Guest of Honor

Eva Langevin of Grub Shack fame stopped by for a visit today.  It's been 7 years since she moved away from the area.  92,101,77,0,B

RIP Jerry Langevin

last pour

Post 4 poured and coined.  Trucked a water tank over to Ugly Betty.  Visited with Jerry and Eva.  While waiting for the red tape to be cut - they will be doing Sunday dinners (donations only)at the GrubShack for the month of August.   Watched rain storms yield to the FL Vortex all afternoon.  73,113,74, .13", B

half day...

Nice and cool 68 degrees when I got up this morning.  Headed out early and got the 4 middle sections of roofing up on the north side.  Temps rose quickly and I was dripping by the time I finished.  Wanted to get these done first - all the rest will be much easier since I can work off the containers.

Quit at 11 and showered off. 

Decided to make an Alpine run today since it was gonna be a hot one.  There is grass growing everywhere out here now.  Lots of longhorns in my front yard all morning and I passed this group on the way out.  The cowbirds seem to enjoy the perch at my entrance. 

Stocked up on essentials and had a nice long visit with Bennett Jones and his daughter Lydia.  Their garden is doing quite well.  Lots of solar food and solar electricity pumping into their house.  91,102,68,0,C

Special note:  Jerry and Eva of GrubShack fame both took first place at the Terlingua Ranch Lodge Ice Cream Crank Off for two of their specialty ice cream flavors - Chocolate and (my favorite) Monkey Shack.  Yet another good reason to visit the GrubShack.

Ugly Betty

Caught a nice moon set this morning and the start of the day was just about the only highlight. Only managed to cut lots of 6" pieces of rebar for the upcoming wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Truss Half. Took some solar panels over to Betty's to keep her batteries healthy while she is on vacation. On the way home I stopped at the GrubShack to repair her sign that got damaged in the last storm.

Fortunately for us all, the GrubShack is still open for business thanks to substitute chef Michael Heidebrecht, Sgt. USMC (Ret'd), aka - Ugly Betty. He might look a little mean but he's a hell of a cook, a real friendly guy, and he loves his mother.