We left Kentucky and started our trek back to Texas. We chose the Tom Sawyer RV Park as our halfway point between KY and Gilmer, Texas. It was a fabulous park right on the Mississippi River. They even laid out the park so that our big back window faced the river. We were able to watch the big barges going up and down the river. They also had a great walking path through the woods around the park and free laundry! We washed everything! For some reason there were ladybugs everywhere. We were both covered with them after a walk in the woods.
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| Barge on the Mississippi |
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| Moon over the Mississippi |
Gilmer, TX Nov 18 - 24, 2013
We have been looking forward to our visit to Gilmer for a long time. A chance to see our dear friend Ken Brown and his fabulous family. We arrived at the Watts RV park back on a narrow county road with a country boy in overalls to show us to our site. After pulling Suni uphill to our concrete pad that was just big enough, seriously two inches on each side. It took a little maneuvering to get us completely on the pad. Once settled we were happy with the park nestled in the trees full of fall color with lots of open spaces and a couple of ponds. We met Ken at his new business office in White Oak which is 45 minutes from Gilmer. He and his brother Kevin recently purchased Livingstones a business which engraves beautiful rocks and tiles. After the initial hugs and smiles we learn that they are in the midst of moving the business back to their home in Gilmer. We did take a tour of all of the places we have been hearing about since Ken moved back here 8 years ago. It was great to see his property and meet his parents. They insisted we extend our stay so that we could celebrate Thanksgiving with the family on Friday evening. We feasted and fellowshipped with the extended Brown family. It was so great to finally meet all of the people we have been hearing about for years. They are a beautiful family filled with love and we had a wonderful time. We also used the extra time to help the boys moved. It was a great way to spend time together catching up. This is a good time to say if you are looking for some special Christmas gifts checkout their website www.thelivingstones.com . We love you Brown Brothers!
Horses roaming the 43 acre Brown Estate
Best Friends Forever
Dripping Springs, TX Nov 24 - ....
We left Gilmer early Sunday morning hoping to beat the wintery weather hitting the country. We drove down 35 thru Austin with off and on rain, but no sleet or snow thank you God. We are all settled in at Cottonwood Creek RV park which is on RR 165 about 3 miles south of 290. It is farther from our friends that we would like, but it is a beautiful wooded campground. Unfortunately we don't have very good cell service and the internet is spotty. We look forward to catching up with everyone soon.
Coming Soon.... our final post the A & P Choice Awards (thx MK)!
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