Week before Thanksgiving

La Feria, TX 54º and, of course, windy.  Wind always blows here.

Phyllis in front of interesting tree near Lake Harlingen

As we were going behind Art Center in Harlingen

These cacti are in bloom - quite a sight.

Looking up at trail around Lake Harlingen

Am adding some photos of when we took the trikes and rode some 5 miles around Lake Harlingen and in the housing area near.

Working in serving line for Ice Cream Sunday evening.

People coming through for Ice Cream.

Playing Pegs & Jokers after ice cream. Lois, Bill, Ruth, Pat

Phyllis, Merv and Twila

 Went to Picket Fence Quilt & Fabric Shop on south Business 77 ( Sunshine Strip) where Phyllis got some supplies.

Betty, the owner, told me this used to be a rough beer-hall.  Stage was at one end of one room.  She recounted several stories of woman shooting her husband, and some other brawls.  She and her husband had a business near by and were always getting broken into on Saturday nights by some of the drunks from the bar.

Betty

 When the owner, suffering from a divorce proceeding and alcoholism called one night from a jail and offered to sell the business "on the cheap" to get enough money to get out of jail, they bought it.  She said that was in 2000.  She was a retired school teacher, but had been working in a quilt shop and they decided to convert the bar to this shop.  Her husband passed away in 2004 and she said "now this gives me something to do".

 She pointed out the different areas; stage, where the booths were, etc.  Their counter (at left of Betty in above picture) is the original bar, though she covered it with Formica.

Interesting lady - she obviously enjoyed having someone listen to her.

Plants put near house on one of the colder nights.

Plants stashed inside the unfinished "Texas Room"

We are going out to eat at Denny's in Harlingen at noon for neighbor's 78th (or 79th) birthday with 2 other couples.   Tomorrow we are heading for Progreso, Mexico for dentist teeth cleaning and pick up some meds.  Since I am in the "Doughnut Hole" for meds it will save a few bucks.

More later, Lynn