Saturday, July 11, 2020

The Carvings of Gene Zesch

The Carvings of Gene Zesch is another outstanding exhibit

Hold onto your hat folks!  This is laugh out loud show!
We had to chuckle at many of the pieces--such wise sayings along 
with the carvings.  Remember, these are small caricatures--nothing
larger than 6"--  


Just unbelievable work! 
some with cigars or cigarettes in their mouth--all carved by hand!

"End of the Trail"

"Oh--that buck"

"I see by the outfit you are a cowboy"

"Can't Look"

"Now, that ought discourage rustlers"
The cow is branded all over

This is one he did especially for our time period--
" Quarantined"--beer bottles and cigarette butts galore


Thursday, July 9, 2020

Museum Walks

Thanks goodness, museums are open now!
We took a visit to Kerrville, TX Museum of Western Art--
Both of these exhibits will be on display till August 1
Great exhibits for sure--special exhibits too!


You can't help but admire the paintings of G. Harvey
He gives us the bright light of night with his western paintings
This one is "Christmas Eve At the General Store"

"Christmas Ride"  I love the contrast of the horse/buggy with
'modern car'

"In HIs Footsteps" 1979

1980 painting "Mission Well"

Look how the light glows around the animals--
super exhibit!

"Second Generation"
All the paintings are on loan from L.D. Brinkman Collection.
so glad they shared!


Tuesday, July 7, 2020

What's on Your Bobbin?


How have you been doing with your spinning during this July 4th weekend?
Did you accomplish any goal you set?  
Did you set a goal?
No worries, if you didn't achieve what you set out to accomplish--
hopefully, you are spinning some during the Tour de Fleece--
There will be another chance when the real Tour de France takes
off later this summer.
Here are some of my bobbin efforts--all need to be wound off
and plied--
so happy to spin up the last of one braid --the far bobbin with red/gold.
the front bobbin is the tencel/merino blend--
anyway--happy treadling!

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Star Spangled Recipes..


There will be no parades this Fourth of July--
Yes, there will be fireworks though!
It is a time for us to celebrate with our friends the
freedoms we enjoy--It is also my father's birthday--RIP--
He was born on July 4, 1918 and has been gone from this earth
since 1975-
-anyway, we will gather with our neighbors and
friends at the local airport tarmac and watch the fireworks
sprinkle in the sky!

Here are some fabulous recipes to bring to your firework party

Monday, June 29, 2020

It's Peach Season!!


It's peach season in our neck of the woods!  Orchard after orchard is
brimming with trees loaded with nice juicy peach fruit.  There are so many
varieties that come in all during the season--
SpringoldSmallCling7505/15-5/20
FlordaKingLargeCling4505/15-5/20
BicentennialSmallCling7005/20-5/30
TexstarMed-largeFree6505/20-6/01
JuneprinceMed-largeSemi-free6505/20-6/01
JunegoldLargeCling6505/22-6/03
GoldprinceMed-largeFree6505/23-6/05
Tex RoyalLargeFree6006/02-6/12
SentinelLargeSemi-free8506/03-6/14
GalaLargeSemi-free7006/04-6/15
Rio GrandeLargeFree4506/10-6/20
FlavorcrestLargeFree7506/10-6/20
HarvesterMed-largeSemi-free7506/15-6/25
La FelicianaLargeFree5506/20-7/04
HawthorneLargeFree7006/27-7/7
FireprinceLargeFree8006/30-7/09


The best part of peaches---the fruit will blend in with any recipe you can find--
Peach lemonade--Peach bourbon BBQ sauce--Peach salad--
How about this one--
Peach Bruschetta--Yummy!

And the desserts!!   This is one from Spruce Eats-Delicious!

The all time favorite is the peach cobbler--any way you can prepare it
with crust, just peaches with topping--oh wow!  outstanding.

My favorite was to slice peaches in a pie dish (without crust), sprinkle
with some cinnamon, little ginger, or other seasoning, then
sprinkle one of those Jiffy cake mixes on top, and pour a stick of
melted butter over the top--lordy, lordy--some good!

Now, that we are on the low carb food plan, we can not consume many peaches--
But, in this Keto friendly recipe we can have at least a small slice:
This recipe is supplied by This Moms Menu and 
yes, we can have ice cream by Rebel (in your frozen section)
Okay, I'm off to pick more peaches!




Saturday, June 27, 2020

My Music Passion!

For years my music passion was George Strait!  Oh, yes, I still love that man's music---
recently, I've achieved a new music passion--HAUSER!  If you haven't tuned into his music--take a listen. 


Not only is he a nice looking dude, his locations for his music is outstanding.  Here is his
birthday video

I can watch forever!  My new music passion!! Maybe, he'll become yours also.

It's Time--

 It’s time to think about greeting cards I’ll send out this year.  Most years, if I’m not feeling pressed, I’ll create my own cards.  One ye...