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The Sharp Microwave quit operating on Thanksgiving day, just when we needed it the most.   This is the second time the unit just went stone dead.  The first time, the cause was the very small interface plug in at the back of the unit.  Resolved that problem by buying ten replacements for $1.95 shipped from China. Fixed same and was back in business.  That was a year ago.  When it failed this time, we naturally suspected the same sort of failure, so we hauled it out of the hole in the cabinet, set it on a card table, then confirmed that the problem was the interface connector.  Replaced same and it worked in time for the Thanksgiving Day cooking. But, it was still not in the cabinet but on a card table as we were unable (the two of us) to lift it back into the cabinet hole.  It was easy getting out and down, but lifting it back up and in was beyond our safe ability. So, we thought about it for awhile, then devised a ramp from the card table to the cabinet opening. It worked.  Here is

Amber had been getting her annual vaccinations at a pet hospital on the other side of San Marcos, but this year we decided to move her vaccinations to Four Paws vet place just a few miles up the road from where we live. This veterinarian place has a good reputation so we put Amber into her travel case (she has just about outgrown the case, so it is a tight fit) and off we went.  No screeching this time, perhaps she thought she was going to someplace pleasant. She was comfortable all the time we sat in the waiting room, but as soon as we got her into the medical area, she took every opportunity to hiss and spit through the bars of the cage like a trapped tiger. The vet came in to the room and we took the cover off the travel carrier, and, just like in the past, she stayed in the tray without moving, but taking every opportunity to hiss and spit.  The vet, experienced in all this, determined she was doing this because she was afraid, and not viscious. So, after several minutes to allo

Today we attended one of the seminars conductend by Cindy and Beverly.  They are the Interactive  Genealogy Group and provide seminars on family history rsearch tecniques.  This the fourth one we attended,  the next one being in Seguin on the 20th of January. This presentation was made at the Dripping Springs Library from 10 am to 12pm. We then went to the restaurant Thyme and Dough where we shared  a tuna sandwich and bought a loaf of their hearty multi grain bread.

How could we have missed this all these years?   Dee was reading in the local newspaper about an antique car club meeting at Martindale on Saturday the 11th of November after which the car club was to motor to the Kingsbury Aerodrome for a judged show.  We had to take that in for sure. We drove out of SM on highway 621 to Staples, then on to Kingsbury where we jogged  to the east just a half mile or so on Highway 90 and then south a short bit to the location of the aerodrome. The aerodrome is really the grounds of the Pioneer Flight Museum.  Its a volunteer group that runs a large tract of land that has a grass runway, and a large area for display of war relics and such.  The attendees were mostly aficionados of aircraft and of restored cars and were spread out over the large area so that no area was too busy to chat with people at our leisure. We chatted with one 72 yr old fellow who had similar childhood experieces to ours.  He went to a one room school, played with rubber guns,