This afternoon I finished All Points South. It hasn’t been soaked and blocked yet so it’s snug on my dress form but it will fit very nicely after it’s soaked and blocked . . which I intend to do tomorrow.
All Points South
I was going to crop this picture and then I thought . . no! This picture shows so much of what I love about Texas and our place here. As much as I love seeing Addie and getting to spend time with her, until we seriously need to be closer to them for help as we get really old, we’re not leaving here. I’ll always be thankful for the move that brought us here and let us experience a few years of what feels like total freedom to me . . no rules, no restrictions, no one watching what we do . . no one can even see our house except for one neighbor who’s really too far away to see much and they’re actually the perfect neighbors!
I know it’s November but we are seeing about the only green grass we’ve had all year. We went from zero degrees and ice last winter to drought and then got about 16″ of rain in October. Our annual rainfall is 20″. It’s hard living here, especially when we want to grow things but look at that picture! No neighbors. No horns blowing. No dogs barking. No red tag guy. No water bill. No sewer bill. Very small electric bill. We truly have our little piece of heaven here. Even though we talked about buying a second house in Missouri, I kept telling Vince that I don’t want to move away from here until I’m sure I won’t be sorry we left. I’m not there . . not even close.
I need to frame this picture and hang it somewhere so I can remind myself that no matter how bad things get next summer, come October and November, we’ll see green. Really, it isn’t grass because we can’t grow much grass here. It’s green weeds but it’s green and when it’s freshly cut, it suits me just fine.
The high fence you see is where our orchard is. Then off to the back is just more land. As far back as it goes . . and then it turns into someone else’s land, but there are no houses behind us for miles and miles. I don’t even know where the closest house is behind us.
After I came back from Chad’s and those barking dogs behind him, and seeing the red tags, I think the scorpions and black widow spiders are much more tolerable.
Joyce says
It’s the rattle snakes that would put me over the edge…
Teri says
I love how little traffic you have. And beautiful sunsets.Maybe Addie will be able to come visit in the future.
dezertsuz says
It looks like the perfect place to me. =)
Vivian Oaks says
It’s really a beautiful place. I don’t know that I could stand all that heat, and hubby can’t handle air conditioning…it wouldn’t be pretty! We visited my folks every year when they lived in Dallas and it was unbearable!! The first year we didn’t even have air conditioning in the car!! That was bad!!! 3 kids in the back seat, one in a car seat… I have a picture somewhere with the two on the sides of the carseat, sound asleep, heads laying on the carseat, and the one in the car seat also sound asleep… Flushed faces on all of them because they’re so hot! Too hot!!! 🙂
Pauline Kennelly says
Great post! You truly “grow where you are planted!” Too often we think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, when when what we really have at home is peace and comfort and plenty of grass.
Marianne says
That’s one thing I really despise, barking dogs, so bravo to you for having peace and quiet! I live on the Gulf coast of south Florida in a cookie-cutter neighborhood but lucked out with zero barking dogs, such neighborhoods do exist!
Nelle Coursey says
You are too funny! And remember the preacher who brought his flock here because when the end of the world comes only Brown County will be saved! So you may truly have your “heaven on earth” there! Besides we would miss you every Tuesday morning! You just have to be there!!