Texas 2022 : April in Austin

It was such a blessing to see my sister by meeting in the middle between Dallas and Corpus Christi! We met in Austin and ate at a Brazilian steakhouse there. I got to see the whole family, including my nephew and niece William and Emily! It was a 107ﾟ, the hottest that I've ever felt!!  We went to the absolute coolest playground ever! The playground would have been very fun if it was 80ﾟ. But, as it was, 107 is too hot to be outside and Play!... But tell that to William, who climbed to the top!

Texas 2022 : New Mexico & Abeline Texas

Immediately after Edisto, we started our next adventure!! We added a couple of new states to our list: New Mexico & Texas.  We saw the Mississippi from the plane! I had the absolute best sopapilla that I ever have had in my life! We also went to the church of the Holy Family in Abilene, Texas. Because of recent shootings in the area, there were cops stationed nearby. They were the ones who I asked about the best Mexican food. This church had the most interesting stained glass windows (and tabernacle) we have ever seen! They were very much modern depictions of Mary Joseph and Baby Jesus. Was the feast of the coming of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost! Even though we decided not to dig for topaz in Texas, we ironically stopped on the side of the road and found some beautiful agates right there!!

Friend Trip to Edisto 2022 : Charleston

Today we dis activities in Charleston. One of the things we visited was the Angel Oak, 1 of the oldest live oaks ever. Some say it existed before the birth of Christ! That is debatable. However, it is considered to be at least 502000 years old. We also ate at Red Crab Juicy Seafood, the best fish restaurant I have ever eaten at! They bring your food out in a bag! Next we joined the Gullah Geechee tour. It is on this tour that we learned about the language and how it evolved in the Charleston area. We also saw the dead house, the oldest building in Charleston dating from the 1700s and was made by slave children, and you can still see the fingerprints of the children who made the bricks! We were supposed to tour the Hunley today, but the museum was closed, so we had to be add to be okay with a small mock up.

Friend Trip to Edisto 2022 : At the Beach

 The beach was fun too this year! We saw many sunsets as well as a first, a sea cucumber! We caught many mole crabs! I was very excited about my new seat and sunshade with cooler in the middle! Learned that WD40 was needed each time. Shana was very into doing water color painting at the beach this year. It was beautiful! I also tried my hands at a new confection, rummy bears!

Memorial Day at the Lake 2022

 Unfortunately, I didn't realize that our friend trip to Edisto was right during Memorial Day weekend! The family went to the lake. I'm glad they had a good time! This is a picture of Leia and Harvest tubing. What I love most about this picture is that Leia is wearing the same life vest that I wore on our ocean boat when I was her age! 

Friend Trip to Edisto 2022 : Mullet Point

The little house/yurt that Shana and  I stay in at Edisto Beach is called mullet point. Each of us even has her own room! It is true heaven on Earth! This year we dubbed the year of the Anhinga, because each day when we came back from the beach and anhinga was drying its wings. We would see many mullet jumping and figured out why they do, to get extra oxygen! This year I built my own kayak and went kayaking in the marsh every evening! The sunsets were magical! And there was one night where Shana even cooked her famous seafood for me! We were also blessed with seeing a mama and her baby twin deer nursing each evening and were able to take some pictures in front of the blooming oleanders!