Dealey Plaza

06 Friday May 2016

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While we were in Texas, we visited Dealey Plaza, the location of the assassination of President John F Kennedy on November 22, 1963.

Here is a map of the motorcade’s route.

This is Dad and our friend, Wendy Appleby, at the top of the plaza. The motorcade would have passed by us on its way to turn onto Elm Street, location of bullets fired.

This is Mom and Dad with the ‘grassy knoll’ in the background.

Mom and Dad went in the museum, the alleged site of the gunman on the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository . Mom said looking at the plaza from above gave a whole new prospective than on ground level. We sat by the fountains with Mark and Wendy. No Dogs Allowed in the museum.

By the way, we look a long look at that picket fence too.

The plaza seen from railroad overpass. ~ This is Indy and Lucy reporting from Dealy Plaza, Dallas Texas.

ROUTE 66

14 Wednesday Oct 2015

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The Route 66 Museum in Elk City, OK is actually a complex of museums dedicated to transportation, pioneer life, blacksmiths, farms and ranches. We have been through Elk City many times coming and going from Santa Fe but this is the first time we had ever visited the museum but it will not be the last.

The transportation museum takes you on a journey through the 8 states that the Mother Road passed. There are antique cars, a mock drive in theater, the Joad’s pick up from the movie “Grapes of Wrath”, roadside attractions which lured people to pull over and many more things my parents remembered traveling this road on vacations with their families. They had some great memories.

As you wander around the complex, you can immerse yourself in the lives of early pioneers of Western Oklahoma, visit a schoolhouse, opera house, doctor’s office, gas station, funeral parlor, stables, and more. The farm, ranch and blacksmith sections feature a windmill collection, vast collection of tools used and/or made by these early settlers. So if you have any interest in America’s Highway, you need to stop here. We recommend it. ~ Indy and Lucy

Texas: Meet and Growl

06 Saturday Jun 2015

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We loaded up in the car and headed to Texas to meet our Australian FB friends, Mark and Wendy, pawrents of Penny and the Count.

Of course, the real Penny and the Count were unable to attend because of quarantine laws so the fauxs came in their place.

We played great games with the pigs and ‘Uncle Mark’.

Wendy fixed us some cheese. Later all the pawrents went to dinner and we stayed at the hotel. They had a lot of fun at one of Mom’s favorite Texas restaurants called Pappadeaux. It’s a Cajun/seafood place. Dad loves Cajun food; Mom prefers the seafood and Mark and Wendy like to try new places so it was an ideal evening.

Mark, Wendy and the fauxs brought us a gift package from Australia too. It had a book about Australia, a Cadbury chocolate bar (Mom already ate it), a little Koala bear that has “I Love Australia” on it, a fridge magnet shaped like the continent, a cold drink holder and a Hamish McBeth Scottie. How neat is that! It was great learning things about another country.

Texas proved to be a lot of fun. ~ Indy and Lucy

Road Trip

11 Monday May 2015

Posted by indyandlucy in Door County 2015

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There is a lot to get ready for this trip. We have to take our x pens, chairs for our folks, a cart to pull it in, not to mention all this stuff. We have all sorts of calming solutions like chews, sprays, and essential oils for car rides or unusual situations. For our entertainment, Mom has some yummy chew sticks and a few new toys. Our polka dot life jackets for our ferry ride. Did you notice our new collars with cherries on them? Door County has more than 2500 acres of cherry orchards. I hope we can see some blooms this year. Regardless, we will wear our collars in celebration of it. Gotta bring our raincoats in case of you know what. We take two sets of kilts. Mom can’t find one of the Red Stewart collars. Have we mentioned food and treats? Wonder where they are putting their stuff? ~ Indy and Lucy