I'M IN TEXAS!!!

So, this is not a post on sewing, vintage stuff, or anything of that nature. This post is all about my adventures in Texas visiting my dear mom. She had heart surgery in March and has been on the mend ever since. As soon as I got some time off, I came down here to visit her and raise her spirits.

Feel free to skip this post (and maybe the next one) if you're not interested in my family hijinx.

I apologize for the sometimes-crappy cellphone pics.

Me and my cute mommy

Bill chauffeuring us around

At the large earthenwork dam in New Braunfels

On one side of the path - greenery. 

Water on the other side. Impressive - even from Michigan standards

This is the path leading up to Bill's house just past the gate.

To get to the front door you have to pass "Tootie Tower"

The channel running next to the property. Sort of a shallow lagoon

the infamous Parthenon in the back yard. It hides a secret....

View of the back porch facing the "lake"

The main feature on this side of the house? GiGi tower (named after my mom)

The secret to the Parthenon - where do the steps lead????

To The Brass Elephant Bar! Bill dug out the space under the parthenon (well, actually he built the Parthenon on top of the bar - but whatever), and that's where this really cool space exists! It faces the channel - looks like a cool place to hang out and have a drink (or five)!

Cool Italian furniture piched up at a thrift store many years ago

Cozy place to play chess

The bar itself sporting the appellate brass elephant phone

The Parthenon - like its namesake it probably looks best at a 3/4 view

the deck on top of the house

one lonely pillar that will some day be another carport

Greco-Roman statuary everywhere

I think Emperor Hadrian would like this hippo sticking out of the mud

That's all for now! Stick around for more updates, and be sure to leave any comments below!