Homecoming

When we drove in last night, we'd only had one mishap--a stone flew up and cracked the windshield.  Otherwise, it was a perfect vacation in every way!

Kate next door had kept the grass green and the flowers abloom.  Jaro had completed the ceiling to perfection.  And Janet had painted the first coat of paint--which we decided isn't what we're after.  Back to the drawing board on that.

Jan brought us breakfast this morning--blackberry cobbler--and she has a garage-full of paint samples we're going to play with when we get our bearings from travel.

Carlene and I listened to Modern Love podcasts almost all the way home--they are excellent!

In each podcast, a professional actor reads an essay from the Modern Love column of The New York Times, then there are interviews with the writer, the editor, and the reader.  Great lessons in storytelling!

We stopped at a wonderful cafe in Ozona (The Cafe Next Door) and I bought some cool moccasins at the General Store.  Walmart hasn't invaded Ozona yet and it was fun to walk around and stretch our legs in "the biggest small town in Texas" where there are still some nice Mom and Pop stores.

It's great to be home!