Hot..................then, Cold in south Texas

La Feria, TX - 44º with light misty rain.............was 82º yesterday afternoon with bright sunshine.

Phyllis, watering her flower pots on the west side of the shop/storage area at north end of "Texas Room" on Saturday afternoon with temperatures in the low 80's.

Phyllis ready to clamp the last of the windows to be put on the west wall of the "Texas Room" while I am lifting the 3' wide by 6' tall window in place.

Clamp in place.  Now to put screws in top and bottom plates to hold the window.  The flanges all around window will be covered by trim.

All west windows in -- wall below windows not finished.  -  Not all of insulation on ceiling.

All windows on west wall in - to finish trim and lower wall soon -- as soon as this current wet cold weather moves out of the area.

Last evening our neighbors, Harold and LaRhoada Neher introduced us to a new (to us) game called Fastrack.

Each player works off his own deck of cards and advances pegs according to cards drawn.  Some similarity to pegs and jokers, but a lot of variations to the value of the cards.

Another evening we played Manipulation card game.  On this hand I was dealt 5 cards and had good chances.

Concentrating on Manipulating the cards after others do their adding/changing to ones on table.

 Went to Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande River -- shown at right one day last week.  Last chance this year for Patty to go over, as she heads back to Iowa this Thursday.

This is at the center of the bridge that we walk across the Rio Grande River on.

Just leaving the Mexican end of the bridge.  Welcome sign.

Patty took these pictures of some of the street vendors in Progreso, MX

Several shoe shine setups on the sidewalk.  This one had taken a lunch break, I guess.

This guy paints vases, bottles, saw blades, and many other things, all with aerosol paint, spraying both on the item, but mostly on newspaper then smears with paper or sticks on to the item.  We bought one of the vases about 3 years ago from him -- home in Clarinda, Iowa on the mantel.

Last Saturday evening there was a program at the Recreation Hall in Kenwood RV Park honoring residents who celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary this year, and recognizing any couples who have been married 50 years or longer.

 Photo of us, after the program.

Phyllis and all the ladies married over 50 years, got a rose.

 Last Wednesday Phyllis and Patty went to the Salad Luncheon and fashion show at the Rec Hall.

Several of the residents wore and showed the outfits from Beals, who sponsored the fashion show.  This is Kathy Connelly  from Kansas.

Sharleen Stivers, from Callaway, Nebraska

Daryl Crosby, from St. Catharines in Ontario, Canada

This last Sunday, Rev. Baker had guests from church in San Benito, TX sing and preach in Spanish, intermixing with Rev. Baker's sermon.

Well, we are to take Harold and LaRhoada to the airport tomorrow so they can fly to Kansas City and be home for about a week in Hiawatha, KS where Harold will walk his granddaughter down the aisle at her wedding next Saturday evening.  They are excited about the wedding, but not the cold, snowy weather now in Kansas.  Then on Friday we take Patty Steckelberg to the airport so she can fly to Kansas City and then will go on to her home near Shenandoah, IA.  She has been here nearly a month and feels like she needs to get back to her jobs.  We will miss her.

Later, Lynn