Robbins' Day Out

Ken and I went to the AAA (antique airplane club) meeting about 45 minutes north of us yesterday. It was fun since we had not gone to one for a couple of months. I got to visit with my lady friends from Dallas and Oklahoma who also came. One friend, Oma B. who is in her 70s, was not there. Ann said she is off on an archeological "dig" somewhere with friends. Now, what a life that must be.

Afterwards, we drove to the state fair. It was a mistake to go on a Saturday afternoon. I-35 around I-30 to the fair took an hour bumper-to-bumper and too an extra hour, but we had a good time with our XM radio going.

We visited with the Dallas Police Department horse patrol and their horses that stay at the fairgrounds permanently. Their horses are mixtures of breeds for their athleticism and size. There was a Clydesdale/thoroughbred, a Belgian/thoroughbred, and Percheron/thoroughbred that were on show to the public, plus stalls for about 20 other horses attached to the DPD. One could jump 6 feet, and one was 22 hands tall. I asked the medium tall officer how they get up on one of those big horses. He said that they either lowered the stirrup down all the way and then raised it back up, or got a push up, and it wasn't always pretty. Vonnie, I also saw an Arabian which, of course, was the smallest one I saw.

We also went to the cattle barn and saw hundreds of longhorns, mostly from Texas and Oklahoma. They are a lot larger than I thought they would be. Some horns curved outward symmetrically, and some were not symmetrical at all. Some breeds had horn that stuck straight out to the side with not curve at all. All of them had a mixture of brown and white spots or coloration, or black and white spots or coloration.

Next year we can go on a weekday when it will not be crowded. Yea! Love, linsue

Llew now has hand/wrist movement

10-8-06 Dear All, On Thursday last week, my brace got cut down to only 3 inches big and with increased finger, thumb, and wrist movement. Yea, wrist movement. In a mere 3 weeks, I should be back to normal. Maybe even mowing the lawn. One last time before winter is here. Vonnie and I are planning a brief trip over the North Cascade Highway to Twisp, Washington. That's the small town on the eastern edge of the Cascade Mountains where we could possibly live someday. We will be visiting a friend, and enjoying the trip over and back, with the brilliant red and yellow leaves on the trees, and snow on the mountains. The pass is the tallest one in Washington, and the most spectacular. That's right, Ken and Linda, it's even taller and better than the trip up to Mount Baker. Since it closes from sometime usually in November until March or April, this is our last chance to go until spring. I'll take some photos or buy a card or two to send. Before I can post pictures on this machine, I would be needing hands on coaching and possibly an internet trainer here to keep me on track as I picked up new skills in sending. I have really enjoyed all the pictures that everyone has posted her on the blog. Isn't it good to read with capitals and spell check and everything? Love, Auntie Llew