Friday June 28

I swear folks are coming earlier and earlier for Coffee and donuts on Fridays! We came about 7:10 and most were already there. Dorothy Ritter furnished the donuts this morning.John Norris and Dale are down here from Ft.Worth, they live at 171, also Dales Brother, Wayne Carter and wife, Kay from Waco are here.They are at #246 here. Only 14 other people for donuts today. also Larry Dixon is back ☺

I visited with Jack Bardon this morning, he has been in the hospital for infection.. He said they kept him over the weekend because no one was there to get him checked out over Sat. - Sun. He said they're going on vacation soon.

We are having a neat 4th of July dinner, Chopped brisket on buns with potato salad, chips, tea, and dessert. Ken Barnhart has worked so hard the last 2  4th of July's to make it fun, with really clever decorations for the tables and fun games to play, but quite a bit of his decorations all got thrown away,I know the ones for table decorations did (big red,white, and blue, firecrackers he made are gone.

 We had a fun time at the Mustang Lounge yesterday!It's located on the South side of the frontage road, just passed 1015 and that motel. Before they opened several years ago,the owner and her friend painted the most beautiful, full wall murials of a big bunch of Mustangs running, and another bid murial of some at a watering trough including a cute little burro, it's told that Burros run with Mustangs in the wild. On what I would call a balcony above the first floor are some lifelike statues of horses, you've got to see it to believe it. The prices are very reasonable and since we called in the day before and ordered 3 large pizzas, the owner who does alot of the cooking had them all ready when we arrived, she makes them and they were the best!
Tom and Ruth Bergstedt, former R.V.E.ers were there and another couple from their park, and 16 of us. They also make the best hamburgers and fries, and chicken wings.

I sent Jeanie Burkinshaw a card from all of us, she has had a new knee put in.

It looks like the Longhorn steak house is just about done,I thought the sign said opening on the 16th of July. now there's another building going up just west of there, but I don't know what it's going to be yet.

Quails have one of these in their yard, they are so pretty this time of year! It's a Royal Poinciana tree
they are in bloom around Weslaco now. also the Crape Myrtle in lots of pretty colors are bloomimg, Farleys, next to us have a  Crape Myrtle in a pretty dark Pink. The Valley has the most beautiful flowering trees and shrubs. Some flower best when in very dry hot conditions, like the Purple Sage, Oleanders, and Orchid trees . We are to be 102 - 103 for highs and lows  80's for the next 4 days,
 then we are supposed to get a small chance for a shower and it's to get down to a chilly 97 degrees!