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Comments: Charlotte, I think those are rocks that fell out of my head once when I was dumb enough to hike up and down there. Michael, obviously Carlsbad and Austin are better for bat watching. But, Waugh St. is all we have here. Kinda like Galveston is technically a beach, but...
Comments: OMG Lynell, I bet that find is worth a fortune in your dreams!!  I've found a few beautiful rocks here in Colorado...does that count? I will collect them and display them after I wash them...I mean beautiful........I need a specialist to tell me what they are...Chrystal's, granite and so on... I think...so intriguing! I don't walk far yet, but hope to get in better shape to be able to hike with friends who do very "friendly" hikes..like up the mountain and then ride the gondola down!! ;~) down is hard on one's knees!! Looking at the 65 reunion videos and photos, I watched the part about going to SOC high school......what a difference! Where was Roger??? I wish we had had such signs around school...Grrr..GO BEARS!! etc. However, I don't think the kids these days had the innocence we had...like ...um KILL THE TIGERS!! we couldn't say that these days.
Comments: We had our kitchen countertops replaced a few years ago. In the dead space at the corner where two cabinets meet, we found a Kentucky Fried Chicken bag, complete with bones and a few crumbs in a box. There was a receipt for 79 cents from 1976. Wonder what all that's worth on Ebay.
Comments: He Jud, I finally made it to the Waugh Bridge bat colony on our labor day visit to Houston. It was less than Carlsbad and a little spooky walking under the bridge with a couple hundred bats flying around my head. Still it was worth the time and effort. John, you're talking about finding gems reminds me of a tenant in a condo we owned and rented to a woman and her teenaged son. After sticking us with two months rent, moving in the dead of night, and not leaving a forwarding address I found it impossible to return a gold ladies watch I found in the boys closet. The watch has small diamonds surrounding the face. The only markings on the face of the watch read Nieman Marcus. Monica still has it in the safe that was about 15 yrs ago so I guess the law has given up finding the rightful owner...waiting for the cold case detectives to call at any time
Comments: JS, if you'll check out the Frio Ave. side of 1444 Presidio, you might turn up my aunt's high school ring (McKinney Boyd High, 1927, initials VH inside) that she lost in about 1955. It's gold with a blue stone. Be very careful while doing this.
Comments: Well Johnny, I did find that Smith & Wesson Model one and a half in the oven of a house. (Same one like you sent me a picture of, and that one is $1395). And, oh yeah, your aunt's house on Aster in Oak Cliff that I bought from you, we dismantled a chimney, all "Dallas" bricks, 1600 hundred of them. I tested the water a while back and had my daughter sell one on ebay for $20. We probably left a fortune under that Winnetka house. I'll get you to go around, and under the next one bought, particularly in a treasure trove like Oak Cliff. You can keep the dog tags; we'll split the good stuff.
Comments: Dorothy, I hope everything goes well with Bob's recovery. Sam, I wish I'd had a metal detector a few years back when we were rehabing that 1921 home at 818 S. Winnetka (see the "before" pic below). Don't you just know there are some OLD coins in the yard around that place [and every other old home in that area]. In the other old homes that you fixed up and flipped over the years, did you ever discover anything neato hidden in the floors, walls, garages etc? 
Comments: Dorothy Shamblin Averitt's husband, Bob had a triple bypass heart surgery Tuesday and he is recovering fine. He just left ICU and is going to a room at Methdist Hospital in Oak Cliff. Room 8023, 214.947.8023. I am sure Dorothy would love to hear from y'all. Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Comments: That's great John. A few more treasures like that and you'll have that thing paid for in about 12 years. You need just one homerun.
Comments: Sam, no political future in store for me. I am content to just piddle around. Well, the rain finally stopped long enough for me to jump out this morning and try out my brand new Bounty Hunter Legacy 3300 metal detector. I spent two hours at a nearby kiddie park and came up with 3 coins and a nice little inscribed gold locket. Foolishly, I made an agreement with Dru in which she gets first dibs on any jewelry I find. So I guess I can kiss this prize goodbye. http://people.consolidated.net/swsw/09-09-10_finds.jpg My quest to find a 100 yr. old coin continues.
Comments: Okay Cousin Johnny, I will concede that you could have President of the United States after all. I having been reviewing all the polls, news, outlook for the 2010 elections, and the 2012 elections, condition of the economy, the U.S. standing in the world's economies, and other assorted (or is that sordid) data....and have concluded you would done a much better job. I believe with you at the helm, a lot less rats would be jumping off the ship, and we would all be in better shape. And applying for King of the Burning Man Festival three times would not have hurt your resume, as it turns out.
Comments: I am still in Colorado and had to wrap my front porch plants last night to ward off frost damage. I saw all the flooding around the Dallas area on TV news. Hope all of you up there are safe. The fires in Colorado are not near me, but so sad for those people too. Looks as tho the 65 class had a fun reunion. I won't be at the Birthday Party for our class in October...boo hoo...gonna be out of the country. But, I know it will be a blast too. Peaches always does a good job.
Comments: Happy Birthday Patricia....Hope your day is great!
Comments: Wishing you are Very Happy Birthday Patricia! And maaany mooore!      
Comments: Happy Birthday Pat - may you have a wonderful and blessed Birthday. Enjoy your day and may God bless your year ahead with health and happiness. Hugs, Cynthia
Comments: Happy Birthday, Pat Edmondson Vessels. Hope you and Jerry celebrate in style. Love, your Roomie.
Comments: Harry, are you wearing tie-dye today?
Comments: Are you dudes trying to harsh my Labor Day mellow?
Comments: Please Phil. It's Harry. He's in the witness protection program.
Comments: John you just don't get no respect ,er Mr. Southwood 
Comments: With all the metal detectors, they should be able to find both the penny and the nickel. And, maybe even the Ferrari tie tack.
Comments: It sorta looks like they're all looking for the change that Harry Southwood dropped on the floor as he fished his keys out of his pocket. Or maybe not!
Comments: Happy Birthday Ouida. Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend.
Comments: Last Wednesday night I attended the monthly meeting of the Tomball Archeological Recovery Club (TARC) over in Tomball, TX. About 25 people, including 5 women, showed up. This is a club of metal detector enthusiasts and each month members bring in some of their best "finds" of coins, lost jewelry, or old relics. I introduced myself to Scott, the club president, and asked if there was a visitor sign-in sheet. Scott told me "Naww, we don't keep a sign-in sheet ... just tell me your name and I'll introduce you later". About midway through the meeting it dawned on Scott that he had forgotten to introduce me. So he pointed my way and said "Everybody give a big welcome to our new visitor ... Harry Southwood". Oh, brother. Thankfully, on Sept. 16th I can visit a closer club, the Montgomery County Artifacts Recovery Club (MCARC) in nearby Oak Ridge. Here's a pic of my fellow Tomball treasure hunters last Wednesday. President Scott is seated wearing the plaid shirt. Harry Southwood is not pictured. 
Comments: Sparky sounds like he is smarter than a lot of humans. He's obviously a Conservative and not one of those Liberal types. Most Liberal dogs tend to be the smaller, more insecure type that bark all the time. I wonder what he thinks about Obamacare? He wouldn't be able to get that ringworm medicine if it were in effect.
Comments: And let me add my best wishes to Ouida for racking up another year. Now let me digress and ask for some Equal Time to offset all the Cat Chat I had to endure a couple of weeks back. We have an artsy friend (Cynthia) who lives in nearby Willis, TX, and has a snappy little dog named Sparky. Sparky has a creative bent and publishes his own dog-blog. Here is a link to recent happenings in Spark's World ... http://sparkysdogblog.blogspot.com/
Comments: Happy Birthday Ouida!! I am glad you were born and were in my first grade class!! Happy Birthday all you September babies! No wonder you were all more mature than us spring babies!! 
Comments: A Happy Belated Birthday to Phyllis and Sharon and an early wishes to Ouida (in case I wake up tomorrow with no memory). Hope you all enjoyed/enjoy you special day!
Comments: Hey, Phyllis, I didn't know we shared a birthdate. Hope yours was happy. And I don't feel old either. My sister drove over from Weatherford to take me to lunch, my choice, and I chose Luby's, where all the old folks go! But there weren't a lot of old ones. I indulged in a slice of strawberry cheesecake, but could only eat a third of it. Really good food.
Comments: Well, it's official: I'm old. I turned 65 yesterday, and the world didn't come to an end, despite the "Death by Chocolate" birthday cake. Funny, I don't feel old. Gloria Steinem once said that we have no idea how old certain ages really are, because -- historically -- women have lied about their ages, so that a woman who admitted to being 65 was actually 80. Hopefully, she was right, and we're not really all that old. I recognized the picture of Mary Lewis, by the way, just didn't speak up in time. |
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