September 18th - Texas Style Bar-B-Que

We are now in New Braunfels, Texas for a while. Our granddaughter, Jessica, had recently been ill and in the hospital in Houston. We decided that we were coming down here to see her and help out. She also had the excitement of riding out Hurricane Ike in the Houston hospital's ICU. According to her, that's one thing definitely off her bucket list. She's doing a lot better now.



Jean, Marshall, Mac & Jessica belong to the New Braunfels Schuetzen Verein Shooting club. It was originally organized July 4, 1849. They took us out to a practice shoot Friday, Sept 18th and I was introduced to what I believe to be the best grilling machine ever made. It's made from an old propane tank with a lot of ingenuity.










I was also able to try my hand at shooting. My hat is off to Marshall. He's a great shooter and teacher. These guys take this sport real serious. I was amazed at some of the guns they had. To check out their activities, go to http://www.nbsv.org/

August 29th - Sept. 4th - Pendaries RV Park

The gathering of friends took place in Pendaries RV Park. We stayed for a week and just tried to get ourselves to stop and smell the roses and everything else around us. This place really allowed us to start to realize just how fortunate we are to have chosen this life style. We are seeing things that for so long we just took for granted. We were traveling through life at break neck speed and not realizing all the wonders around us.

We found this neat little restaurant in Mora, NM and saw a sign with this life's motto. We had a good laugh with it. There is a point of truth to it though. No would of''s, could of''s or should of''s when were done. They sure serve great burritos there. The chili is tasty & spicy.

There was a neat fair held on Saturday and Sunday at the old mill. Lots of good things to try and buy. I was amazed at the history of the Mora Valley. Besides the beautiful scenery, a lot of things happened there in the early days of our country's formation. Choke Cherry Jelly was the purchase of the day.