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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 cab...

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 minute...

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 sch...

Well, it was a nice day on Saturday, the 28th of October, so we decided to go to Seguin to see what the craftspeople had to show us on the square. But, as usual, first we had to have lunch at Kirby's Korner.  Not much, but okay.  Then, on into the center of Seguin via US 90 business route.  We found a good parking place and then, us usual, we had to have our after lunch coffee at Court Street Café.  They have pretty good coffee and it is a pleasant old time café---even though it is not old. Oh, yes, we also had a cinnamon nut muffin, which was shared. Off to the square with two interests, one was to find Jordan, the jewelry maker and the other was to see if there was anything of interest in all the other booths. Things change.  This two part festival has a second contingent at the heritage park north of the Interstate.  We used to make that out must first stop as they offered a turkey dinner lunch for 8 $ which was really great.  Then, we could wal...

Just found the photos from the Serbin Picnic of 2016, so had to create the post---the one I apparently forgot to do.  So, recognize that this post is a year late. The Serbin picnic was the same as the one we attended a year or so ago, but this one was really minus a lot of key players----- the people who demonstrated their crafts.  We believe this Picnic was lacking these craftspeople because the weather this weekend was really threatening with forecasts of flooding. The band is always a centerpiece of the eating hall, and they are always dressed in their old time outfits. This is the first time that we walked the distance to the back of the property  and visited the inside of the church.  A brightly painted church, but not quite like the Czech churches known as the "painted churches". The society operates a museum of period house hold items.  The music area of the museum is especially interesting.  It was in this museum a year or so ago that a ...

Hurricane Harvey hit and was heading right for our home, but then turned tail and went back to the coast.  The eye came to within about 50 miles of our location.  It brought a fair amount of rain, measuring about 12 inches over two days.  The ground was so dry and the rain so steady that virtually none of the rain collected in the sloughs, so we concluded that most or all of it sunk into the ground.  The best rain that has occurred in this area, as far as ground soaking goes, in a long time. Others got more, much more than they needed.  This rainfall, of over inches in some areas, caused rivers to get to near record stage and flooded many areas.  It will be long time recovering from this.