Apr 6, 2010 - Wildseed Farm and LBJ Ranch

We woke up this morning to a beautiful day. The temps didn't get below 65 all night and it promised to be a warm, sunny day. This was the kind of day we thought would be perfect for the Wildseed Farm and the LBJ Ranch tour. First things first, we showered, had breakfast and took Heidi for a nice long walk in anticipation of her spending a long day in the RV. We left the RV Park around 9:30 and drove the short distance to the Wildseed Farm. They claim to be the largest working wildflower farm in the nation and they have acres of wildflowers...

Apr 5, 2010 - Nimitz Museum

It was misting rain this morning when we woke up. It looked as though it would be short-lived, however, and we hoped it would clear up a little later. After showers and breakfast, we went downtown to tour the Nimitz Museum. It is a huge complex and it is all about the Pacific War (World War II). Each room had memorabilia beginning with the seeds of conflict before the war, the shock of Pearl Harbor, all the major battlefields and, of course, the Victory. Some of the rooms had actual Jeeps and small planes that were used in the war. One...

Apr 4, 2010 - Happy Easter!

We were up early this morning so we would have time to get ready for Easter Mass. We went to St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fredericksburg. The church was built in the early 1900's and it is just beautiful. I had taken some pictures the day before and I'll post them on today's blog. It's not a very large church, but of course, it was filled to the brim on Easter Sunday. As we were sitting in the pew before Mass began, a couple from the RV Park (Jane and Don) came and sat next to us. We had met them briefly before but hadn't had a chance to...

Apr 3, 2010 - Picnic Amongst The Blue Bonnets

This morning when we woke up it was 39 degrees. Brrrrrrrrr. The weather forecast was for 84 by this afternoon so I sure hope they are right. The sun was shining so we decided it would be a great day to pack a picnic lunch and go searching for blue bonnets. Roger went up to the office to ask directions and they gave him a county map and marked where to go for the best showings. We put our lunches in the cooler, packed up Heidi and all what she needed and we hopped in the truck, ready to go. The map was invaluable and we made it to the Willow...

Apr 2, 2010 - Downtown

There was a light rain falling this morning when we woke up so we were in no big hurry to get going for the day. It finally cleared up just before noon so we decided to go to downtown Fredericksburg and look around for a while. We found a place to park and started walking There are a multitude of little shops and restaurants and we had a marvelous time looking at everything. Of course, all that shopping made us hungry and thirsty and we couldn't resist an early dinner at the Fredericksburg Brewery. I ordered a rueben sandwich and some...

Mar 24, 2010 - The Rally is Over

Monday we lazed around for a bit in the morning and then headed out to Lowes… I had a project I wanted to work on and I needed valcore to get it going.. We are also looking for some dropped lighting to give me more light in the kitchen.. It is not easy to find this in 12 volt. We have a few options so will put that on the back burner for now… Next we drove around downtown Kerrville to see if we could find our perfect lunch spot of the day… It didn’t take us long til we came to a place called the Rail… The Rail is in an old Depot that was...

Mar 21, 2010 - Fredericksburg Trade Days

Nancy and I have attended Fredericksburg Trade Days in the past and enjoy seeing all the stuff. Anything goes at the trade days, where more than 300 vendors offer everything from old license plates to mannequin heads to birdbaths. All kinds of stuff made just about everywhere collectibles, antiques, tools, Texas primitives, crafts, "shabby chic" items, ranch furniture, designer clothing and jewelry, vintage clothing, fudge, western decor, hunting supplies and more. We took the back way to Trade Days along the same route that took us to...

Mar 8, 2010 - LBJ Ranch & Hill Country

Sunday was laundry day, house cleaning and just a day to relax with the pets at the RV Park. Monday we decided to drive up into Hill Country north of San Antonio. When we departed from the RV Park it was quite foggy and we were both a little worried we would not see much on this excursion. As we headed north the fog started to lift and by the time we reached our first stop in Johnson City it was still overcast but visibility had improved immensely. Johnson City was the boyhood home of Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) the 36th President of the...

Jan 29, 2010 - German Town

It turned out to be a beautiful day to travel even if it is only a short drive to Fredericksburg. As it turned out, I missed a turn and getting out of town became a nightmare. I found myself closer to Austin then Fredericksburg!! We arrived about 1:00 and we were able to see the Museum of the Pacific War. This is a incredible museum done on a timeline. We were able to see it in approximatly 3 hours, but to truly absorbed it you would need at least another day. We both enjoyed it and agreed that this area needs more time given to it. I think...

Jan 20, 2010 - Guten Tag to Fredericksburg

After leaving Brenham, our next stop was Fredericksburg - home of a million antique shops, but also home to a fabulous, World Class museum. We had visited this museum back in 2004 when it was called the Nimitz Museum. It was quite good then, but since that time it has been renamed and completely redone. I'm so glad we decided to visit it again because it was like a brand new trip. The entire pre-history of the conflict with Japan and all of the ensuing actions are covered in multi-media productions. For example: the room where the...

Jan 2, 2010 - HAPPY NEW YEAR

January 2, 2010 HAPPY NEW YEAR. Wow, what an interesting, exciting, surprising and just plain damn enjoyable 2009 we had. It was a year far unlike anything else we have experienced. To be able to travel at will in complete comfort, to have sold our home of 30 years and almost all of our possessions and to have blindly and just stupid lucky stumbled onto a wonderful spot on Kane Lake to spend our non-snow season is beyond anything we could have imagined a year ago. We consider ourselves amazingly fortunate. I have been quite remiss in...

Dec 23, 2009 - Back in Texas

Guess it has been a while. We had a busy time in the cities getting Barb’s Mom’s stuff taken care of. She was moved to a long term care facility (nursing home) on the 15th. She is very weak but got stronger every day. We flew back on the 20th and were glad to be out of the snow. There was about 6” of snow on ground and we had sub-zero temps a couple mornings. It was snowing when we took off. It was nice to get back in our little home. All was well at Jan and Bill’s and they picked us up at the airport. After the stressful 2 weeks we had,...