We are on the fourth day of our journey to Texas. \u00a0I took lots of pictures yesterday, but sadly, last night while we were driving and I was tired, I accidentally erased all my new pictures off my camera. \u00a0So this is a no picture blog today. \u00a0I will write \u00a0what I wrote in my journal yesterday.<\/p>\n
We stopped at the first quilt shop yesterday in Bovinia, MS. It had 9000 bolts of fabric. \u00a0We almost missed it as it was on a dead end road and we thought Miss Garmin had led us astray, but we kept going and there it was almost at the end of the road. \u00a0It had just about every quilt magazine you could think of, tons of patterns, quilt aides, sewing machines, long arm machines and much more. \u00a0The fabrics were beautiful and there was a large variety. \u00a0Of course I had to buy some. \u00a0When this trip is all over, I will show you my treasures. \u00a0This is part of the fun of traveling and seeing new businesses and quilt shops.<\/p>\n
We passed through Vicksburg. \u00a0 Many years ago we went to Vicksburg with my brother and his family and went through the Coca Cola museum. \u00a0We drove through the battlefield. \u00a0It was sad to see how many had died in the American Civil War. \u00a0And this was just one cemetery.<\/p>\n
We went through Louisiana yesterday. \u00a0A little town called Tallulah. \u00a0 The town had Christmas trees set up in a river all ready for the next Christmas season. \u00a0Metal trees with big colorful globes on them.<\/p>\n
It was a sad looking \u00a0town. \u00a0Like many little towns we have gone through. \u00a0 Storefronts boarded up. \u00a0A dusty little town, but they still wanted to decorate for Christmas. \u00a0The people who live there probably love their town, though, and stay there in hopes of something better.<\/p>\n
Many towns centered around huge grain elevators and surrounded by fields already harvested. \u00a0 I blinked and we drove through the town of Holly Ridge. \u00a0Remember Jan Karon’s book Holly Springs? \u00a0I saw a road sign pointing the way to it. \u00a0Father Tim was from there.<\/p>\n
David and \u00a0I drove along sharing a banana and a small piece of peanut butter fudge. \u00a0Pure bliss.<\/p>\n
Went through the town of Start, LA \u00a0I always wonder how towns got their names. \u00a0Perhaps someone was making a fresh start at this place.<\/p>\n
Monroe, LA. An antique store mecca. \u00a0Everyone so nice. \u00a0Yes, I bought somethings. \u00a0I am trying to pace myself and not spend too much as we will be in Fredericksburg tomorrow and there are lots of stores there. \u00a0Also Wildseed Farms where I order my flower seeds from. \u00a0Can’t wait.<\/p>\n
Hello, Shreveport. \u00a0Good-bye, Shreveport. \u00a0Just passing through<\/p>\n
Finally, TEXAS!!!! \u00a0We have been in Texas a couple of times, but this is the first time we will spend several days in it.<\/p>\n
Okay, I have to tell you about one of the worst places we have ever eaten. \u00a0We have eaten at some pretty bad places and some simply wonderful places in our travels. \u00a0I am not a buffet or cafeteria type person. \u00a0Unless we are eating at a fast food place where I know the food, I like to eat at a nice sit down restaurant and be served with delicious food. \u00a0This place was not it. \u00a0David likes buffets, so I reluctantly agreed to eat at McCay’s \u00a0Ranch House. \u00a0I knew it was bad when we went in and there was only one table with people sitting at it. \u00a0We should have turned around then, but we sat down. \u00a0I wanted to order the shrimp that they had on the menu, but the waitress just ran up to us and said, “Grab a plate and get your food.” \u00a0Just like that. \u00a0Well, I got a salad of huge lettuce leaves hardly cut up at all, black olives and a little dressing, a spoonful of pea salad and a spoonful of macaroni salad, which I usually love. \u00a0Yuck, yuck and yuck. \u00a0The entrees were no better. \u00a0The best part of the meal were the crackers that came with the salad. And how can you ruin a banana pudding? \u00a0I’m just telling you. Plus the waitress kept sticking her arm across our table to grab our plates before we were even done. \u00a0It wasn’t like she had a whole lot of other customers to wait on. \u00a0 Don’t eat there. \u00a0I repeat. \u00a0Don’t eat there. \u00a0I told David this has turned me off of buffets for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n
We started to see ranches and ranch gates with names of the ranches on them. \u00a0Passed antique shop after antique shop, but they were all closed as it was later in the day. \u00a0Boo.<\/p>\n
Heading to Waco today to see the silos Joanna and Chip Gaines from the show Fixer Upper, have made into a store and offices. \u00a0Magnolia store. \u00a0Fredricksburg, here we come!!! Bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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