11 DAYS OF RANDOM CHRISTMAS PHOTOS.

Bennie helps to change the sheets...not!

Langtry, Texas I like this sign.

Langtry Cemetery. There are no signs to this place...you have to ask somebody.

Most of the headstones have no dates and only a few have names.

These pictures are typical of a west Texas country cemetery. We saw one grave that had a date of 2005, so it is still used.

I think it's a beautiful.  I like old cemeteries.

Gene and I went to San Antonio. This is my brother Brook's cat....Calli.

Our tree in Del Rio.

Del Rio centerpiece...I had fun making this.

Teachers not teaching...watching football. George (from Pecos), Rene teaches at Del Rio H.S. and an old Biology teacher.

George's dog Comet is a sweetheart!

Christmas Eve dinner. Gene, Jamey, Bruce (from San Antonio) and Rene.

Gene and I got to stay at the Drury Inn Hotel on the Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio. It is in the old Alamo Nat'l. Bank. We were on the 21st floor-GREAT view!

Mi Tierra Restaurant has a ton of beautiful decorations. San Antonio. Good live salsa band.

Proudly waving flags...downtown San Antonio.

Aztec Theater neon. San Antonio.

Drury Inn San Antonio.

Perry Store AKA Whitehead Museum Del Rio.

HAROLD LOVES HIS CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM JANE!!

Cat toys are unheard of at our house so Willie wants that toy. Harold never plays with toys...ever.

He's in love.

That Christmas Mouse matches his quilt.

Peek-A-Boo.

The open mouth pose with nails extended.

The evening ends with a blissful Christmas cat grin....THANKS JANE & MICHAEL!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2010.

PATTY DOES DEL RIO, Lake Amistad & LANGTRY.

Pecos River.

Pecos River.

Pecos River.

This is an old motel on the railroad tracks in a ghost town that's called Shumla. It sorta creeped us out. There were big animal bones in one of the "rooms".

In the 1930's Shumla had a couple of hundred residents. They all dried up and blew away in the 1950's.

Eagle Nest Creek.

Patty callin' Judge Roy Bean.

Patty patiently waitin' for the Judge.

Patty signaling the Judge.

Prickly Pear Cactus turns purple in the winter.

An old adobe in Langtry. A couple of dozen folks live in Langtry and it has some nice houses...somehow I always photograph the derelicts.

I wonder who lived in these places and when and what they did.

We enjoyed Patty's visit very much. We have been so lucky thus far with friends and family coming to see us here in Del Rio. EVERYBODY COME!! We ate steak one night and Mexican food the next night. Patty and I walked in the park near our house. We watched movies both nights. I gave her "the drivin' tour" one afternoon..the historic district, Main St. and winery etc. Thanks for coming PattyAttyWatty!!!

TOBY VISITS DEL RIO.

He never likes to have his picture taken. It's a game between him and me.

The two men, hangin'...they did that alot for 2 days. Shopping, grilling lots of meat, Lake Amistad and working on Toby's truck.

Sometimes I try to sneak up on him...it never works.

Well! Somebody is tired.

He even will hide behind a tiny candy bar....at least the sunglasses are off. Of course after I gave up and put away my camera he took off his hat. I didn't go out to the lake..wish I'd gotten a few tries of getting a picture of him a-fishin'.

TRUCK-N-TREE.

OUCH! Nov. 12th. Walmart parking lot. Never saw that pole..at all. It's my first claim since the first year we were married-37 years ago.

This is my Thanksgiving tree. It's metal and made in Mexico. I got it at a crafts fair last month. Soon I'll make it my Christmas tree.

BEN'S SPANISH INN CHILE RELLENOS.

Sorry the print is so small. I was unable to make it any larger.

I HAVE REC'D... 42 REQUESTS FOR THIS RECIPE THUS FAR...AND AN INVITATION TO VISIT IDAHO. Glad you can freeze them as the recipe is for 25 folks. HEY! It doesn't say how MUCH beer to use. Hope they are similar to what you remember. I arrived in Pecos too late to go to Ben's Spanish Inn. You PHN fans might like to look at my Pecos photos at www.lifeinpecos.blogspot.com and www.pecosnews.blogspot.com. It documents our four years of living and learning in Pecos.

IT FIT!!!

I am glad this cabinet did not sell at my Pecos garage sale. I even found space for Anna's crystal wine glasses. Let's party!

It fit in the very last available corner in our new house.

FIESTA AMISTAD CRAFTS & FOOD.

The church ladies wanted to make SURE I got a picture of their priest eating their good food.

This guy served up our brisket tacos.

Fryin' up the flautas and some papas.

These ladies in their cute aprons are at all the local food fairs. They are part of a church fund raiser. They are making gorditas dough.

Cookin' up the gordita dough.

Not sure...something chicken...pazole?

Pat-A-Cake

Fryin' up something...I forgot what.