On The Rig

 Just off the quay in Galveston there's an oil rig that's been repurposed into a museum.  It's called the Ocean Star, and it's a pretty neat place.  There are a lot of very detailed and beautiful models of oil rigs and ships.  The process of drilling offshore, from finding oil through production, is detailed in the museum.  As the museum's sponsors are various businesses related to oil, the perspective of the place is pro-oil.  At the same time, it gives factual information regarding the process and how people work and live on oil platforms.  Definitely worth the visit.

Pumpkins All Stacked

 Another ornament all finished.  If you remember, I finished this piece while on home leave in the US.  I finished it into this ornament as a late Christmas present.  It came out pretty well, I think.

Still Winging It

I am still winging it with the peacock.  There are about fifteen more rows to the bottom of the page, so I've been making progress...

Panera Again

 Driving from Tennessee to Texas, we stopped in Alabama for lunch at Panera.  This time, it wasn't nearly as good as usual.  Who ever heard of orange colored mushroom soup?  It didn't taste very good, either.  Andreas' bread bowl was meh.  My salad, at least, was decent.

Inland Naval Museum

 Evidently, Admiral Nimitz was born and raised in Fredericksburg, Texas.  Because of this, there's a museum!  It's big and one part of it is a memorial to Nimitz himself.  The larger part is a museum of the Pacific War.  I only took two photos with my camera.  Andreas, when he processes them, has more.

Getting Grassy

Getting some grass in now.  Lots of scotch stitches.

Pure Genius

 Everyone loves slushies, but what about a coke slushy that's alcoholic?  As in with Jack Daniels in it?  That's what Pappas Burgers has come up with with their Jack Frost.  It's absolutely wonderful and even better in the summer.

The food is huge and good, too.  Their "small" burger is a third of a pound - before toppings and bun.  The burgers are cooked  to order and there's a wide selection.  They will make them chicken or veggie burgers, too.  I don't do fries, but Andreas and Mom loved the chili cheese fries.  The onion rings, I can attest, are very good - but not as good as Hut's in Austin.