David’s Ramblings

I just got back from a very busy vacation in New Mexico…
For the first few days I was doing some WWII reenacting as the commander of the German forces for the March on Rome event at Fort Stanton near Ruidoso.

Here I am trying on a panzer III for size…
After the event Lyn and I […]

Two of my sisters came to Texas visit and find out how hot a Texas summer is… Hot! I’ve enjoyed hosting them for the week. Pity work was so busy but we did get away for a few adventures…
Karyn surprised while eating breakfast…
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Valerie learning how to handle a side hack rig, her first motorcycle experience […]

I was out at Fort Stanton this weekend on a recon mission for the March on Rome Event. In addition to being an old West US Army fort the post served as a TB sanitarium, mental hospital and during WWII first as an internment camp and then as a POW camp for German “Hard Cases” […]

Sometimes the view out the window of my home office isn’t a cheery and nice as usual. Today it’s been grey, rainy and cold all day long. At least the indoor scenery can remind me of Spring approaching…

While on the way back from North Carolina over the holidays, Ursula lost 3rd gear synchronization…further along the way 4th gear lost synchro too. After limping back home with as few shifts as possible she’s at the transmission shop with her guts out being repaired.
Ursula up on the lift…

with her tranny removed…

…her guts on the […]

Just got back from Ajijic, Chapala, Guadalajara and Tequila! Viva Mexico!
La villita…

A street in Ajijic…

Casas and flores along the malecon…

Inside a restaurant in Guadalajara…

Breakfast at my place…

You must be this tall to drink tequila…

Yesterday we were in Santiago de Tequila for a look around the town and a little shopping. We went to the the Museo Los Abuelos (the Sauza Family Museum). What a wonderful experience and tour! One interesting stop on the tour was a room full of Sauza family memorabilia… photos of many celebrities including my […]

Some random things…
On a recent trip to the Museum of the America GI in College Station we passed this abandoned railroad bridge. Made for a nice photo stop rest break…

At La Fonda San Miguel a while back I captured this captivating painting on the wall…

Been cutting cedar back and clearing ares of the […]

Well not me, I missed this years trip, but Val and Karyn are in Nova Scotia and have sent me some photos to show me what I’m missing.

Flowers on the hillside at Hall’s Harbour…

The Lunnenburg shorline…

A fisherman’s building on the South shore…

Some things simply bring a smile… this video from the movie Taare Zameen Par (2007) staring Aamir Khan and Darsheel Safary does just that. Enjoy!

Was looking back on travels lately and picked out a few photos…

Muy bonita luces! You have to see them…

Wow! Now that is my kind of villa!
Located just a few minutes from down town Ajijic on a quiet and private road; the most charming and truly Mexican Home. This 2 bedroom, 2 bath house with an artist studio plus a full casita is one of a kind that has maintained the original Mexican flavor. […]

Mmmm it makes a nice Cuba Libre! A little Coke a splash of lime and some Havana Club rum.

Val and Karyn continued on driving across Canada. Here are a few snaps from Quebec City…

Spent the last day of vacation wandering around Halifax. I leave for Texas tomorrow and Val and Karyn drive back to Parrsboro to pack up the summer house and then drive to Montreal and Ottawa. Val takes off for NC and Karyn does the long drive across Ontario to Winnipeg.
Here are some snaps from […]

Today for lunch we enjoyed the dessert auction at The Destination Gallery in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. What fun it was! Desserts made by the local people to raise money for the Ship’s Company Theater. All of them scrumptious looking and by the looks of enjoyment on the faces of the winners quite delicious. Taylor, the […]

Wandering around one finds all sorts of things here… at low tide in the harbour there is a lobster boat forlorn, high and dry.
Who named it the Mango?

Walking the trail on partridge Island yesterday we helped ourselves to blackberries fresh off the bushes.

Blueberries are plentiful too, but they are a cash crop so no picking!

Plenty […]

Karyn is again spending the summer stage managing a theatre in Parrsboro Nova Scotia. Val and I visited in August last year and had a wonderful time exploring. We’re on the other side of the Bay of Fundy this year and it’s equally wonderful.
The people are friendly, the weather is cool and nice, the air […]