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Re: Driving Miss Daisy: Texas February 2023
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 5:13 pm
by Sir Henry
Hatchdog wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2023 11:25 am
Treehouse ? More like a Treemansion!
That’s a real nice place.
The main house although only 2,400 sf was finished very elegant.
We visited a local park about a flood that occurred here. This house was washed away completely and rebuilt.
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Re: Driving Miss Daisy: Texas February 2023
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 11:17 pm
by Sir Henry
We went to Gruene Hall in Gruene, TX tonight.
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It’s an old dance hall from 1878.
https://gruenehall.com/
Bret Graham has been playing here every Monday night since the mid 1980’s.
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A lot of famous musicians have played here. I recognized almost everyone.
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Some have been playing here a long time.
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Re: Driving Miss Daisy: Texas February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:03 pm
by Cofisher
What a taste of America.
Re: Driving Miss Daisy: Texas February 2023
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:33 am
by Sir Henry
I got 20.1 mpg going down and so far in the 208 miles driven yesterday I got 23.3 which is outstanding in a vehicle so big. Of course I was only doing 62 mph and didn’t follow very close so I seldom braked. This AWD van is rated at 18 mpg at 75 mph.
Re: Driving Miss Daisy: Texas February 2023
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:00 pm
by Shakey Jake
Gene, that dance hall was first built in 1878 Henry Gruene. It's got a lot of storied history.
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/gruene-hall
Jake
Re: Driving Miss Daisy: Texas February 2023
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 1:40 pm
by Sir Henry
The locals pronounce it green although a few Germans will correct them and say gru-in.
Re: Driving Miss Daisy: Texas February 2023
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2023 6:26 am
by Sir Henry
Last night we watched the mothers play the girls on a charter high school basketball team. The people we are visiting have a 13 year old 8th grader and she is by far the best person on the team of mostly juniors and seniors.
She is their leading scorer and made 21 of their 29 points. The moms were overpowered by the girls and only scored 7 points.
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Here her mom tries to defend her…….
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…but daughter was left, faked right and then shot left.
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She steals the ball from mom and runs down court
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She easily out maneuvers even the best mom on the court.
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She plays center on the high school team but guard on an all city team of again older girls.