Summer Sundays - ca. 1954

The Town Pond

Summer Sundays where I grew up in College Station, Texas were fun. My mother and father was not at work so after church either my parents would work in the yard

or take a little time

to do something like this in the town "pond". The little boy to the right is my brother. I'm in the the forefront. (ca. 1954)

The Brackenridge Eagle

This little train made it's round throughout Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas. My grandfather and a friend of his owned this little train. My sister and I would ride and ride on it. Occasionally would get off at different stops to go through Witte Museum, the Japanese Gardens or play putt-putt golf.

We would drive to San Antonio on a Saturday and spend Sunday with

my grandparents. (ca. 1954)

Visit The Tablescaper for her very fun

Summer Sundays

http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/

"The Verstile Blogger" - Me??

Thank you, Donna!

Wow!

If y'all haven't been to

The House on the Corner

http://donnashouseonthecorner.blogspot.com/

then hop over there and get to know Donna.

We're both Texas ladies...

and, yes... Donna probably says, "Y'all", too!

I need to tell you 7 things about me

that I haven't "confessed" here...

hmmmm.... what might that be:

1) I have lived in Mexico for a total of

four years

2) I was nearly born on a tennis court on the

Texas A&M University campus

3) I was actually born on Labor Day - September 2nd... get it? "Labor"...

4) I hosted Dr. Michael DeBakey for a meeting where he received an award - picked him up from the airport, took him to the hotel, we had a drink in the bar... most unattractive man I ever met... most suave and elegant manners I've ever been around. Interviewed him on a story about eating beef -- remember, "DeBakey's Not Flakey... Beef is Okay"...

(stop chuckling!)

5) I LOVE to wash clothes... my washing machine and dryer run nearly 24/7

6) I LOVE to write family cookbooks

7) Two of my best friends in life are bloggers

you might know

Okay... now here are 15 blogs for you to visit:

 Of course Donna's for sure!

1) White Spray Paint

2) Nancy's Notes

3) They Call Me "Gannky"

4) Grammy's Sweet Nothings

5) Our Life in PEI

6) Memaw Barbies

7) Little Red House

8) From a Writer's Kitchen

9) Family Trees May Contain Nuts

10) Debbiedoos

11) Apron Senorita

12) Entertaining from an Ethnic Indian Kitchen

13) Faded Charm

14) The Lazy Peacock

15) The Harwards

There are many, many more that I can list... so this might change a bit

in a day or so.

Due to the hour -- I will let my bloggers know tomorrow.

G'night!

 

It's a Zacatecas Silver Kinda Sunday

It's a Zacatecas Silver Kinda Sunday

My husband and son found me adoring drooling (let's be honest here) over this silver and turquoise necklace in a shop in Zacatecus, Mexico. Well...

it was close to my birthday... and...

I didn't know they had purchased it for me, but my husband waited until

he and friends of ours went to dinner and he gave it to me.

Isn't he one cool guy?

I'm linking to Gypsy Fish for

Silver Sunday

http://thegypsyfish.blogspot.com/

I truly enjoy Silver Sunday. I always thought I was

more of a "gold" kinda gal but Gypsy Fish has

certainly brought about an awareness of

beautiful things silver.

Pink Perla in the Paper!

Pink Perla in the Paper!

I was feeling so sorry for myself since in my home you would be very hard pressed to find any pink.

It all stems from having almost all testosterone-oriented household. When I was mothering my boys in the old days there just wasn't much use for pink.

So, alas, I can hardly find a dish, a book, a lamp, an article of clothing even that has pink on it!

Low and behold I open Facebook to see this posting made by my dear daughter-in-law in

La Jolla, California. "Perla", their Great Dane puppy is so pink. I believe she only has six black spots. You may know that few spots on an all white animal often-times means deafness.. and yes, Perla is deaf. She knows doggy sign language.

She made the paper to help support the local

Humane Society.

So here's my pink. I missed the deadline, however, I'm still celebrating Pink Saturday!

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Happy Birthday, Lance!

Happy Birthday, Lance!

Now how could so much time have passed that I have son who is 39 years old today?

He was born at Loring AFB, Maine in 1971.

At this moment 39 years ago he and I

were struggling together to make a

grand entrance.

Lance and my husband are business partners

in a farming operation in Mexico.

He has a wonderful wife and two perfect children - Carmen and David, who is

pictured above.

Have a great day, Lance!!

We love you.

I'm "showing and telling"... because it's Friday!!

I'm "showing and telling"...

I know, the picture has not been hung yet.

Since I had so much of my downstairs area stripped of its wallpaper and painted I have an

aversion to hammers and nails... actually a fear of hammering... actually a fear of marring my freshly painted walls. 'nuff said!

I found this print at a thrift store in Austin, Texas. The orginal price was $38, however, I waited until the next day and got it for $27. I am not known for my patience but it gave me a little extra time to decide if I wanted it. Obviously, I did!

The books were all written by my parents. The black book is my father's military publication.

The red book is full of interviews, done by my mother, with Italian families who came from the  old country and settled in the Brazos Bottom of Texas.

The white book is about my mother's family who came from Italy to New York and my grandparents as newly-weds to Texas. My mother also wrote this book.

The clock was a gift to my parents on one of their wedding anniversaries.

The cabinet/table has a marble top. It has

inlaid wood and is just beautiful... inherited from my husband's aunt.

The lamp... bought at a furniture store going out of business in Kingsville, Texas... got it for half-price.

I love this little spot in my home!

I am linking to

My Romantic Home

for Show and Tell Fridays.

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/