These 2 chandeliers used to be in our house.

Mrs. Weatherby was a big collector of art, antiques and other beautiful things.
When the house was donated to the museum the paperwork stated that all fixtures were to remain in the house....they didn't.
Mrs. Weatherby's daughter (Murdell Holbert) took them all and when she recently moved into a retirement home in El Paso she made a huge donation to the International Museum of Art.
Apparently none of her children or grandchildren wanted any of these things.
I can't help but be a little browned off about it.
The crystal chandelier in the foreground was in our foyer and the smaller one in the background was in the dining room.
There was one in the parlor also and even a chandelier in the bathroom.
mdp

THIS IS WHERE WE ARE GOING SATURDAY. Guadalupe Mountains.

THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR HOUSE...AMAZING!!!!

I am so excited I could just pop!!!
Last night I was finally able to make contact with T.B. Pruett's grandson in Lake Jackson and he sent me this photo!
It's even better than the last one.
And he is able to answer alot of my questions about our house.
What do ya'll think?

OLD FORT DAYS-FT. STOCKTON TX. PART 4. MISC. (10/17/09)

1. Ft. Clark wagon.
2. chuckwagon.
3. army tents.
4. 5. & 6. Quilts. There were ladies quilting. See on #6 it has a square made by a Weatherby?! Their ranch is between Ft. Stockton and Pecos in a teeny town called Coyanosa.
7. stagecoach.
8. covered wagon.
9. teepees.

OLD FORT DAYS-FT. STOCKTON, TX. PART 3. WEAPONS (10/17/09) ETC.!!

I can't tell you much about all these but there were actors there who could tell you everything and anything about them if you are interested in that kind of thing. I will say that them cannons is clean, clean....shiny CLEAN....and LOUD!!!
For more info on this event go to www.fortstockton.org or www.cityfs.net

OLD FORT DAYS- FT. STOCKTON TX. PART 2. PEOPLE! (10/17/09)

1. There was a period baseball game and these are a few guys who were on one of the teams. They don't use gloves and always let the ball bounce once before they catch it...thems the old time rules.
2. Saloon folks having fun.
3. These 2 ladies were tatting....making lace. They were in a building with some quilters.
4. This was a laundress and she was very informative. See the little stuff hanging from her waist? It's called a chatelaine and it has thread, needles, thimble, scissors etc. She said that they would make starch by grating a potato and then let it dry in the sun....mix it with water and stir with a CANDLE...evidently starch from a potato and a little wax stiffened up your clothes real well! They also had washboards set up and kids were giving it a go....lye soap...yuck.
5. Buffalo soldier set up. These guys were from Ft. Clark Texas. Buffalo soldiers served all over Texas....Ft. Davis is also well known for their black soldiers. Incidentally, twelve different forts were represented by re-enactors!
6. A buffalo soldier telling a story.
7. I like this picture alot...you can't tell, but she was talking on her cell phone.
8. These vaqueros/banditos look ominous.
9. I loved this bagpiper!!
10. A mountain man.
11. These 2 look rather wealthy. Maybe a banker and his wife?
For more info about this event go to www.fortstockton.org or www.cityfs.net

OLD FORT DAYS-FT. STOCKTON- TX. PART 1. (10/17/0 9) ANIMALS! 9)

Today is Ft. Stockton's Sesquicentennial and it was alot of fun! A real living history event.
This morning on the parade ground there was an opening ceremony with the Texas Camel Corps. who made a trail ride from Ft. Lancaster over the past 5 days.....down the Old spanish Trail....that's 80 miles. They educate folks on the historical use of camels in 19th century America. They helped settle west Texas and went as far as California between 1856 and 1866. They transported supplies before there were railroads here. For more info google "Camels in Texas." We didn't get there in time for the opening ceremonies but there was cannons going off, speeches, a cavalry drill, artillery demonstration and the Ft. Bliss Band.

The re-enactors really get into the show and have totally authentic period costumes. They even had a store selling costumes and accessories.

There wagon rides.
For more info about this event go to www.fortstockton.org or www.cityfs.net

Kay and Jim's last month.

1. Valerie.
2. Jim and Kay.
3. Patty.
4. Good 'ol Batu...she's my favorite.
5. Sookie looks like the cat that ate the canary. I gave Kay this cat as an itty bitty kitten 12 years ago.

THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU!!!

Saturday night we went the University of Texas football game. (No comments from you Aggies please.)
I'd never been to a college football game....I don't like football.
But it was pretty exciting because we got to sit in a private suite right by the press box. Kay and her Mom have a cousin who owns it. There were 10 in our group and then about 30 other folks.
We enjoyed an open bar, food buffet, a private restroom (no line, no waiting) and we got to park about a block or 2 away to the entrance.
U.T. played Colorado and won.
What crowds of people!!! And what crazy tailgate parties....there were hundreds.
1. Gene and Mitch. Mitch works in the grants Dept. at U.T.
2. C.J. and Jamey.
3. That's a BIG Texas flag!
4. The U.T. band....they made all kinds of cool precision patterns during half time.
5. That's a big drum...her name is Big Bertha.
6. Longhorn mascot Bevo.