{"id":5021,"date":"2015-11-04T01:29:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T01:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=5021"},"modified":"2015-11-05T22:45:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T22:45:35","slug":"its-all-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=5021","title":{"rendered":"It’s All Over"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 We have sucked every last second of fun and relaxation out of our recent vacation.\u00a0 We knew we were going to take two full weeks because we knew we will not be taking another vacation for at least a year.\u00a0 At least not an extended one.\u00a0\u00a0 The two weeks went by so quickly.\u00a0 We are home now and I kiss the ground we live on as there is absolutely no place like home.\u00a0 I was so happy to see Molly and Belle and the chickens and that they had all fared quite well during our absence thanks to some great pet sitters who have cared for our pets for years.\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We have so many happy memories of our trip to Texas.\u00a0 Here are a <\/span><\/em>few pictures.\u00a0 Be prepared.\u00a0 This is just a few\u00a0of the pictures I took.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 What can I say about a place that has my very\u00a0favorite birds in it?\u00a0 I love seagulls.\u00a0 Some people call them flying rats, but I think they are beautiful and look so graceful soaring through the air.\u00a0 These almost look like angels coming down from heaven.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 They can stand on one leg.\u00a0 Not many birds do that.\u00a0 I don’t know why they do it, but I think they look cute standing that way.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 We\u00a0took a\u00a0round trip ferry ride from Galveston.\u00a0 It was just something to do and I am so glad we did.\u00a0 I have never seen\u00a0so many sea birds in one place.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0A man was feeding the seagulls in the back of the ferry.\u00a0\u00a0 “Mine, mine!” they seem to be saying. What movie\u00a0is that from?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 They soar up and down and can catch a piece of bread in mid air.\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Another bird we saw on our ride was a pelican or I should say lots and lots of pelicans.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Old gentlemen’s club talking about the fish that got away!<\/p>\n

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I think this is a cormorant.\u00a0\u00a0 I could be wrong.\u00a0 We also saw lots of dolphins.\u00a0 They followed the ferry back and forth.<\/p>\n

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On the ferry, Miss Garmin told us we were driving in the middle of the water.\u00a0 She was having a fit.<\/p>\n

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David and I were almost the only walk on riders on the ferry.\u00a0 When we leave Galveston, we will drive our car onto the ferry and cross to the other side.<\/p>\n

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David did some metal detecting and found one dime.\u00a0 We’re rich!!<\/p>\n

There was a statue on the walkway by the beach which I found intriguing.\u00a0 Many years ago, Galveston was hit by a hurricane that just about devastated the whole area.\u00a0\u00a0 This statue show a mother, father and child with the father seeming to reach his hand to heaven.\u00a0 Thankful that Galveston is still here.<\/p>\n

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I don’t know what the sculptor was thinking when he made this statue, but it was a somber reminder for me of what the sea and wind and rain can do to a community.<\/p>\n

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Alas, we land lubbers had to leave the sea and head inland again.\u00a0 We loved our time in Galveston and in all Texas for that matter, but home is calling, so away we went.<\/p>\n

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Onto the ferry.\u00a0 Here is what I do the entire trip.\u00a0 Look at an atlas while David makes goo-goo eyes at Miss Garmin. Ha.\u00a0 I like to see where we are going.<\/p>\n

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Past colorful beach houses.<\/p>\n

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Away from the beach and all it’s beauty.<\/p>\n

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Up…..<\/p>\n

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up……<\/p>\n

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and over the bridge that took us away from the sea.`<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 With our little scarecrow sitting on the dash, we traveled down the highway, heading north.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Over beautiful lakes and rivers.\u00a0 Too many to remember.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Past road work.\u00a0 Lots of road work going on in America.<\/p>\n

We like to find local places to eat so we arrived in one town,( I don’t remember which one)(Marshall, Texas)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0and found this restaurant.\u00a0 This town was already decorated for Christmas.<\/p>\n

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Each lamp post had a lighted wreath upon it.\u00a0 It was really pretty.<\/p>\n

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The restaurant \u00a0looked so cute and we wanted something different so we went inside.<\/p>\n

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But before we did, I had to take pictures of the colorful planters and tables outside.<\/p>\n

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Someone likes color and so do I.\u00a0 Inside there were comfy looking couches and modern pictures on the wall and shelves of books.\u00a0\u00a0 We sat at a table and a young woman came up and offered a free sample of homemade peach ice tea.\u00a0 David liked it and ordered some with his meal.\u00a0 I am not a fan of flavored teas.\u00a0 The chicken salad sandwich that I got was so good.<\/p>\n

We talked to the young woman who happened to be the owner, baker and waitress.\u00a0 She told us she had just given away a thousand books from the several thousand she had found in an old building she had bought seven years ago.\u00a0 So she thought she would give them away to those who wanted them.\u00a0 Later, as I was looking at some of her books she told me to take one.\u00a0 This is the one I picked out.<\/p>\n

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I love history and this was a true story about how one group of people tried to restore a cemetery that had been all grown over for decades.\u00a0 Slaves were buried there besides many ancestors of\u00a0 the blacks in the area.\u00a0 It was about racial prejudice and racial harmony which we all should strive for.<\/p>\n

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This is the owner. She drew the sign behind her also. A very talented lady.\u00a0 Her business card reads, General Manager and Baking Goddess.\u00a0 I could have talked to her longer, but she was busy and we had miles to go before we slept.\u00a0 But how many places do you go to eat where they give you a book?\u00a0 If you want to know more about this place go to sweetsabines.com<\/p>\n

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Driving into Tennessee.\u00a0 I have to tell you Tennessee people, you sure do have a beautiful state.\u00a0 We started seeing deciduous trees again which was nice and there was color.<\/p>\n

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This was the very last antique mall we stopped at and it was the\u00a0very best one.\u00a0 We spent two hours there and didn’t see it all.<\/p>\n

Well, I could tell you about the books, antiques, fabric and other things I bought along the way.\u00a0 I made hay while the sun shone since I knew we would not be antiquing for a long time(maybe.)\u00a0\u00a0 And I made excuses for all the fabric I bought saying I was going to make Christmas gifts with it and I have already started, so that is true.<\/p>\n

Vacations are nice, but truly, there’s no place like home.\u00a0 Bye.<\/p>\n

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