for that door to get the better one and not sure it was worth it. My front one is broken, needs to be replaced too. The wind caught it one time, and broke it. Want to do that before winter, it's on the north. lol, That north wind was what broke it.
Well, see that BB made it back, Just in time too. Thot i might have to report him missing. hahahahaha,,,BB, quit scaring us that way. And, did u catch any fish? Don't know why i'm talking to him,,don't know if he even reads this or not. He COULD become one of my followers. I've been one of his for ages.
Yall HAGD
Bet ol BB got out on it, right about the time that STORM came thru. lololol,,,Only storm here in decades, (well, seems like it) and he decided to get out in his thangy. Wow, nearly had to stop and wait on the side of the highway a time or two, was raining so hard. Out by Buchanan, not here. Niece about scared to death, by the lightening. I wasn't paying any attention, but did tell her about getting hit in my house one time. Think that's back in one of my blogs. Looked like here in town, we caught the edge. Hardly any in my rain gauge, just raised the mud up a little in the gauge. Kept hearing about a fire, could see the smoke, a big one, all the time driving home. Was a ways south of here, caused by the lightening, i'm sure. They got it out later.
Got a small stew cooking, smelling really good about now. I use my waterless cookware, so i don't boil the beef. It cooks in it's own juices,,yummmm. Just added the veges, so won't be long. AND, i just might eat some of it, even tho i just ate breakfast. ahahaha ,,I can do that, don't have to do 3 a day. Reason for it, was cleaning out my freezer, got out that beef, needed to be cooked. And, only way i seem to be able to eat beef now, is cooked a long time. Tried one of the little steaks not long ago, stopped me up, had to quit it. So, the others are in the stew,,horrible waste,,, i know.
Been cloudy today, and here it is 1 PM, and it's 85*. Ain't that nice?
OMG,,,OMG,,,,OMG!!!! When i got home yesterday, i opened my storm door, with my key in my hand, and my entry door opened. What??? Checked, and it was locked. THEN,,,when i checked later, it wasn't catching shut. NO telling, how long it had been that way. I was horrified. I tried adjusting the catch plate, but,,,couldn't. Called my son, and he came by with his drimmel?,, and took off some of the bottom part of the plate,,and,,,fixed it. So, now, if it ever happens again,, thot of this last nite, will have to take off part of the thing that goes into it, on the door. He said one of theirs had shifted too, caused by the dryness. On these doors, why don't they give you a way to adjust? Like on my storm door there, the thing on the bottom needs to go up, but,,,no adjustment, will just have to drill a new hole for the screw, to raise it, and not sure how far you can do that. Paid more for that door to get the better one and not sure it was worth it. My front one is broken, needs to be replaced too. The wind caught it one time, and broke it. Want to do that before winter, it's on the north. lol, That north wind was what broke it.
Well, see that BB made it back, Just in time too. Thot i might have to report him missing. hahahahaha,,,BB, quit scaring us that way. And, did u catch any fish? Don't know why i'm talking to him,,don't know if he even reads this or not. He COULD become one of my followers. I've been one of his for ages.
Yall HAGD
Thursday, August 11, 2011
PLZZZZ,, No Plumbing Problems
Heard something gurgling a while ago, got up to look, and it was my drains in the sinks. WTH??? Went into the bathroom, same thing. OMG....Realized then that my washer was draining, and not going down good. It made it, but when it went thru the next cycle, rinse, then the drain, i was there for sure, watching. Ready to cut it off. NO PROBLEM. Now,,,what happened? Hmmm.. Beats me. Had my washer overflow once, DO NOT want that again!!!
I was in the bathroom a year or so ago, and heard this HORRIBLE crash. Could not imagine what in the world it could be, but almost afraid to look. I came cautiously out, and just stopped and stared. My whole kitchen floor was covered with broken glass. The hood over my stove had decided to let go, just on one end, and all the crystal glassware on it, was now in pieces on my floor. I had to just stop and think, not sure whether to call for help or not. My broom was right there by the door to my kitchen, so i just got it and started sweeping toward the middle. I was barefooted, as always inside, so i swept good. lol It was everywhere. Even some over in the dining room! Some on top of my stove. Had to sweep that with a hand held broom, dust pan. A few didn't break, but was so many that did. Took a long time to clean it up. And even now, i still find a glittering little piece sometimes. But,,, the WORST mess i never got all cleaned up, was when my dotter, about a year old, got out my large bottle of dish washing soap and took the lid off, poured it all over her, floor, everything. Was a new large bottle. Then i went and made matters worse, by sticking her in the bath tub! hahahaha,,,great bubble bath. Have to defend myself a little here, I was still a kid,,,18 years old. I had bubbles coming out over the tub, had to just leave the tub full of bubbles, got her out, dried off more soap. lol. Then, time for kitchen. Probably youngsters reading this, that thinks there were always things like paper towels, throw away diapers., stuff like that. Well, let me tell you, no such thing back then. Sooo,,, i got my mop, and again,,,made matters worse. Gooey soap now all over the floor. Mop no good any more. Can't get it off the floor. Used towels, whatever, did the best i could do, and just had to leave that floor sticky forever. Bubbles everywhere. Don't remember how many times i washed those towels, that diaper, without adding soap. New mop stirred up sticky stuff every time. Don't know how that kid could get lids off, but she could, no matter how tight. Learned to put things UP. From that time on.
Gonna be gone most of the day tomorrow. Probably won't get a post here, done. Been making a list for Walmart, lol, BB, my kinda stop too. Like that i can do all my shopping there. Cleaned out my freezer this morning. Took a couple of old things out, to throw away. Outside of course. Something might be hungry. I don't put out scraps tho, got to getting too many feral cats around. An occasional toss won't matter.
When i go out now, i'm seeing lots of old trees dying. A lot of them are hackberrys. I always thot they were like mesquites, really hardy. I have one big, old one in front, and 3 others side and back. Have liked them a lot, good shades, keep their leaves longer than most, hardy. I put the water to them on Sundays and am hoping they will be ok. Darn weatherman, saying this could go on even in 2012.
Gotta git, but yall HAGD
OOO YEAH river flow: 37-17-4
I was in the bathroom a year or so ago, and heard this HORRIBLE crash. Could not imagine what in the world it could be, but almost afraid to look. I came cautiously out, and just stopped and stared. My whole kitchen floor was covered with broken glass. The hood over my stove had decided to let go, just on one end, and all the crystal glassware on it, was now in pieces on my floor. I had to just stop and think, not sure whether to call for help or not. My broom was right there by the door to my kitchen, so i just got it and started sweeping toward the middle. I was barefooted, as always inside, so i swept good. lol It was everywhere. Even some over in the dining room! Some on top of my stove. Had to sweep that with a hand held broom, dust pan. A few didn't break, but was so many that did. Took a long time to clean it up. And even now, i still find a glittering little piece sometimes. But,,, the WORST mess i never got all cleaned up, was when my dotter, about a year old, got out my large bottle of dish washing soap and took the lid off, poured it all over her, floor, everything. Was a new large bottle. Then i went and made matters worse, by sticking her in the bath tub! hahahaha,,,great bubble bath. Have to defend myself a little here, I was still a kid,,,18 years old. I had bubbles coming out over the tub, had to just leave the tub full of bubbles, got her out, dried off more soap. lol. Then, time for kitchen. Probably youngsters reading this, that thinks there were always things like paper towels, throw away diapers., stuff like that. Well, let me tell you, no such thing back then. Sooo,,, i got my mop, and again,,,made matters worse. Gooey soap now all over the floor. Mop no good any more. Can't get it off the floor. Used towels, whatever, did the best i could do, and just had to leave that floor sticky forever. Bubbles everywhere. Don't remember how many times i washed those towels, that diaper, without adding soap. New mop stirred up sticky stuff every time. Don't know how that kid could get lids off, but she could, no matter how tight. Learned to put things UP. From that time on.
Gonna be gone most of the day tomorrow. Probably won't get a post here, done. Been making a list for Walmart, lol, BB, my kinda stop too. Like that i can do all my shopping there. Cleaned out my freezer this morning. Took a couple of old things out, to throw away. Outside of course. Something might be hungry. I don't put out scraps tho, got to getting too many feral cats around. An occasional toss won't matter.
When i go out now, i'm seeing lots of old trees dying. A lot of them are hackberrys. I always thot they were like mesquites, really hardy. I have one big, old one in front, and 3 others side and back. Have liked them a lot, good shades, keep their leaves longer than most, hardy. I put the water to them on Sundays and am hoping they will be ok. Darn weatherman, saying this could go on even in 2012.
Gotta git, but yall HAGD
OOO YEAH river flow: 37-17-4
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Bridge Party
This part is for a new reader, Diana, and any others that might not know. The river flow report comes from http://hydromet.lcra.org/full.aspx. My area is: Junction, Mason, Llano, and the numbers are cubic feet per second, cfs. Here in Llano, we have to be over 12 cfs to go back from stage 4 water rationing, to stage 3. Been a while. So, today it's 36-18-4. Junction 36, Mason 18, Llano 4.
Ol BB is gonna be a neighbor for ?,,,at Inks Lake here. They told people who bought property on the banks that it was a constant level lake. WELLLL, not when it floods enough!!! Didn't tell them that. I was working with a woman that lived there, along with her son and his family, and his house had water in it up to the ceiling, and her trailer house had water under it to the floor. Almost washed it off it's foundation. did wash away the butane tank, and underpinning. When they had to open some flood gates at Buchanan Dam, it let lots of water go down from it. Here, the river got on a 100 year rise, 42 feet i think it was. lol,,There was what i called a bridge party, way into the wee hours, watching to see how high it was gonna get. 100s of people. The Colorado also runs into Buchanan, and was on a record rise, too. Ended up flooding lots of places on down, not just at Inks. LMAOOOO,,,BB won't have to worry about that!!! The park is above the place i'm talking about, just over the bridge at Kingsland, at the Eastern edge of Llano County, off 1431. The bridge is where the Llano River joins in.
Way back when i was a teenager, that bridge was a one way thang, and rattled when u went over it. Had a top over it too. Anyway, a bunch of us went out there one time, and most of the kids got up on the rail, and jumped off!!! NOT ME. I got up on the rail, and got back down. Wasn't the jump, was the swimming out. I never was a water person, so didn't swim that well. It was HIGH. lol, Our DA here right now,,was one of em. Always told him, hey, i knew u when.
My Dad could have bought acres of that property that is now Kingland, for $50.00 an acre. Later, when the Lake was created, and Kingsland became a booming place, and a lot went for 50,000. and more, he moaned and groaned til i told him one day, Dad, u would have sold it all, first time you were offered 100.00 an acre and thot u made a killing. He thot a few minutes, said yep, and never ever said another word about it. He always said we were hiding behind the door when God passed out the money, so we got the looks. lolololol
Don't remember which blog i read today, that was talking about their uncle, DDs?, that played around for dances, etc. Well, my Dad and his 3 brothers did too. He always had a guitar around, and one of his bros was a fantastic fiddle player. Dad got a steel guitar one time, and when he got that thang out, we ALL left the area. hahahaha He'd hook it up to his amp and OMG. Never did learn to play it. There's just one sister left now, out of 8. And she has always been my fav. Lives in Paris Tx. In a nursing home now, after a fall that broke her hip again. Dad left the farming behind, back in the late 40s, and we moved here. Been here ever since.
Good memories today,,,yall tc, HAGD
Ol BB is gonna be a neighbor for ?,,,at Inks Lake here. They told people who bought property on the banks that it was a constant level lake. WELLLL, not when it floods enough!!! Didn't tell them that. I was working with a woman that lived there, along with her son and his family, and his house had water in it up to the ceiling, and her trailer house had water under it to the floor. Almost washed it off it's foundation. did wash away the butane tank, and underpinning. When they had to open some flood gates at Buchanan Dam, it let lots of water go down from it. Here, the river got on a 100 year rise, 42 feet i think it was. lol,,There was what i called a bridge party, way into the wee hours, watching to see how high it was gonna get. 100s of people. The Colorado also runs into Buchanan, and was on a record rise, too. Ended up flooding lots of places on down, not just at Inks. LMAOOOO,,,BB won't have to worry about that!!! The park is above the place i'm talking about, just over the bridge at Kingsland, at the Eastern edge of Llano County, off 1431. The bridge is where the Llano River joins in.
Way back when i was a teenager, that bridge was a one way thang, and rattled when u went over it. Had a top over it too. Anyway, a bunch of us went out there one time, and most of the kids got up on the rail, and jumped off!!! NOT ME. I got up on the rail, and got back down. Wasn't the jump, was the swimming out. I never was a water person, so didn't swim that well. It was HIGH. lol, Our DA here right now,,was one of em. Always told him, hey, i knew u when.
My Dad could have bought acres of that property that is now Kingland, for $50.00 an acre. Later, when the Lake was created, and Kingsland became a booming place, and a lot went for 50,000. and more, he moaned and groaned til i told him one day, Dad, u would have sold it all, first time you were offered 100.00 an acre and thot u made a killing. He thot a few minutes, said yep, and never ever said another word about it. He always said we were hiding behind the door when God passed out the money, so we got the looks. lolololol
Don't remember which blog i read today, that was talking about their uncle, DDs?, that played around for dances, etc. Well, my Dad and his 3 brothers did too. He always had a guitar around, and one of his bros was a fantastic fiddle player. Dad got a steel guitar one time, and when he got that thang out, we ALL left the area. hahahaha He'd hook it up to his amp and OMG. Never did learn to play it. There's just one sister left now, out of 8. And she has always been my fav. Lives in Paris Tx. In a nursing home now, after a fall that broke her hip again. Dad left the farming behind, back in the late 40s, and we moved here. Been here ever since.
Good memories today,,,yall tc, HAGD
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