Southern Crawl

Well the rain finally stopped last night after an afternoon and evening of downpours and wind. There was even a tornado watch that upped our anxiety level for a while. The final total for the rain fall was 8.7 inches.

The trailer did get a leak at the foot of the bed in the side seam where the sides fold down. We did not notice until the foot of the bed was very damp. But then we went into damage control for the next hour until the rain ended.

We had towels and shirts and who knows what hanging up in the trailer over night trying to dry. But it has been so humid and wet, that every time one of us went out, we would come back wet and need to switch into a dry shirt.

Heather had the brilliant idea to take the damp clothing over to the laundry room and stick it all into the dryer. So now everything is nice and dry again, except for the bed mattress which still has a damp spot.

On to Lafayette today!Läs mer

In a most fortuitous turn of events, we discovered that my long-neglected cousin Skip (Tod to the rest of the world) had moved back to the Dallas area so he and Celia could be close to their children and growing tribe of grandchildren. On very short notice, Celia and Skip gathered almost the whole clan for grilled steaks and salads. The only one I had ever met in person was Wendy, and she was about 3 months old at the time.

Gordon and I had a wonderful time, and felt right at home amidst a raucus round of stories, laughter, and general catching up. Time got away, so it was practically dark when I thought to get a photo. But the images are emblazoned in my mind and I hope it will not be another 40 years before we see this lot again!Läs mer