|
Beau Wann, Jr.
Good foggy mernin to youse youtes.
Wellll, yall can have it here on the hill, con side, it is a fer piece to drive for folks, pro sside, no deposit required, con side, not as varied a selection of food and drinks, pro side, party can start early as anyone wants to get up and out, plus, anyone can bring their own vittles and drink, I can also have it catered, or fixe BBQ like last time, or mexican food, the latter is easier to prepare. A much more free atmosphere, lots of parking etc.
Spring Creek BBQ is an option, loved the food, but didnt like the not being able to move around inside and out like we did at Goode company. Dont think it's as good a selection as Goode Co. Ant street Inn in Brenham has a very large banquet hall, and lots of parking, plus anyone wants to spend the night, they have plenty rooms available, not sure if they provide the food. I guess they would for a price.
Havent been back to Houston in 3 plus years, and I dont know whats there anymore, cept road construction and lots of traffic. It's surprising how much one can forget of a place youve lived in for almost 70 years. All my landmarks are gone. On the rare occasion that I go to houston, some of the time I have to ask Diane where we are, and am surprised to find that it use to be a frequently traveled spot by me.
Diane is going to a funeral today at the Heights funeral home. When she told me that, I had to ask which funeral home it was and where. Over the last half century and then some, I'll bet I've been to more than 2 dozne funerals there. Would you believe I remember the one on 34th street, but now have forgotten the name.
I guess it just amazes me how much one forgets the things that were almost 2nd nature.
Hmmm, well that doesnt solve the dilema of where to hold the spring fling now does it. By the end of March, I hope to have the daince/pool hall enlarged by 720 sq feet. But the downside to having it here, we'd have to have a rain date cause if it rained, it would be too muddy. It's always something! ! ! I keep mentioning here, because I just want all to know, all are welcome here.
Say, didnt we have it at another BBQ joint just south of 290 and just east of Hwy 6 over close to where Gander mountain use to be? Or was that in cypress close to Spring Creek BBQ? My mind is a terrible think.
Wherever we have it, I'm sure it will be great. It has to be great if all yall are there, so there you go and there you are.
Mama Footsie next pasture over had her baby, finally. Mama and baby are doing fine, cept Mama is limping. Seems her left front foot is sore or ailing. Her name is Footsie because she always seems to have a problem with one foot or the other. Saw our owl family this past week and even heard them "whooooing". I have to tell you, I love owls, and bunnies and kittens and puppys, duh, who doesnt, right!
Also have two bluebird families living in government housing that we have provided. As swell looking as a blue bird is, you can stuff and mount them for all I care. All they do is crud all over our cars and trucks and things. Some wrens or somesuch othe boids are trying to build nests in our pergola/boat house. I keep making them disappear, and they keep cruding all over the furniture and deck. Hey, the owls dont do that! Maybe I can get the owls to eat all the other birds.
I guess if I quit putting out birdseed, they might go away. I'm really putting out the seed for the most beautiful boid of all, the Cardinal. theyve disappeared a couple of times in the winter months last couple of years. Before that they were with us all year round. I figured it was because I ran out of birdseed and neglected to refill the feeders. I now keep plenty bags of seed on hand to avoid that problem. We've seen them this winter here, although not as plentiful as in past seasonss. The bright red is sure a contrast to the browns and greys of winter!
Seems we dodged a bullet this morning, rain went south and noth of us. Houston is taking a pounding though. Dianes Beta Eta meeting was cancelled for this morning. They meet at the Presbyterian church over across from the Fine Arts Museum...hmmm, or is it a Pres church in Bellaire. Oh the humanity!
Speaking of Fine arts museum, has anyone heard from Doug Romans? Havent seen him for a couple of years, and he was quite regular at Fudds for a spell. I do hope he hasnt fallen on hard times, health or wealth wise, as I hope none of our friends have. That's what I'd do if I were as rich as Bill Gates, I'd set up a fund for any and all classmates to share in.
I'd also build a retirement community with individual cottages, with all the handicap amenities. Staff it with hungry college students, and pay them well. Everything would be taken care of for the residents, everything. Have a small "Mayberry" downtown that residents could walk to, or use some sort of transportation provided by the management. Drugstore, cafe, diner, bank, sherriffs office, hairdresser, dept store, post office etc. yeah, that's the ticket! Even a town square gazebo for summer evening concerts!
Sure turned out foggy this morning as it has the past couple of days. I finally figured out why we are so foggy here a lot of the time. We live in the Brazos Valley, along the river, Duh! I remember going through Arkansas back in 85 or 86 on one of our few vacations. Had our boys with us, they were 15 and 17 I think, and really didnt want to go. They wanted to go to the beach with their friends, but had already commited to going with us, and I take someones word very seriously.
Anyway, we went noth through Eureka springs, been there many times in my youte, and stayed at Spider Creek resort one day and night. It is located by Beaver lake, and on the Famed White river. The boys fished the river the day we got there, and caught their limit of rainbow trout on Zebco 202 or 404 bass reels and rods. Cooked that trout for dinner, and it was the best fish I've ever eaten. Dont know if the resort is still in bidness, but I know they dont open in the winter because the mountain freezes over.
As we were leaving the next morning, driving up out of the valley, I looked in the rearview mirror and saw real white fog along the river. Even have a postcard with that view, it's called "Whipped Cream Fog". Well sirs and ma'ams, it just occured to me that most rivers with the right weather conditions, generally have fog.
Once again, instead of telling you what time it is, I build a watch! Dont know why I take the roundabout route to tell something, I guess it has to do with mah upbringing. No one in my family ever said much to me about anything, let alone explain something. They thought you should have been born with the knowledge they possessed. They were possesed allright!
When speaking to someone, anyone that will listen, I tend to do the same thing, give out too much information....OH WOW, THE SUN IS SHINING AND THERE IS A CARDINAL AT ONE OF THE FEEDERS...YEAAAAAA! ! ! Next time I see any of youse youtes, I will do better, and not talk so much.
Hmmm, I have just rambled on and on and on eh! I really just got on to say our place is available for the spring fling, or any other time also too. Oh well, after more than ten years on the forum, I guess you know what to expect from me...blah blah blah. Hope all is well with all yall, we seem to be doing ok on the hill, usual aches and pains.
Oh, hope Jackie doesnt mind, b ut she let us know she went through surgery to remove a sub-clavian catheter from her cancer treatments. Surgery went longer than expected, 1 hr and 15 minutes. All went well finally. Catheter came out ok, but the line connected to it that goes down to the heart was not so easy to get out. Jackie said she had "the singing surgeon" perform the operation. Jackie was awake the whole time. she didnt say what the surgeon sang, but must have been pretty good.
Diane went through the same thing bout 20 plus years ago. Dont think her surgeon sang though. What is so amazing to me, or spiritually uplifting, is that Jackie has been fighting cancer for years now, going through this treatment and that proceedure and plenty of different meds with plenty of different side effects, and yet, she is able to smile and laugh. I can see her smiling in my mind as I type this. What a beautiful person she is. Hard not to love someone like that. We have a lot to be thankful for because of her. this forum for starters.
There I go again, cant just say goodbye can I, got to rattle on and on telling you what you already know.
we wish Jackie and all youse youtes nothing but the best, ever! Keep the sun at your six and ride boldly ride...
Your frien and jabberin magpie, Cephus Talkin Idjit Olbeauwannkanobie...
|
.gif)
Hugs
.png)
.gif)
