Today the heat factor was 108, but that did not deter Janet and me.

Elena had hoped that Janet could come to one of her rodeos, and today was Janet's "First Rodeo." She drove us to Dripping Springs in her quiet, gas-free, great-graphics, multi-featured Tesla!  After the rodeo we had lunch at Leaning Pear in Wimberley--a wonderful day in spite of the heat.

Last week, Elena won first place in all three events.  Today, she fell on the first event, then didn't win either of the other two.  But she was smiling as broadly as if she'd won them all.  

We'd gotten held up in some road construction and missed her fall. "Good thing," she said.  "You'd have had a heart attack."  

On another note, I just learned that my cousin Julie was seriously injured in a car accident.  As I was thinking about that, I happened to find an old red autograph book I hadn't opened in decades.  

Here are the entries by Julie and her sister Lisa:

Dearest Linda,

When you get old and out of shape, remember the girdles are $2.98.

Love,

Julie

Dearest Linda

If all the boys lived across the sea 

Think of what a good swimmer Linda would be.

Love Always,

Lisa

How young we were, how silly!   And now this sobering tragedy.