Happy Mothers Day!

May 11, 2008

I hope all of you mothers out there had a great day.

Although all of my kids called to wish me a happy Mother's Day we couldn't get together this year but Jerry made sure that I was pampered anyway. He managed to sneek out of the house early Sunday morning for flowers and a card and then served me breakfast in bed. I didn't roll out of bed until about 1030 and he was already busy working on lunch. By the time I had showered lunch was ready and we sat down to eat. While I was finishing getting ready he got the dishes done. What a guy!

The rest of the afternoon was just spent watching TV and napping until Kevin stopped by to wish me a Happy Mother's day. For those of you who don't know, Kevin is the oldest son. He had been by the cemetery to visit his mother before coming to the house. We had a good visit and then he headed home. Kevin has just been great to me and I love him for that.

Jerry and I went for a walk in the Granbury Park and then on to dinner before ending our day.

Thank you, Jerry, for such a good day.

Until next time.

Joyce & Jerry

White Horse Station, Clifton, Texas

May 9, 2008

Jerry on the left and Ken West in the yellow shirt.

This week has been pretty quiet. Brian came by for a visit on Thursday afternoon and we took him to dinner at Loco Coyote. For those of you who haven't been there, you should try it out. It is an old building out in the country with a big porch for dining and inside the tables just have benches to sit on. It serves great food and is just a neat place to eat.


Jerry and I went to Clifton tonight, Jerry was playing bass with a band for a dance at the White Horse Station. As usual it was a lot of fun. Some of the band members have played with some big country stars back in their younger days. They had a sax player this time and surprisingly enough he really sounded good with the country music they played. The turn out for these events is usually pretty good for a small town. I really admire some of the older people for getting out on the dance floor and just having fun.

Tomorrow Jerry plays in a golf tournament in Meridian and I will be taking care of business.

Take time to have fun and enjoy your surroundings whereever they may be.

Until next time.

Joyce & Jerry

Canton

May 4, 2008,

Of course this is me under an arbor at the park in Glen Rose.

We couldn't decide what we wanted to do today but we ended up at Canton's First Monday Trade Days.

We arrived just in time for a healthy lunch of Twister Fries and a Sausage Corndog for Jerry. Who doesn't love Twister Fries. We opted for homemade ice cream for desert instead of funnel cake. It really hit the spot.

The weather was perfect and after strolling around the shops for about three hours we decided to head back home. We decided to take Highway 67 back through Cleburne where we would eat dinner at a restaurant there that has a pretty good steak. Then on to Glen Rose. There is a quant little park there that we wanted to walk around in, it features a few old buildings and a nice walk around by the Puluxy River.

The above pictures were taken at the park.

Until next time.

Joyce & Jerry

Update

May 7, 2008

This is just a quick update to get us current.

After our trip to San Antonio we have just been working around here. Lots of mowing to do with all the rain. Several of the workers that were staying here have pulled out and it is pretty quite around here. We still have a lot of spaces filled but we are looking forward to filling back up again.

Jerry is finally feeling better but the cough is lingering around for a while eventhough it is better as well.

We kept Alex overnight this last week. That was fun. He had soooooooo much fun. I bet he walked ten miles. He loved being outside and just being a little boy. He drove the golf cart, played in the dog pen, checked out the flowers and much more. He also pulled Mimi around by the cord around my neck that I keep my office keys on, as you can see above. We had a good time. Alex is very loving and sweet and is generally a good boy.

Until next time.

Joyce & Jerry

San Antonio

April 20, 2008

This post is someone late due to our internet service being down for over a week. We are finally up and running, at least for the time being so I will try to catch up on what has been going on with the Browns.

Do you see anyone you know in the picture of the Alamo?

Today is the day to leave for San Antonio. We got up as usual and just took our time getting ready to leave. We were on the road by 9am and arrived in San Antonio about 1:30pm. The drive was very pleasant as we took in the beauty of all the different wild flowers along the highway. Jerry said there weren't as many bluebonnets as usual but there were many different kinds of flowers to enjoy.

After checking into our hotel we took a walk on the Riverwalk and then onto a boat for a tour down the river. Jerry wasn't feeling well before we left for our trip and it seems all the vegatation on the riverwalk only added to his misery. He was sneezing, runny nose and eyes and had a bad cough. After the boat ride we went back to our room for a rest before having dinner. We found a great italian restaurant and enjoyed a nice dinner before retiring back to our room.

Monday morning came with Jerry feeling worse, however, we did go to the Buckhorn Museum and then had lunch. We spent much of our time in the hotel room today. There was to be a riverboat parade and chairs were being lined up all along the riverwalk. The tickets for the parade were $65 each. We decided we would just order room service and watch it on TV and boy am I glad that we did. The parade was very boring and in my opinion certainly not worth paying $65 each to be in a crowd of people.

We left for home on Tuesday morning and took a detour to the Wild Seed Farm near Fredericksburg. The Poppy fields were pretty and there were several other wild flower fields but many were not in full force yet.

All in all it was a relaxing trip and the scenery was certainly nice.

Until next time.

Joyce & Jerry

Granbury Live

April 12, 2008

Jerry & I have been pretty busy with one thing or the other this week, however, we had a call from "Sister", an associate from Granbury Live, who invited us to be their guest at the new show called COUNTRY.

After a busy day mowing and working around the park we shut things down and got ready to go into Granbury for the show. We arrived early enough to have some dinner first, someone told us about "The Loft", don't waste your time or money. The salad and wine were good but the service was not great nor was the entree. The meat okay, the vegetables cold and tasteless.

Anyway back to the show. The show was a group of muscians and singers from the Granbury, Stephenville area and I thought they did a great job. They did country music from the Bop Wells era until the present time. The young man on the fiddle was great and his wife was a very good singer as well. The group was comprised of a teacher, an engineer from Lockheed Martin, a young lady who works with horses, and others. All and all it was a good show well worth seeing.

It is Sunday and I think today may be a lazy day. We have to be in Fort Worth at 8am in the morning for Jerry's bloodwork, etc for his checkup.

We hope to get some time for more adventures but until then I will enter things of interest as they happen.

Until later,

Joyce & Jerry

White Horse Station, Clifton, Texas

April 4, 2008

I am back again. We finally made time to have some fun.

White Horse Station is an establishment in old downtown Clifton and as their website states they offer a unique mix of people, places and things. Last night we joined our friends in Clifton for dinner at the American Legion and then on to the White Horse Station for music and dance. Ken West and a group of other muscians performed and fun was had by all. Both young and old.

We have met some really friendly people in Clifton. It is one of those out of the way places that you would never think about visiting but they offer up the old downtown feel with shopping and entertainment.

Tonight Ken West and Jerry will be playing at the White Horse Station for cocktail hour preceding dinner and a show they are having, I believe for charity. I will let you know how that goes. Then we will be on to the Hill Country Bar & Grill in Meridian for dinner and the musical talents of Bob Bone, who also played with last nights group.

It is a busy weekend for Jerry, he is also playing in a golf tournament at Iron Horse in North Richland Hills today and will rush home, change and be on to Clifton. Needless to say we will need a rest tomorrow.

Until later, enjoy the simple pleasures in life.

Joyce & Jerry

Also check out the White Horse Station Website to see what they have to offer. (www.whitehorsestation.com)