Awake: 7:05am Temp 64 sleep 6+44 cloudy overnight @ Weimar, Texas.
Before we leave & do more touring, I retract the slides in the event of rain. Several days of rain are forecast & I would rather not have Kathy cleaning off the slide tops while it’s raining.
We (4) ride east to the town of Columbus (15 min). 1st stop: visitors center for info of what to see & do. This V.C. is part of the 1st floor of the old Stafford Opera House. After getting info for touring, we ride the elevator up to the 2nd floor & do a self tour. Built in 1886, special trains ran from distant towns bringing in the crowd. The theater could seat 1000 people. Today it is used as a dinner theater & seats 600. Still in good shape, it’s comfortable to see these old building being used for a good purpose.
Then we cross the street & visit Birdies Doll House Store & what a store it is. A whole lot of everything; Birdie has things for the gals & guys as her brother is also a partner & specializes in model trains. We were saved by Gary….who needed more coffee & Birdie recommended Becky’s Café just around the corner. After coffee, Birdie’s Doll House called us back to make a few purchases.
We casually walk around reading the historical metal plaques pertaining to the more prominent people about town & their beautiful homes during the earlier yrs.
Visiting the library was a different experience. A local school teacher, wealthy and unmarried, was a doll collector; when she died her worldly doll collection was bequeathed to the library. The girls really enjoyed seeing them.
As we are walking around town, we can hear rumbling & see dark clouds to the west. We agree that the time may be perfect for a lunch & Becky’s Café. I move the Suzuki closer to Becky’s in the likely event of a heavy downpour. K& I each have a bowl of beef stew with crackers & corn bread.
In the Suzuki while rain is falling, we follow the historical marker signs around town to see many more classical & historic mansions of yesteryear. Some of these homes simply have metal plaques outside to read if I can pull the car close enough; others have wireless audio & we tune our radio to the AM frequency suggested; perfect for a day like today.
After we have exhausted all possible leads & signs to any other unseen mansions, we give Gary a delightful surprise & do some grocery shopping @ the HEB + the small Wal-Mart store in town. The frozen smile on his face was heartwarming.
As we are leaving town, Grace spots the 2nd largest live oak tree in Texas. It is huge; 70 ft tall & the trunk base has a circumference of over 329 inches. The crown spread is 111 ft. Of course, we must take pictures.
Dinner is in our separate motorhomes. K & I have whole wheat spaghetti & sauce with mixed salad.
High temp=75 Lights out: 12:17am
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