Waco

   We arrived on Monday, went for groceries and returned just before the skies opened up. It rained hard for some time and off and on all night. Tuesday brought rain and gloom so seemed a god day for laundry. Avoided the election returns till 10pm then ended up watching them til 1am. Boy can they slice the voting public into different groups. Half the country is happy, the other half mad. Enough said.


  We drive all over the country and always try an visit museums. Some real gems in our backyard so to speak. We visited the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame probably 30 years ago. It was well worth our return visit. Right by the Brazos, Baylor University and the new stadium. If you have never been you should.

  Next we visited a relatively new National Monument, dedicated in 2015. The Waco Mammoth National Monument was interesting. They have found the fossilized remains of 23 Columbus Mammoths. The big guy was 14ft tall at the shoulders. More information can be found HERE

 If you have ever watched HGTV's show "Fixer Upper" you are familiar with Chip and Joanna Gaines. They have turned their success on that show into quite the enterprise. The umbrella name of Magnolia covers the multi faceted enterprise. We visited Magnolia Market which also has the Silos and the Silo bakery. Very busy on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. Website is HERE

  Next stop is Alvord so this blog will take a hiatus for awhile.





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