So BettyAnoninTX and the PRT took me in for a couple of nights in Lubbock. Once I'd figured out the time zones (Arizona doesn't do daylight saving, which makes it a little extra complicated), the visit was pure delight.
We visited the
Buddy Holly Center, to mourn the early death and celebrate the great achievements of Lubbock's favorite son. We also visited his gravesite, where his family got a chance to correct the historical record by spelling his surname correctly; it's 'Holley.' They used his nickname, however -- 'Buddy' -- in place of his birth-name, Charles.
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This total stranger, wearing Buddy-style specs,
agreed in the most friendly fashion to show Alexandra around. |
Then we were off to the
National Ranching Heritage Center, which includes a park adorned with actual homes, businesses and a schoolhouse (no church?) moved to Lubbock from various points in Texas and maybe eastern New Mexico. These were fascinating. BettyAnoninTX and I agreed that, had we had to build a house from cactus to survive the harsh desert in the 19th century, we most likely would have died sunburnt, thirsty, hungry and soon.
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Where Penny Bright wound up after her misspent months
in Vegas. |
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Penny would no doubt have shacked up with
this cowpoke if he had any money at all. But he doesn't.
(Note book resting on his left wrist.) |
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If Taro were a poor man, Alexandra would have loved him
just as well, and would have made their home a haven of peace
with the help of her trusty (American-made) Singer. |
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| BettyAnoninTX loves one-room schoolhouses, which this is not. |
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BettyAnoninTX and the PRT both love pronghorn, even
when desecrated -- I mean, decorated -- by 'yarnstormers.' |
After dinner at Chuy's, which is every bit as good as BettyanoninTX will tell you it is, we strolled the
Pumpkin Path in celebration of the vulgar American holiday Halloween.
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| Trick-or-treaters are fine for vulgar Penny; Alexandra will stick with mummers, thank you veddy much. |
And on my way out of town, I saw a working ranch with traditional entryway. Lovely visit! Thank you so much, BAiT and PRT!
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Jenny might not be right at home on the range, but this is
at least as substantial a family heritage as are most of the
estates in Somerset. |
