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| Andy and Mollie |
March 2, 2013 – Saturday morning
38 degrees/clear/calm
Leesville, Louisiana
Howdy, y’all, from south of the Mason/Dixon Line. As I look at the current temperature online, I notice it is only 8 degrees on
Pentoga Road this morning with a low of -4 promised for tonight. The
forecast high for this area on Monday is 75 degrees and sunny. It’s tough, but
someone has to enjoy spring time temperatures.
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| The pear tree in the back yard is in full blossom |
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| Hibiscus in bloom |
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| The azaleas are just beginning to blossom |
We arrived in great shape on Thursday. Both our flights were
early, the planes were only partially full, and we had a comfortable layover in
Minneapolis. Andy was at the airport in Houston to meet us and so far,
everything’s been as close to perfect as possible.
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| The Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Airport where we departed. It was cold and windy. |
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| There was an impressive display of icicles hanging from the terminal in Rhinelander |
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| Sargie clearing security. She'd forgotten to take off her watch and made the scanner light up like a Christmas tree. |
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| Who's happy to be heading south for a week? |
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| Even at 30,000 feet, I couldn't escape Sargie's rummy-playing ways. Failing to find any paper, we used a barf bag on which to keep score. Her's is on the left. As usual, she won. |
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| Coming into Houston, Texas, on Thursday night |
It was so good to see my daughter-in-law, Mollie. She’s a
little cutie pie and has been scurrying around making sure our stay is pleasant
and comfortable. I think Mollie’s whole goal in life is to make sure her
father-in-law leaves with an added hundred pounds of belly muscle. The girl
served homemade waffles, bacon, and sausage Friday morning for breakfast, then
for last night’s meal, made the best shrimp Alfredo I’ve ever eaten. I enjoyed
a huge plate full, then went back and got another. What a treat.
We took a drive on Friday afternoon and saw some of the
local area. It’s amazing how many pine forests there are in the area along with
some huge lakes. I can see where it could easily be a fisherman’s paradise as
evidenced by one sign on a local lake. You’ll notice it says the limit for
catfish is 100 per day, but only 25 can be undersized. I'd like to return in the fall to go fishing for a few days.
The girls are having manicures and pedicures today. Sargie’s
never had either and I think she’s a bit nervous. I told her to enjoy being
pampered and babied a bit. She certainly has worked hard enough to earn it.
I think Andy and I will skip the nail pampering and hang out
around the house. We have no problem finding things to talk about and simply
enjoy each other’s company.
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| That syrup is the product of an entire day of boiling sap. Grade A amber; the best! |
I’m not sure what all is on the agenda for the next couple
of days. I’ve heard we might go to a movie later, visit an old plantation
house, and sight see more around southern Louisiana. Monday, we’ll get up early
and head to New Orleans for a couple of days where it’s to be 70 degrees and
sunny. Perfect.
Time to upload the log then get another cup of coffee and
pet Tony the cat. The big ol’ washrag of a feline has been begging for some
attention. A man’s work is never done.
So are the tales from Pentoga Road by way of Leesville,
Louisiana…
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