On Friday, our group had an appointment for a tour of the Pogue Gallery which we pass every time we go to town. It is run by a local couple who are very talented sculptors. The sculptures they create are seen in old downtown Marble Falls on every corner and are wonderful realistic creations.
John wanted to go and see the Aircraft Museum in Burnet, among other things. So the rest of the day was “John’s day”. We invited Andre and Suzette, but they had other plans. We first stopped at the antique and classic car restoration shop in Marble Falls and browsed around the show room and the yard, taking pictures. It is an upper-end restoration shop.
On the way out of town, John stopped in at the Lube Centre to see where they would recommend taking our truck to get a diagnostic done on it. It is getting terrible gas mileage and seems to hesitate at times. He was told this was the place to get it done, and the cost for the diagnostic is NOTHING. Everywhere else, it costs about $75 – the owner of the lube shop said they’re ripping people off!! He said bring it in on Wednesday. When Wednesday came around and the diagnostic was done, it turned out that the ERG valve is dirty or not working properly.
On the way by Walmart, we stopped and got the Service Dept. in Electronics to add the minutes onto our Net 10 TracPhone. I had tried all evening to get them added, without success. Mike did it with one phone call. I could have hugged him! We didn’t even lose the 56 minutes remaining after the allowed days expired. That was a bonus!
The Aircraft Museum in Burnet was small non-profit museum beside a small airport, and the $3.00 charge was well worth it. We happened to come in on the day that the “Bluebonnet Belle” was being serviced. It is a huge plane in which they give rides in summer.
Longhorn Caverns was something he wanted to check out, so on our way home we drove about 8 miles off the highway and there was a large historic tourist complex. Apparently there were caverns underground which served all kinds of purposes over the years, from being an outlaw hideout, to smuggling liquor and guns, to an Indian hideout for prisoners. What I would like to see is the underground BALLROOM. We figured we could save the tour of the caverns for a MDS outing in February.
Andre and Suzette came over and brought their game to play on Friday night.
Saturday night, we, together with Annette and Ron, went to the Boys and Girls Club in Marble Falls where there was a Seniors Gospel Jamboree. Finally, some MUSIC!!! It started at 5:00 and you were supposed to bring a “covered dish” – meaning pot luck. We figured if we got there after 6:30, we would miss the supper. Not so. Of course, we had eaten at home so weren’t hungry when they invited us to come and eat. . .
There were 3 sets of music while we were there. The first set was EXCELLENT; the second set was not too bad, but not as good as the first group, and the group that played after supper was not good enough to make us stay and listen.
Sunday morning, our Project Manager had chosen the United Methodist Church to attend. This church has THREE well-attended services every Sunday morning. It is a very large, progressive church. We were very impressed by their young Associate Pastor, who did all three services. The service at 8:45 is a Contemporary Service. The Blended Service at 10:00, which we attended, was a casual service, with a music team. The Pastor wore a “wild” tie and fancy red shoes. The parishioner I sat beside told me that he wears all different kinds of interesting ties and shoes…he is very involved with the theatre group in the community. His sermon was one of the best I have heard.
The third service is a “Traditional Service”. We were invited to stay for coffee in the coffee room and as we were leaving, we had to walk past where the service was being held. They had a fully robed choir and the Pastor was gowned. The ushers had dress suits on and the church was full.
My first impression was that this was a pretty full plate for one young Pastor. However, upon reflecting further on what the lady beside me had said, I realized that for him, it was three “performances” per morning and he probably thrives on it..
Our weekly MDS lunch that day was at Doc’s Fish Camp. Carol had told us that the fish kabobs there were excellent. John and I shared a steak again. Several had fish kabobs and really enjoyed them.
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