Comfort Inn Natchitoches

... and a growing moon. We aren't sure where we are going tomorrow.  But we will figure it out.  Used our air conditioner during dinner for the first time.   And so until the next time..... ***** To answer some of Rory's questions (she's my niece).....  we have our little routines down.  We usually eat in the camper - I recently lost 30 pounds and don't want to gain it back on fried chicken and bacon and hamburgers..... although we do occasionally do breakfast or lunch or dinner out (have ...

... walk and is bordered by an assortment of shops and boutiques. The city has identified this area as the Historical District. Natchitoches has long been known for its popular Christmas lighting festival which is held the first Saturday in December. In 2008, the festival will celebrate its 82nd year. We usually hate it when the sun goes down as it ends the sightseeing for the day, but ...

... through Texas. I still need to tweak a few things and my next project is making a dual headligt setup. My plan is to setup the lights to have both on, one on, and neither on. The hardest part will be to fabricate the assembly to hold the lights, and to figure out how to mount it to the bike. I think I will also incorporate a way to secure a tool bag to the light mount and windshield.

... jig but Huck would state was actually a "school-house sissy" dance. Huck was right of course. Further attempts produced fewer fits until MJ ended up as Munchies hook-loader. We carried on pleasantly "feeding the fish" in hot, humid but fortunately cloudy weather. Scores on the doors....MJ - nuttin', Huck - nuttin', Munchie - 2 large and 1 small bream. The discussion then turned on who was to benefit and it was determined that it would be Maw unless ...

... guy who cuts the hay around-about Hucks estate and he kindly gave MJ a short trip on the back of his jet-ski. It's like motor biking on water. Fab. Once we got back to Hucks we had an excellent BBQ by the river (with MJ falling off the wagon via a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale) followed by another shorter trip back up the river where Kathy and MJ took a swim in the warm murky river for about 30 minutes. It was really blissful. Evening was more dominos.

... Hunter gained support from numerous people associated with Melrose Plantation including François Mignon and James Register. She was the first African American artist to have a solo exhibit at the Delgado Museum (now the New Orleans Museum of Art) and achieved a significant amount of success during her lifetime, including an invitation to the White House by President Jimmy Carter, and an honorary doctorate bestowed by Northwestern State University. Hunter died on Jan 1 ...

... didn't stay long as MJ's dancing was proving too much for everyone and as we drew up back at the house Huck spotted some skunks wandering around >>> which he then proceeded to go hunting for on his golf cart (we told him he couldn't go killing Pepe le Pew and seems for whatever reason he didn't get any of them - phew!). Back home we said goodbye to Michelle and Randy who were going back to Alexandria and then all turned in quite late.

Long journey today of 300 miles - we headed south west along I-30 towards Texarkana stopping at two Wal-Marts along the way to try and get some wine for Kathy and found a white cowboy hat for Huck which he won't wear for sure. Eventually found a liquor store but not before we stopped in Hope, Arkansas - the birthplace of Pres Clinton. It wasn't much of a place but we took the obligatory pictures and moved on. The drive from Shreveport to Natchitoches down I-49 was ...

... he can see the edge of the rain cloud waaaay over by the northern horizon. It is not raining all that hard but it is steady. Rory feels somehow stimulated to take one of his old guy late night walks to the rest room. Chere has decided to ignore the drips and has rolled over one more time trying sleep until six. Rory plans on leaving her undisturbed and will hang out by the camp office for a little while. It is just barely ...

... school was truly unique for its time. Two hundred high school juniors who lived in dorms on the college campus, who attended classes at either the high school OR the college, depending on what we needed to complete our curriculum. Unfortunately, while the school was a fantastic opportunity and one that I wish to this day I could have taken full ...