A woman from Rick's work had people over yesterday to celebrate the end of the FDA being in the facility. She lived in a subdivision about 45 min north, just outside of Georgetown. All of the lots were at least 1 acre.
As we were driving out, I saw the biggest agave I have ever seen; it was easily well over 6 feet tall and at least that much around. I wondered how old it was to have achieved that much growth. The subdivision looked about 20 years old, and if the owners bought it big to begin with, then you get such a large plant 20 years later.
I didn't take a pic, wish I had, but you had to see it in person to appreciate just how huge it was. Agaves aren't cheap, and the bigger the more they cost. To plant that one now could cost easily $700-800, I would think, maybe even more.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Saturday, May 24, 2014
The very best brush
My hair has always been my evil nemesis my entire life. I'll get a good cut now and again that I love, but my stylists seem to have a hard time replicating the cut, or I'll move and have to find another one, and that could take years. For instance, I was only ok with Monique in Danville, never did find one I liked in NC, loved the Philly one, and it has been up and down with the one here (after having gone thru a couple before her).
Roma (Texas stylist) changed my color, which I love. Even my occlusion specialist said the new color was very nice, said he needed to take another pic of me because the new color changed my look so much. He asked me why I had the original color, I said it was because when I started to go gray I read that the older a person gets, the lighter she should go with the color. He told me I should just get highlights. Mind you, this is a man about my age and he's giving me advice on how to color my hair!! (But he's helped me A LOT with my whole tinnitus, TMJ, jaw/bite thing, and I super like him.) I hope I don't get a bill for his hair advice.
Paige has a magical brush that works wonders with my hair and I use whenever I'm in Utah. I tried to find the brush on the internet but the company no longer makes that exact one; I did order one that is close, spent 1 week clipping out the plastic nubs they now put in it - but it just doesn't work as well.
I offered to buy her brush for $100. No. I offered $500. She said, "Are you serious?" Yes. Being a kind daughter she let me take it down to St George, then out to Texas until she comes in July.
I have baskets of brushes, but the only one that is magical is Paige's. She says it's not the brush but the lack of humidity in Utah that makes my hair look great. That might be true.
The first basket of non-workers
2nd basket of non-workers; I still use some of these off and on. More off.
The magical brush!!!!! I hope it doesn't get lost here in Texas...or run away...or anything....
Roma (Texas stylist) changed my color, which I love. Even my occlusion specialist said the new color was very nice, said he needed to take another pic of me because the new color changed my look so much. He asked me why I had the original color, I said it was because when I started to go gray I read that the older a person gets, the lighter she should go with the color. He told me I should just get highlights. Mind you, this is a man about my age and he's giving me advice on how to color my hair!! (But he's helped me A LOT with my whole tinnitus, TMJ, jaw/bite thing, and I super like him.) I hope I don't get a bill for his hair advice.
Paige has a magical brush that works wonders with my hair and I use whenever I'm in Utah. I tried to find the brush on the internet but the company no longer makes that exact one; I did order one that is close, spent 1 week clipping out the plastic nubs they now put in it - but it just doesn't work as well.
I offered to buy her brush for $100. No. I offered $500. She said, "Are you serious?" Yes. Being a kind daughter she let me take it down to St George, then out to Texas until she comes in July.
I have baskets of brushes, but the only one that is magical is Paige's. She says it's not the brush but the lack of humidity in Utah that makes my hair look great. That might be true.
The first basket of non-workersPics and pics and pics and...
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Jason and Yvonne in St George; Macy is up above
Paige, Jason, Chris, and Scott
Nano with Stella; I don't like this hair color, I like the darker better. Stella and Macy are below.
Macy and Stella in pool in Philly; Jason and Scott below at Paige's one Christmas
Monday, May 19, 2014
Lockhart - BBQ capital of Texas
Lockhart, a small town an hour south of Austin, calls itself the BBQ capital of Texas, with 4 BBQ places to choose, probably each with its own devoted following.
Rick and I went there a few days ago, not because we wanted to eat delicious bbq, but we did it for our family's sake, just to make sure we were taking you all to the best place.
Our verdict: Not better than Rudy's. Actually, we only went to Smitty's and we thought Rudy's was better.
Smitty's and Black's were literally holes in the wall, but lots of people lined up to eat their meat.
On a side note, Black's had a sign that read something like this: Additional seating for Black customers in the back. Ahhhh, I had to read that one twice to make sure it didn't say something it shouldn't have said.
Anyways, Rudy's still reigns.
(And yes, Paige, there are ss and apostrophes in all 3 proper names.)
Rick and I went there a few days ago, not because we wanted to eat delicious bbq, but we did it for our family's sake, just to make sure we were taking you all to the best place.
Our verdict: Not better than Rudy's. Actually, we only went to Smitty's and we thought Rudy's was better.
Smitty's and Black's were literally holes in the wall, but lots of people lined up to eat their meat.
On a side note, Black's had a sign that read something like this: Additional seating for Black customers in the back. Ahhhh, I had to read that one twice to make sure it didn't say something it shouldn't have said.
Anyways, Rudy's still reigns.
(And yes, Paige, there are ss and apostrophes in all 3 proper names.)
Another scorpion
Rick was rearranging the 3rd bay so he could park the jeep there, and the pickup over by my vehicle. I was helping and then started sweeping it out. Lo and behold I swept up a scorpion!! It was dead but a scorpion %&*! That makes 3 dead and 1 live we have found, none in the house, thank goodness, because all of our neighbors have found them in their houses.
We have the bug people spray regularly so I suppose they got him with their spray.
In the back of house on the rocks I came across a huge beetle-looking bug, it was all white, with black polka dots. Quite unusual looking, dead also. I set him on the edge of the patio because he is so pretty looking.
We have the bug people spray regularly so I suppose they got him with their spray.
In the back of house on the rocks I came across a huge beetle-looking bug, it was all white, with black polka dots. Quite unusual looking, dead also. I set him on the edge of the patio because he is so pretty looking.
Saturday, May 17, 2014
The cheesiest
You can never have too much cheese.
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