Before I get into my own story, I wish to say a few words
about my parents families. This is a photo record of my
life. I am Clark Phillips Wright the youngest son of
Madison (1909-1992) and Betty (1913-1990). The
earliest photo that I possess is from Daddy's family and is of
John Baughmen
(1774-1860). He lived most of his life in Georgia. John and
Mary Binnicker had 11 children, the youngest of these was
William Gordon (1822-1882) who is the patriot of my family
during the Republic of Texas. This William is buried in
Ridgeway Cemetery, Bastrop County Texas. The cemetery is located
about a quarter of a mile north of Texas highway 21 only a third of
the distance from the US 290 cutoff to Paige toward Bastrop.
William and Caroline Green had 12 children, the third of whom was
Alonzo Brown Bachman
(1850-1918) who is my first Great Grandfather. I also have a picture of
Lon and Andrew Joseph
(Tobi). Tobi (1854-1941) was Alonzo s younger brother by four years.
Alonzo and his wife Caroline Green had 12 children, of whom the second was
Nancy
Rosenella (1877-1963). I knew her personally as
Granny. Nancy married
George Clark Wright (1870-1934)
January 20, 1901 in Throckmorton Texas. I have a photo of
George in a
studio and standing next to an
automobile in the 1930s.
I have added a photograph of George Clark's mother,
Temperance George Massie, who
married James Morris Wright July 20, 1865 in Louisa County
Virginia.
From my mothers family I have the likeness of
James Rush (1804-1887).
James Rush and Lucy Scott's first child was
Mary Jane Rush (1834-1894).
I have several pictures of
her. Mary Jane married
Solon McElrory (1832-1881).
Solon and Mary Jane had two daughters. he first was
Carrie Elizabeth (1855-1905),
the second being Mary Douglas (1856-1934).
This Mary lived with my grandparents Dr Clark Phillips and
Barbara May Cooper, in Orange Texas near the end of her life. She is
buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, along with Clark and Barbara in the
city of Orange Texas. Carrie Elizabeth was born in Cincinnati Ohio, married
Joseph Perrine Cooper (1858-1920)
the younger. Joseph and Carrie had in turn
Barbara May Cooper (1883-1960)
who is my maternal grandmother. She went by
Bobbie most of her life.
The earliest photo I have of the Phillips-Cooper family is of the elder
Joseph Perrine Cooper
(1812-1878) and his wife was
Barbara Winter (1816-1876).
The earliest photo I have of the Phillips family is of
Augustus Phillips
(1825-1907). He married
Minvera Green (1825-1913)
who had eight (8) children the youngest whom was
Clark Ernest Phillips
(1870-1950) who is my maternal grandfather and namesake.
Clark (Granddaddy) and Barbara (Grandmother) were married
in Los Angeles California 1906 June 19. Dr Phillips
(Clark) and Barbara (Bobbie)
had two daughters, the younger was Catherine Ruth (1918-2000).
She married Claude (Red) Hayes (1918-2002), who had one daughter
Barbara (Hayes) Hofmann
visited Houston in July 2013 and provided copies of a
scrapbook kept by Bobbie.
My Mother was
Betty (Mary Elizabeth) Phillips
(1913-1990), mentioned above. She married my Father,
Madison Brown Wright
(1909-1992) in 1936.
Mother died in 1990
of Leukemia, and
Daddy
died of a heart attack in 1992. You will see many more photos of
Betty and Madison, mostly in the 1980s and 90s.
1930:
I was told that Daddy (Madison, Senior) had worked the ranch as a child.
After graduating from High School he enrolled in Texas A&M against his
fathers wishes. He did stay in college for at least three years (I inherited
his class ring for the year 1930), but he did not graduate. All students at
that time had to belong to the Cadet Corp, and that he had been trained in
Artillery. He made his way to Houston, hoping to sail on a freighter, but got
sidetracked, ending up in the Wink Oil Field with Shell as a roustabout.
He did tell me that one time while being laid off he went to Chicago
via motorcycle for the World's Fair in that city. The motorcycle gave
out in Springfield, and he jumped freight trains in order to make his
way back to Texas. Being with Shell he eventually became a camp manager
in Louisiana. While in this condition, he met and courted my mother,
Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Phillips of Orange. Among my mothers belonging,
I found some photos dating from the
1930's(10) when my parents lived in southwest
Louisiana. They talked of the Shell Corporation camps in Iowa and in
Black Bayou, east of Orange.
In 1939 they had lived in the Black Bayou Camp.
Sometime in 1940 the family moved to Cherry Street in Orange.
From 1941 I have a photo of the launch
of the tug Dr. E.W. Brown. My parents are standing directly below the bow,
fourth and fifth from the left. I include here
a number of photos taken from a 2007 KTRH 740 web page of the Japanese
attack(17) on Pearl Harbour December 7.
As with both Madison (Sonny) and Nancy, I was born
in the Frances Ann Lutcher Memorial Hospital, with my grandfather,
Dr. Clark Phillips attending. This hospital was located on Second Street
just up from the Phillips residence which was at Second and Green.
I have a couple of pages dating from that year of photos, the
first(6) begins at the Phillips residence,
the second(18) on Cherry Street, also in Orange.
In 1944(4) my family lived in Arlington,
Virginia, as my father worked for the Bureau of Ships in the US Navy.
Sometime during
1945(2): we were in west
Texas in Throckmorton county.
I was involved in an incident in Mobile,
Alabama. According to my mother, we met Daddy at the railroad
station in Mobile. He expected me to happy, but instead, I clung
to her and didn't want anything to do with my father. This was
also at the time we moved from Arlington in Virginia to
we moved back to
Orange(2) in Texas.
During
1946(17) we have several pictures of the house on Cutting in Jennings
Louisiana. Later in that year a number
of photos were taken in Orange(18),
including several photos of Barbara Hayes Hofmann as an infant.
1947 saw us living in the house on
Cutting in Jennings. The children of George Clark and Nancy
(Granny) Wright held a reunion in Throckmorton where Granny lived
in town at the corner(18)
of South Eagle Street and West Water Street.
We also had activities out on the Wright
ranch(7). This year was also a
time we moved from Jennings to Beaumont. We had visited one
of my mothers friends from Beaumont the
St Johns(4), Martha and Revere.
In 1948 we were in Beaumont, but most of my pictures from this
time are from Jennings(33).
I have one picture from Galveston
and a number of photos from the Mermentau(15)
shipyard. In the spring Madison the younger was
confirmed(13).I have 21 pictures from
Orange(19). Sometime during the year we
visited Fort Worth(4) and there are more
photos taken in Throckmorton(12). Among
these photos was a single from taken at
Camp Allen on the shore of Trinity Bay
just outside Baytown, Texas. During my time in the Cub Scouts, daddy
took me on a camping trip to Camp Urland(4)
which is about 7 miles south of Woodville. My last memories of Jennings
were several parties, some for families some included only the adults
which the Ziglers held at their camp in
Lake Arthur(13). It was also during this
period that my mother began correspondence with several of the Phillips
cousins(2) in Wisconsin. Mowery Phillips
was so impressed with Dr. Phillips that he named one of his sons Clark
Ernest. This Clark was an educator and is the only one from this line
who developed diabetes.
1949: I began my schooling at Averill Elementary
located at the corner of 7th and Laurel in Beaumont.
My album from Beaumont include photos from
Easter(38).
During the summer, the Wright clan had another reunion in
Throckmorton(40). The boys
played in the wheat harvest(2).
On one of our trips to west Texas we visited the
cemetery(9) near Paige
where William Gordon Bachman and his wife
Caroline Green were buried. Later that
year, or a year earlier we spent some time on the Hawkins yacht
Anjolin(7).
I scanned several photos from this time period of the residence
of Dr. Phillips in Orange(3).
1951:
The Madison Wright family was well
established in Beaumont(13).
we lived at 2445 Long(24) Avenue.
My father was a partner in Wright and Hawkins,which had
a shipyard(22) (used by Wright
Towing Company) located behind the
SOCONY Mobil Refinery and near the Gulf States Utilities
Plant which served Beaumont. Madison Jr. spent a semester
at Culver(18) Military Academy.
Daddy showed interested in purchasing property in
East(18) Texas. I found a
single photo from Galveston.
Photos include scenes from
Camp Urland(7) located several miles south of Woodville.
One of my best scouting experiences occurred at a location
east of Silsbee Texas called Camp Matigua. It had a firing range
and stream coursing through the grounds.
In this summer the whole family took a trip to Yellowstone
National Park in Wyoming. We Had new maroon Fleetwood Cadillac.
We went by the Crater in New Mexico on the way to
Colorado(39) .
We spent several days in Colorado Springs, seeing Seven Falls,
Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak where we stalled at the 10,000 ft mark.
Then we drove on to Denver and Cheyenne, Wyoming, thence to
Yellowstone for several days. Next we went to Grand Teton and south to
Salt Lake City(9).
We swam in the Great Salt Lake and
went to the Great Copper Mine South west of the City. Then we
drove through Zion National Park and onto the North Rim of the
Grand Canyon(13).
In Arizona we passed through the Petrified Forest.
We attended some kind of Indian Gathering in Flagstaff and went
onto the Hopi Indian Reservation where we obtained several
Kachina dolls. We drove through the White Sands of
New Mexico(25)
and on to Carlsbad. After several several days we made a
direct run across Texas on US 190 & 287 and Beaumont. I
had two pictures from Orange(7).
1952: I attended Camp Stewart, Cabin 2, near Hunt, Texas.
I have several photos taken in
Orange(5) taken that year.
1953: I took remedial reading from Mrs. Nawell [sic]. I also
continued in scouting, camping at
Urland(5).
I include here photos of Cora Schelling from
1953(2).
1954: In late winter we traveled to
Sabinal(6) Texas where Daddy
and Sonny participated in a deer hunt. In the summer I attended
Camp Stewart, Cabin 22(4).
Nancy attended Camp Mystic(6).
Both camps are located near Hunt, Texas.
1955:
Madison Jr. attended Washington and Lee University (W&L) in
Lexington Virginia. During his summer break, we (daddy, mother
and I) traveled as a family to
Washington(15) D.C.
We also visited Throckmorton(14).
1956: During the spring semester at Dick Dowling
Junior, I took two photos at the
science fair(2).
My catalog includes 17 pictures taken at a dance at
the Mont Leon(17)
Hall located on Gulf Street which is now designated
Martin Luther King Parkway. During one afternoon
I took 13 photos at the Beaumont
Country Club(13).
Sonny finished his tenure at
W&L(15).
I took a my first trip alone trip to D.C. Madison
worked in the office of Senator Price
Daniel at the time. I took the Southern Pacific
train to New Orleans, Louisiana then on
"The Southerner" Washington's Union Station.
I spent a week in
Washington(31)
afterwards traveling to San Augustine Florida.
Next Madison and I went
to Sea World and it rained very hard at the Bird
Tower on the way to
Cypress Gardens(19).
We did see the Ski show and then on to Miami.
In the fall, Madison (Sonny) attended
SMU(24).
He left some 24 photos from this school.
1957: My catalog of photos has pictures that are listed
as coming from 1957, one set is set in
Oklahoma. At Thanksgiving
we were in Austin for the
annual football game between A&M and Texas.
During 1958 I attended DeMolay activities and the Hi-Y
Youth Legislature where I sponsored a bill to
ban switchblade knives. It failed. My photo album has
pictures of home(22) and an
assortment around of photos taken around
Beaumont.
In May we attended the graduation ceremonies at
St Stephens school(27)
outside Austin. I became more involved with the
towboat business and took more pictures at the
shipyard.
1959: I have only one picture from this year,
taken at Summit(1) New Jersey of
Uncle Red. This was the year that Larry (Lawrence)
Farr and I visited a British Freighter. The crew
offered us Chinese Beer or British tea.
We drank tea. This all happened at the
Port(13) of Beaumont.
1960:
I graduated from Beaumont High School and made
a grand tour of the West in a year old Ford Fairlane 500 with
Madison and my best friend, James Harold Stewart, Junior.
We broke down in Springerville, Arizona. After getting
the water pump fixed on a Sunday morning, we went on to Las Vegas crossing
Boulder(24) Dam in the process. We went
on to the city(20) of Los Angeles
where we visited several sites: Disney Land,
Knott's Berry Farm, but I liked Pacific
Ocean Park the best. We proceeded up the coast to the Hearst
Castle(1) at San Simeon
for a quick tour (I always seem to get there late).
We spent two weeks in the San Francisco
Area(43),
saw Chinatown (Counting Sticks), ate at Tads Steak
House, and stayed at the Beta House in Berkeley.
We took the coast
highway through Oregon to Seattle, ferried from the coast to
Victoria,
British Columbia (BC) , passed through Butchert Gardens and
ferried from Sidney on Vancouver Island to the mainland.
We took the Trans Canada
Highway(20)
to Kamloops, British Columbia,
spent a whole day on "Great Loop" to Revelstoke had ended
up with front end problems. Also memorable pictures from
the "Bush River". The next day we traveled through Lake
Louse and Banff to Calgary. We stayed one night at St Mary
in Glacier National Park thence back through Yellowstone.
I had a good visit with the Hayes during Thanksgiving
in Wooster, Ohio.
1961: I spent a year at the University of
Michigan where
I pledged Delta Kappa Epsilon. After returning from Michigan,
I enrolled at Lamar State College of Technology, and in
September, Hurricane Carla came ashore n Lavaca Bay, skirted
the coast from Port Lavaca through Freeport and went inland
over Orange. Wright Towing Company had a tug with 2 barges
in Port Lavaca and a third barge tied up at Freeport.
This barge hung over the levee to which it had been tied.
One of the barges in Port Lavaca hung over the Coast Guard
pier, cutting the barge in half, and the tug
McDermott(2) was, as
shown in the San Antonio newspaper of the day. The piers of the
wharf beat holes into the hull. The tug was savaged, and renamed
the Clark.
1962: At Lamar(10) I pledged the
Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity. I worked with Dad at
Wright Towing Company in Beaumont. I went to summer school
at Southern Methodist University where I took Simple
Differential Equations under Dr David Starr PhD.
1963: I matriculated at the University of Texas where
the Longhorns were National Collegiate Football Champs
under Daryl Royal for the first time in the schools history.
I inherited several photographs from my brother
Madison(4). Besides these few,
Madison left a collage of photos mostly from the city of
Lake Jackson(32).
1964: was my last full year of college, I took a Bachelor
of Arts from the University of Texas, Austin with a Major
in Mathematics, Minor in Physics. I worked with computers
in systems at Texas, first successful COBOL compilation on
this system (using a CDC 1604). My senior project was an
Interpreter to process of imaginary numbers on this machinery.
My parents moved from Beaumont to
Galveston(3).
1965:
I graduated from the University of
Texas in Austin in January.
In June I married Stacy Charlotte Klutz of the San
Antonio area. We were wed in Houston at the First Christian
Church taking a short honeymoon in New Orleans. I went to
work for Wolf Research & Development Corp,
for a very low pay <$5000 per year coordinating NASA PERT C
on IBM 7090/7094 at the Manned Space Center in Houston.
1966: Wolf lost the contract to Lockheed Electronics
and I moved on to develop a generalized test program to
run an Automatic Testing Laboratory. during my time at
Lockheed, I was membership chairman of the Lockheed
Houston Management Association(1).
I include pictures of Cora Schelling from
1966(5).
1967: I left Lockheed to work at Control Data Corporation (CDC),
in Arden Hills, Minnesota, lived for 6 months on Bald Eagle Lake,
Northwest of White Bear Lake ending up in a long lease 15 acres
of a 190 acre farm between Lake Elmo and Bayport. I first worked
in Software Product Test. In May we traveled to
Ely(32) camping in the Boundary Water
Canoe Area. In August we attended the State
Fair in St. Paul. In the fall
I moved from Product Test into the Lower 3000 Systems division
whereupon given the opportunity to attend the National ACM Convention
in Las Vegas Nevada(35).
1968: I continued work with CDC Lower 3000, implementing a
display sub-system for Benefit Trust Life in Chicago.
During the summer we visited
Williamsburg(18) Virginia. In the fall we visited the
four corners of Arizona(33), Colorado,
New Mexico and Utah.
1969: I began work with STAR (STring ARray processor) at in
the Advanced Studies Division at Control Data.
Barbara(1) Hayes got married.
1970:
I continued my work on the Star 1B, an engineering model
developed in preparation for the Star 100. I include several
pictures taken in Dickinson(4).
I include a single photo of the
house(1) on the farm
outside of Stillwater, Minnesota, where we lived
for four years and one of
Katherine(1) Wright
of Lake Jackson, Texas. Stacy and I also returned to the
Boundary Water Canoe Area(76)
out of Ely, Minnesota. I throw in here a page of five pictures from
Louisiana(12).
During our time at the farm we purchased three Tennessee
Walking horses, two for pleasure (Sinbad and Thor). The
third was "Fireball" and we showed him several times.
In September, we took a second in
Eau Claire Wisconsin(6).
The portfolio includes 31 photos at the
farm(31) in November.
The next pictures were taken at a
dog show(15) in May.
We took several days to drive into Wisconsin visiting the
Porcupine(66) Mountains.
Next we visited historic
Fort Ridgley(8).
Then we drove to the far western area of Minnesota
attending an annual remembrance of Hiawatha at
Pipestone(49).
In the fall we drove north along the
St. Croix river(32).
I include here photos taken in April at
the farm(7).
One of the winters in Minnesota, we took another weekend
to drive to a Wisconsin Ski
Resort(28).
That winter was our hardest at the
farm(56). We also got a chance
to ride on a sleigh(10) in Afton.
I also took a number of photos a Winter
Carnival(56) on White Bear Lake.
1971: We moved to Los Alamos in the
Jamez(5) Mountains of New Mexico
for STAR 100 prospect, and we made one trip to
Galveston(1). That prospect
fell through, so in
1972: we moved to Columbia, Maryland living in Bryant Woods
developing an OCR meter reading application for Baltimore Gas & Electric.
I also wrote a statistical graphing package for the
National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
1973: I worked in Suitland Maryland on a Census Bureau disk system,
using Systems Engineering Laboratory (SEL) 8600's with a large
number (about 100 units) of 3330 type disk systems.
1974: I worked for the DC Board of Elections on a Control Data
Corporation (CDC) 1700 MSOS election system. during our stay in
the Washington area I did some genealogical research in which I
found that Alexander LeGrande had donated to the construction of
the Cumberland Church(4) of the
Presbyterian denomination. We also visited the
Washington Cathedral(11). One
of our day trips included a visit to
Harpers(24) Ferry. We took weekend trip into the Shenandoah
Mountains, camping in a area named Loft
Mountain(51).
While in Columbia we acquired a
Night Blooming Cereus(6). We took
three serious camping trips to
Vermont(111), Maine(24) and
the White(108) Mountains
of New Hampshire.
1975:
I worked at AMTRAK on programs of their OCR application
and a Cash Box Program in COBOL.
During this time Stacy and I drove to West Virginia and the
Centennail(21) Roadside Park. In
the fall went toured the Cass Scenic
Railway(41) and visited
Watoga State Park(84) in the
mountains of Pocahontas County just 14 miles south
of Marlinton, West Virginia. We picked blueberries on the eastern
shore, and raspberries at
Stagmier Orchards(18) near
Cumberland Maryland. We attended a reenactment
of a Colonial
battle(97) at Fort Frederick.
We drove down the
James(20) River road visiting
Williamsburg(37). On another trip we drove to Charlottsville
and visited Monticello(28).
1976: I went to work for Computer Data Systems Incorporated
(CDSI) to prepare the Personnel/Payroll System at Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) for Process Control and recovery
procedures.
1977: I began to work for Dwayne Brown and Associates (DBA)
Systems at Goddard Spaceflight Center (GSFC) developing the
Mobile Laser Acquisition System (MOBLAS). Early in the year
we drove to Shenandoah National Park and walked down to
Hoovers(14) cabin.
Stacy and I separated.
By the end of 1977 I was spending much of my time in Southern
Maryland. Much of my time was spent with the Rymer family at
Plum Point and the home called "Belcar": the Bell at the
Carpenter place. Louise Rymer was a Carpenter.
In November I went to
Texas(12) making a side trip to
Louisiana(32). I attended a
reunion at Possum Kingdom(65).
I went to Mexico. in route, I drove through
Port Aransas(23).
Three pages of slides first on the
way(51). The second in
Monterrey(72) and the
third(69) on return to Texas.
In December the family held a
party(10) at
Belcar(83). Included are
two(66) more
page(73)s of photos.
1978: I took over the work on the Laser EXecutive (LEX) for
the (MOBLAS) operating system. In February I was assaulted
while downtown DC. Most of the work was spent at the
Goddard Optical Research Facility (GORF(2)).
Final checkout of one of the MOBLAS units occurred outside of
Pittsburgh(5) at Contraves
Goerz Corporation.
1979: In February, I moved to Texas and took a position at
Ford Aerospace. during the summer, Cora Schelling and I shared
time with Bob Gibbons and Debbie in Fort Worth and I began work
on the Single System Trainer for the Astronaut staff at Johnson Space
Center (JSC). I had first assisted with the proposal for the
Preliminary Operations and Reporting System (PORTS),
which system eventually became the Operations Center
for the Hubble Space Telescope at the Applied Physics Laboratory in
Columbia Maryland. In May Daddy and I worked
on the sailboat in Dickinson(12).
In late October Cora Lou Schelling and I were wed in Zephyr
Cove, Nevada. Our wedding
photo(1) was taken in
Taylor Lake on the north shore
of Clear Lake. We took a brief honeymoon, driving from the
north shore of Lake Tahoe through Monterrey, along the coast of
California(21) visiting Carol
Arabian in Los Angeles and Barbara Hofmann in Pasadena.
Barbara Walker and Peter Farnham visited Texas from Virginia
and we had
dinner(3) at the Cadillac
Bar in Houston. In late December, our marriage was
blessed(9) at Holy Trinity.
Christmas was celebrated at
Nicholstone on the Bayou.
1980:
In January Cora and I went to New York to see a production of
Cats(18) at the Winter Garden. In
April we had a picnic(8) under the
pine trees east of the house at Nicholstone. Cora and I also went
to Tyler(2) where I attended the
annual meeting of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution. Continental Airlines had financial problems during
this year and Cora was laid off. In May we took a vacation at
the Jack Tar Resort(46) on the West End
of Grand Bahama. On Sunday we attended church at an
Anglican(46) Church in town
That year my work took me briefly to
Edwards(10) AFB in California. Christmas found us at
Nicholstone(17).
1981: In February we had vacation in Hawaii on the north shore of Oahu.
One day we took a tour of Honolulu(38).
Then we attended a Luau(55) at the southeast
end of the island. The next day we tried to
tour(7) Pearl Harbour.
We only spent a moment on the Arizona Memorial taking
the same launch to return to the visitors center. The third day we drove
the north shore
observing(32) Rabbit Island
having dinner at the "Crouching Lion" Restaurant. The last day we
relaxed on the beach(22). In March I took
six photos of the
house(6) on 37th Street.
In September, Korie and I went to Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Being unfamiliar with the area, we stayed in
Victoria(44) at the Strathcona Hotel.
The first day we toured Victoria(49) itself.
Korie and I took a
tour(22) of the harbour.
We spent one day at Butchert Gardens(33).
The third day we drove to the Jordan River Regional Park.
On the return, we stopped at
Sooke Harbour House(18)
1982: In April George Welch came from Eagle Lake to baptize
Toni(14) VanHooser at Nicholstone.
In July we attended a rally for Bill Clements aboard the
Elissa(26) in Galveston. This is
the time when I (Clark) dropped a contact lens into a barrel
of ice (holding Pepsi cans) and Korie by a miracle found it
and extracted it so I could see again. In the
autumn we got a notion to pub crawl in Richmond outside of London,
so in September we flew to London. We have photos from
Cantebury(25),
Dover(25) and we stayed in Kew(15).
Of course on our first day, we were tourist at
Buckingham Palace(23). On the second
day we went to the Tower(35) of London.
On Sunday we attended services in the Anglican church in
Kew(12). October, we flew to
Alaska(10).
1983: I worked on the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA)
Project. After a short attempt at management, I obtained a job
on the Mission Operations Support Contract (MOSC) engineering
commercial software products for JSC personal workstations.
One of the tasks of this contract required preparing a Data
Base JSC network circuits in the Systems Engineering Department.
I began to develop a NOMAD Data Base to manage these requirements.
We had Easter(26) at Nicholstone
and in May Korie and I went to
Las Vegas Nevada(15) to
have dinner with Madison and Hilda. After that trip, Cora and I
became estranged and divorced in the summer. August brought
Alicia(56).
1984: Cora and I rewed at St Barnabas Church, Episcopal, on
Halloween and honeymooned at Blackwater Falls in West Virginia.
In November we attended a Wright
Reunion(5) in Brownwood. We spent
Christmas(1) at Nicholstone.
1985: Korie and I attended a dedication of a
marker(20) for
Ebenezer Nichols designating his residence in Texas while
a Republic. General Nichols was Grand Master of Masons
in Texas in 1856. In the War of Northern Aggression, he
formed his own brigade to fight the Union Troops. It was
said that they trained in the Nichols Building
on the Stand in Galveston. Korie and I also took a
holiday(19) in east Texas.
Korie toured the railroad museum in
Galveston(14)with Toni VanHooser.
1986: In March Korie and I went to
Missouri(74). In September we
drove to Washington(23) D.C.
and then Southern Maryland(30)
with the Callahan family. In October we returned to
Victoria(57) in British Columbia and
Sooke(58).
We stayed in the Seasong Room, this trip.
1987: We returned to BC in the Spring and Fall staying in the
Edible Garden room(29)
and second visit(3)
to Blue Heron Room. Ford Aerospace became
Loral after STSOC loss to Rockwell and the
Challenger Space Shuttle was lost.
1988: In the spring Korie and I spent a
weekend(8) at the
Chain 'O Lakes east of Cleveland, Texas near the Trinity River.
I seem to have only one photo from
Hodges Gardens(1)
in Louisiana from that year, and a
couple(2)
of photos in Southern Maryland. Our son, Isaac was
born August 21 after 5:00 PM in the Woman's Hospital of Texas.
The album has a bunch of pictures of the family taken in
Dickinson(50)
1989: My collection blossomed with many photos while Isaac was a
small child. I begin with pictures taken in
Dickinson(150) in January.
In the Spring, we visited Hodges
Gardens(2) in Louisiana. I have a
number(26) of pictures taken at our
home(26) on 37th Street.
In additional to my own photos from 1989, I also include pictures
taken by my Aunt Ruth and Uncle Red (Claude) Hayes in
California(30). In
November(23) Isaac was
baptized(23) at
St Barnabas. We also celebrated this in
Pasadena(3) with the Callahans.
In April we went to Canada staying in the
Edible(18)
Blossom Room at Sooke(18).
I joined the Rotary Club of Space Center with the classification
of "Computer Systems Management".
1990:
I began to work in UNIX in the Mission Operations Support
Laboratory (MOSL) located on the second floor of building 12 at NASA.
This is the same building in which I worked in 1965 as a Production
Coordinator for NASA PERT C. This laboratory was set up to exhibit
the JSC software configuration for the other NASA Centers. It had a
compliment of Digital Equipment (DEC) Alpha machines, Sun servers for
file systems, two Silicon Graphics (set up to emulate the Space
Station Copula), two Masscomps to process spacecraft telemetry and
one Alliant for the Distributed Earth Modeling Operation System (DEMOS).
This latter projects orbital states of any mission of which telemetry
is connected to the application.
In early March, Korie entertained the ladies of the Sidney Sherman
Chapter of the DRT(8) celebratng
the birth of Texas. we also visited
Hodges(3) Gardens.
The Wrights and Coates had several occasions to visit
Pinecrest(23).
July (7),
October(3),
November(1) and
December(14).
In May Korie, Isaac and I (Clark) traveled to
Georgia(24) spending
several days at Callaway(24)
Gardens. In September(21), spent
one weekend at Chain-O-Lakes and we returned
to Louisiana(21) to visit
Hodges(20)
Gardens(21).
November saw us at the National
Zoo(16).
In December we were in Alexandria, Virginia for the
Scotch Walk(61).
Later that month I took photos(14)
at St. Barnabas. I also include here several photos provided
by a friend, Penny King, 3 photos
of Georgetown, Texas.
1991: In April Daddy received a
card(2) from his sister Sally and Gus
who were vacationing in Hawaii. In May we took a trip on the
Texas Railroad(4) out of Rusk.
Sometime during the year we were in
Washington(1) D.C. and in
October we took a vacation in British Columbia. we drove up
Vancouver
Island(66) to Port Hardy ferrying north
to Prince Rupert where we found this superb Chinese restaurant
and Isaac was having enough discomfort that we had him looked
at in the Regional Hospital. Leaving Prince Rupert, we ferried to the
Queen Charlotte Islands(66). We went
to these islands to fish for
Coho(66) and to stay at a farm in Tlell.
This farm now does business as the "Toad Farm Guesthouse".
One of the dishes was
blue potatoes(66) and where most of the
television broadcasts in French.
1992: In the spring we spent a short time at
Chain(33) O Lakes, now (2014) called
Artesian Lakes north of Liberty near the Trinity River.
We had our usual activity on
May Day(1). John Gaufner worked on the
kitchen(18) at Nicholstone.
At Easter we took went with Bill McQuiston on his sailboat the
Whitecloud(16). Then we went to
Bayse(6) near the West Virginia
boarder. I continued taking pictures at our
home(7) on 37th Street East.
Roger and Jane West visited
Galveston(10).
We took a major holiday with time at Disney World and on a Disney Cruise
departing(26) on "the Big Red Boat"
from Port Lauderdale. We got
settled(26) in the ship board routine.
On the second day we visited
islands(17) including the Green Turtle
Cay where Royalists from the American Revolution settled in the
eighteenth century. Back, aboard the "Magic" we had plenty to
eat(23), including a brunch in a bamboo
pavilion(45) located on a small
island(25) where we spent considerable
time to ourselves and Cora and Isaac found a snail with which to
play. After returning to Port Lauderdale, we pushed on to
Disney World(65). We went to
Fronterland(65), ending up at
"I's a Small World". We witnessed the
Night Parade(70) and then made
our way through "FutureLand". We continued seeing the Nautilus
from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", and went to see a
Mickey(70) show with most of
the Disney characters. The final
page(33) from this trip has
pictures from both the cruise and in Disney World. We had
Christmas(16) at home.
1993: I had to take on the Security Responsibilities of the
MOSL and began association with Information System Security
Association (ISSA).
We drove to San Antonio to visit
Seaworld(1). On the way,
our 1992 Sable broke down at Sequin. The transmission
required a major overhaul. In April Isaac became a Little League
Giant(26). I took a number of pictures
on a visit to
Orange(20) and the cemeteries. Then
we went to
Maryland(20). We had crabs with the Callahans
and Dolinger s at Captain Billy's on the Potomac.
In August we took Isaac and John Callahan to
a facility in Webster where they played in
balloons(1).
Sometime in the
1990s, while I was still in Rotary, Cora and I flew to Boston
driving up into Maine and Georgetown Island. We stayed at the
Grey Haven Inn, and I attended a Rotary meeting at BoothBay Harbor.
By November
we were having work done on
Nicholstone(21) to prepare to handle
weddings which we had over the next 5 years. We had a superb
Christmas(28) in the south parlor.
After Christmas Korie and I decided to fly to Boston and go to the
Berkshire(15) Mountains in Massachusetts
and the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge.
1994: Isaac played T ball on the "Giants" of the
Dickinson Little League. We began to have weddings,
April(16) is the earliest I
find in photos. I took a number of
photos(20) around
Nicholstone(20)
on the Bayou some inside and some
outside(20). As one would expect,
May(22) saw a
lot(16) of activity. Small
events(3) were
small(6) and some were
large(2) some
inside(6) and some
outside(6). We had weddings in
June(1). In
September(3) we had
more(15)
events(7).
October(6) was
no(25)
different(3).
This years family activities included the
May Day(17) party with
the usual pole. Besides the weddings we had an adult
costume party(13) and
the DRT ladies had a formal
tea(3) in the double parlor.
Sean Galicki accompanied us (Korie, Isaac and myself) to
Missouri(17). We also
attended the wedding of Katherine McQuistion and Robert Bennett in
Mississippi(34) where we stayed
at a Bed & Breakfast (B&B) in Natchez. Mable Neshtaba also accompanied
us. In July we had a family
meeting(1) on Piping Rock
with Isaac, George, Clark, Mitch, Korie in the foreground
below Carolyn, and Cindy. I guess Nancy took this photo. Isaac took a
field trip(17) in October. During
this same month, we three took a brief trip to Washington, D.C. to
see a Van Googh exhibit(7). We returned in
December(12) for the Scotch Walk. We
also went to Maryland to see Walker play in a ice hockey game. The
parade(23) had its usual cast of Scots.
1995:
Isaac played Coach Pitch with the "Astros".
We visited the Texas Railroad(1)
traveling from Rusk to Palestine.
Spring saw us in Fort Worth to attend the
funeral(4) of Robert Gibbons.
Robert is the second of Clark's generation to die.
Madeline Longo had died several years before Robert.
It was an exciting time for Shuttle support.
We continued to have the
May Pole party(5). I also
took several photos at
Nicholstone(4).
In my work at NASA, some of the commercial software
could have experienced failures.
Prior to STS 69 several CPUs were swapped and one of my
commercial products (Gensym g2 an operative of neurologic)
failed in several cases including one of the Flight
Directors consoles. Memories of the
support for the STA prior to STS 1 when the problem with
the final touchdown indicator was traced to the paint
job came to mind. During July we had weddings covered in
four pages:
first(13),
second(12),
third(12), and lastly
fourth(1).
We had several parties surrounding
the Christmas holidays and Nicholstone was
aglow(9) for
New Years.
1996 Isaac played Coach Pitch on the
Marlins(11). We spent
Easter(5)
at Nicholstone. We had several
weddings(6) in
June(10) and I took several
pictures(12) around our home.
Loral became Lockheed-Martin. For
summer vacation(5/46) in five pages
, we flew to Washington DC National Airport, drove to
Bayse(12) in the
mountains of Virginia and thence to
Charlottesville(11)
for one night each, visited
Monte(10) Cello
where we made one last pass through the
gardens(3)
before going on to
"Mel Rose Farm(10)" for three
days visiting Tangier Island on the third day,
thence to Williamsburg for a Picnic at the Governors Palace.
We stayed three more days in Alexandria, Virginia.
I saw the Orioles play the Red Sox in Camden Yards on July 4,
Baltimore, Maryland with Peter Farnham; All three went
to the exhibit at the National Geographic Society
in the District of Columbia. Korie had at least one
tea(3) and Isaac had his
birthday(5) party at Nicholstone
with several of his friends: Bryce, Sean and Travis.
I took a number of photos at the
True Cross Christmas(24) program
and of Christmas at Nicholstone(20).
1997: In February we three went to the Houston Museum of fine Arts
to see an exhibit of Egyptian artifacts. This
May Day celebration(1) was the last to
include the May Pole. On May 8 our family
gathered at St Barnabas Church for Isaac's
First(8) Communion.
In May Cora and I went with Viola and Stan to see the Beach
Boys and Chicago at the Pavilion in the Woodlands.
In July we all three went to see the Astros play the Giants
in the Astrodome. We had hoped that Isaac would run the bases,
but the number of participants made this impossible.
The line ran out of the field and almost around the stadium on one level.
In August we three traveled to Washington D.C.
We took a day trip with friends to the C&O Canal near Great Falls.
After the canal we did walk out to the Falls.
We missed our plane trying to return to Houston, so we spent
an afternoon at Mt. Vernon.
Besides the house, we walked to the boat house and around the grounds.
I think Cora would rather have spent more time in the gardens.
We had no trouble returning to Houston the next day.
We celebrated Isaac's
birthday(1)
with Lisa Callahan. In one activity during this year,
I went camping with Isaac and several families of the Cub
Scout Pack at Lake Houston State Park out of New Caney.
Actually the Park is between the San Jacinto River and
one of the tributary creeks. This was the most
successful camping trips for our group. We returned to
Butchert(26) Gardens.
1998: In February we went to Fort Worth to see a Renoir
exhibit of portraits. We had a good visit with
the Gibbons and got to visit with the Rosenthal's
twin daughters.
In the spring, Isaac played Little League with the Marlins.
This team has had the best record thus far only loosing 1
game and tying one other. He continues
to play outfield and his hitting improved greatly after
his coach got Isaac to crouch down some. Isaac is
continuing to be of a larger frame than most of the
boys in his class. This spring we had several
weddings(10)
at Nicholstone on the Bayou.
We were at home(7) for May Day.
In June(4/39)
we went for a week to
Missouri(12)
We spent most of the time near
Round Spring(11) .
We rafted several times down the Current River between a
Hermit Cave and the landing near Round Spring.
We made several treks up the upper Spring Creek
We traveled one day to
Hannibal(7)
where we visited the boyhood home of Mark Twain and
a Museum dedicated to River men. The museum had an
exhibit of a large number of Norman Rockwell magazine
covers extending from the mid-1920s to the late-1950s.
We took an excursion boat ride on the Mississippi.
We spent some time at the Mark Twain Caverns. This was fun!
The last day we relaxed at the
pool(9)
and visited the mill outside Eminence before returning to Texas.
In August Korie began to teach at True Cross School.In the early
years she taught just the sixth grade, an primarily language
arts (grammer andliterature).
This Christmas was memorable, spent in the
South Parlor(7) .
Before New Year we went to the
Berkshire(10)
Mountains in the western region of Massachusetts
1999: In March Bill and Barbara Wichern visited Nicholstone on the
Bayou and took a number of
photographs(15).
In June(27)
we flew to Washington DC.
We saw the Holocaust Museum, but our primary venture was
to the Garber Museum.
In July(5/136)
we took a major trip flying to San Francisco.
Before touring the Bay Area we drove to
Redding where we stayed overnight and had dinner with the Joschs clan.
Leaving Redding, we traveled up
through Mount Lassen National
Park(5/33)
and on to Lake Tahoe where we stayed over
night on the South Shore. The next day we headed for
Sonora through the highest
pass(4)
in California. We took several days to tour the upper bay
area(29).
Then we traveled south on the Interstate all the way to San Diego.
In San Diego we took one day at the new
Legoland(43) and had a short day at the
San Diego Zoo(7).
We returned to Houston late that month.
In August Isaac served for several weeks at Holy
Trinity Church in Dickinson and had his
birthday party(3)
at the scooter raceway just off I45 on Dickinson.
In September out neighbor Elizabeth Bray took Isaac for
a spin on her Jetski(7).
Korie began to teach the langauge arts to the sixth and
seventh grades at True Cross.
In November we visited the campus of the
University of Texas at Austin(4)
with Marwick Todesco. In December we attended the gathering of
Scottish clans(28)
in Alexandria Virginia.
2000:
In March Isaac was again out on the Little League field.
This year he played for the
Cardinals(5).
In April we had Easter dinner at the
Houston Yacht Club(13)
and went out for an hour on Bill McCusitions sloop, the Whitecloud.
In the summer we took a major trip to the Pacific Northwest. We spent
two at
Mount Rainer10).
We traveled to Vancouver Island staying two days at Sooke and
one in Victoria. Korie continued to teach atTrue Cross School.
In November I went to Russia to work at the Space
Station Control Center outside Moscow.
One of the traditions for the first day is to dine at
Patio Pizza(3).
off Prospekt Mirror. The second day I took a number of
pictures inside the
TsUP(10).
The next photo opportunity occurred
outside the TsUP(17).
Two days later we had diner at
Patio Pizza(1).
after Paul had left for Houston. The next day Ernie Edge took
the most comprehensive set of pictures of the
TsUP(34).
My second visit to Eysmaliva
Park(4).
The weather was rainy but not too terribly cold.
The next day Sean Fuller took several pictures of the
post-STS97(6)
celebration. The next Saturday, Tim and I spent all
day(13) with the Douglass family.
On Thanksgiving the ex-patriots gathered at the Volga for
dinner(10).
My family arrived December 15 and the next day we went to
Red(14) Square and St Basils.
They also went to The Kremlin &
Armory(20)
while I worked. One major event of the tour was our day at the
Metropol(16)
during which we attended Christmas Eve at St. Georges
Anglican Church near the Conservatory of Moscow. The last
evening before Cora and Isaac returned to
Houston, we ate dinner at the John Bull
Restaurant(14).
Most of the NASA staff from the TsUP had a New Years Party at the
Metropol(44).
These photographs were courtesy of Sean Fuller.
2001: During January I took a number of photographs around
Moscow(27)
(from TsUP to St Georges). Later I took photos of the
changes(5)
to room 124 at the TsUP.
The next scenes are from the Starlite Diner (North) at
Mayakovsky(13) & the Arbat.
On January 27 departing staff wanted Georgian, so we partied at the
Guriya(24) Restaurant.
On January 30 I dined at the
American(3)
Bar & Grill, the only place in Russia that I saw
any "Austin-Nichols".
January 31 I took my last walk around Red
Square(3).
I returned to Texas in February from work in Korolyev Russia.
In the Spring Isaac played
baseball(3)
for his eighth grade class at True Cross school, in Dickinson.
I began to clear the house of
critters(25) .
The Little League parade(58)
occurred on March 31. In late April we went to see the
Air Show(92) in Galveston.
In June we had the house gallery refurbished. We
began(22)
a reconstruction of the gallery. By
May 09(28)
we were making good progress, and by
May 12(28)
we could use most of the porch.
In June I officiated at the Cohen
wedding(1)
in Houston. The first two weeks of July we had
the most fantastic visit to Ireland. Our first
tourist stop was the St. James
brewery(11)
where they make Guiness. On July 9 I rented a
car(7)
and started south making our first stop at
Powerscourt(15)
strolling the formal garden into the
Japanese(14)
garden around a pond and on to the walled
garden(22)
and thence into the
rose(11)
garden. In a short run from Powerscourt
we stopped at the
Waterfalls(10)
of Powerscourt. From Powerscourt we continued south to
Tinakelley(3) House.
Our last day we spent on Grafton
Street(5).
We left Dublin July 10 returning using the ferry to
Wales and train to London. In London we took a bus tour
which included passing
Parliament(5).
The second leg of this
tour(15)
took us from Parliament to St Paul's. The third leg took us by London
Bridge(15) and the Tower.
We went to the Inner
Court(14) of the Tower
continuing the bus tour to the
entrance(17)
to the Eye. From the Eye we got a beautiful view of the
vistas(18) of London.
The weather was agreeable. Later in late July we visited
Galveston(2)
with Eric and Judy. In August we voted at
school(1).
Korie continued to teach atTrue Cross School.
In September we first attending the
commissioning(11)
of the USS Howard, and second went to the Houston Air
Show(43) with the Galicky's.
The last of September saw(1)
Paul Brockman leave for Moscow. At the first of December the
Mansfield's of Ellington went with us to
Dickens(27) on the Strand
in Galveston. On December 8, I took two photos of
Sister(2)
cat on the stairs at Nicholstone on the Bayou.
2002: During January Isaac performed an experiment with yeasts.
First he did groundwork(21).
Then follow-up(6)
and made some conclusions(4).
In April I took some photographs of
flowers(13)
around our home. In May Isaac
graduated(19)
from True Cross Middle School. Beginning June 3, we took
Isaac Holkomp with us on a
trip(13)
through New Orleans to see the D-day Museum thence
to Ellington Missouri. One of our first side
trips was from Ellington to Johnsons
Shut-in(13)
and the return from
Johnsons(11)
Shut-in to Ellington. On June 6 Isaac cavorted on their four
wheeler(11).
Then Eric drafted Sean and Isaac to work on his
deck(14)
construction. Then the boys played
freezby(13)
with a neighbor's dog. In the late afternoon
the Mansfield's took us to Rocky
Falls(11).
On the 7th of June we attempted to go fishing on
Clearwater(13) Lake.
In July the Mansfield's came to visit us, we had
crabs(10)
on the gallery and went to Galveston.
In August the Balloon
Fest(12)
over JSC presented a colorful site.
Korie continued to teach at True Cross School, now
teaching all three grades of middle school.
On November 7 I took pictures of the
deer(5)
in the park at 3700 Bay Area Blvd. On November 12
the O'Connell soccer team played St Josephs in
Victoria(18) Texas.
On November 21 they had a match with
St Stephen's(22)
at home in Galveston. Besides the soccer,
I caught some Arcadian
flycatchers(4)
on the air conditioner in December.
Late December we returned to Ellington
Missouri(14)
We went one evening to Peck
Ranch(17)
where we saw some deer
grazing(18). The
sunset(15)
that night was gorgeous. This year we received a Christmas
card(1) from the Rosenthal
family of Fort Worth.
2003: On January 5 I took some pictures of the Rose
Garden(6)
and on the 8th the OConnell team resumed
soccer(15).
January 9th Paul Brockman provided photos of the HSG
staff(3).
We had soccer in Galveston
January 16(10)
and in Pasadena on
January 18(11).
On Mothers day we went to
Beaumont(11)
to put flowers on my Mothers grave.
On May 23 Isaac had the
moderators(36)
part in Willy Wanka and the Chocolate Factory
presented at O'Connell High. In early May I was back
trapping(4)
critters. On May 14 I took a series of
pictures(26)
around the house and in late May I caught a total of
four(16) raccoons in my
trap(7).
In July we took a trip to Scotland.
On July 4, we flew to London.
We took the
train(9) from London
to Edinburgh along the east coast of England and Scotland.
On July 6, we toured the
Britannia(12).
The next day we went to
Edinburgh(33) Castle.
On Tuesday we spent all day at
Stirling(75).
On Wednesday we toured the
Palace(71)
of HolyRoodHouse. On our last full day in
Edinburgh, we saw the
Museum(37) of Scotland,
some of the National Gallery of Scotland and
ended up at the Scott Monument on Princes Street.
As we left the area the rain came and we waited at Jenners
Department store.
Finally I took several pictures from the flat at
Seven Wellington Place before returning to
London(4).
In August Isaac took some
pictures(4)
of his room and I took some of the balloon
fest(12)
over NASA. Korie continued to teach at True Cross School.
During August we (Isaac, Korie and yours turely) went to Nancys
house(2) on Piping Rock.
In October we attended the annual O'Connell 2003
snake(20)
dance and bonfire. In November we had several
soccer(36) games.
We traveled to Ellington Missouri for
Thanksgiving(17).
In early December I drove to Beaumont to visit
Magnolia(37) Cemetery.
Mid-month we drove to San Antonio to see the O'Connell
soccer(9)
team play, unfortunately we lost the game.
2004: My first photos are of the HSG luncheon at
Mamacitas(13)
held January 21. I sat next to Mark McLain,
who passed away in the mid-decade. He was
instrumental in support of "Activity Separation"
via xdm for the control center at Houston.
On April third Cora and I went through
Galveston to see the UTSA
Roadrunners(7)
play the Lamar Cardinals. May saw us back at
Nicholstone(16)
and Isaac took a number of
pictures(19) of
his classmates. On May 5 the HSG staff
met(11)
again for SA exchange. May 8 was
Trant Spangler's(15) first
birthday(14), we spent
much(14) of the day at the
Callahans(14) residence. On May 10
Lang(18) Plumbing replaced our
water(19)
and gas lines due to a gas leak. On May 14 the
O'Connell(14)
players(16) presented
Beauty(16) and the
Beast(16) in
one(16)
act(15).
On June 13 we were back at Johnson's
Shut-in(28).
The year 2004 had a very special event at the end
of the year. I took 5 photos of
damage(5)
to '03 truck. Korie continued to teach at
True Cross School. On Christmas
Eve(4) ,
Cora and Clark went to Holy Communion at
St Thomas in Myerland. When we got out
of church, the most beautiful snow was
falling. It continued all the way back
to Dickinson. Christmas
morning(14)
was just as glorious. It went on into
late(15)
morning early
afternoon(14).
2005:
I took my final pictures of the Family room
fireplace(14) January 3.
By mid-month it hung(9)
precariously and within a couple of days it had collapsed
into the room. We had it
removed(13) in stages. The
outside(14) appeared to be the most
most likely to collapse. By February 2 we had decided to
recap(8) the chimney
in thin brick. February 3: most of the interior East
attic(12) needed some
repair. We have several interior
views(13) February 9 and several
exterior(3) February 10. Work was definitely in
progress(10) February 11
and the exterior was opened for
work(10). On the 15th I reviewed the
interior(10),
took some photos of blooming
Camellias(5)
and exterior(11).
I took another series(9)
February 19 and then had trouble with my camera.
On February 20 I took one photograph across the
lawn(1). In late
February(10) we were
working(3/45)
on the upper chimney. In early March we were working
both(2/30)
in and out. The outside work began to take
shape(4).
The work finished about mid
month(2/23) .
On April 4, I took one
racoon racoon to San Leon.
On April 9, Korie and I went to the bluebonnet
festival(6/57)
in Chapel Hill with a group of Eastern Star led by Pat
Callahan. In late April a large limb of the pine tree
next to the house fell. It came through the bathroom
window(2/35).
In early May I made a series of photos showing the
work(4/148)
around the house. On May 13 O'Connell produced "The Little
Mermaid(6/90)".
On August 14 I went to visit the
cemetery(14) plot in Beaumont
Korie continued to teach at True Cross School.
In November we went to
Ellington(12)
Missouri for Thanksgiving. The
second(11) day Eric, Isaac and I
went to the saw mill south of Ellington for wood chips for Tudor
and Tina. When we returned to Nicholstone on the Bayou I took
some pictures(8) in Isaac's
living area. Sometime during the year we gathered at
Hamptons(8) at Post Oak
where George Garfield had taken residence.
2006: This year was a rough time for the Wright family of Nicholstone.
In April Isaac got T-Boned in the
Mark VIII(2/28) three blocks from the
hose at Nicholstone. Korie and went out the next day to take a
number(9) of
photos(8)
at the accident scene. The next day we took several
photos(3)
of Isaac's injuries. On April 15 I took a trip
to Beaumont to visit Magnolia
Cemetery(41).
On May 5 we saw the final O'Connell
production(6/59) of "My Fair Lady"
On May 20 George and Nancy Garfield accompanied
Korie and me to Isaac's High School
Graduation(3/32).
At the end of May we three went to
Florida(5/53
to see the Space Shuttle launch. We had to leave
after the first attempt. It went on the third attempt.
In August Nicholstone obtained a new
resident(2/24).
Korie named him
Wyliee!(4)
In August we made some
photos(10)
for the Appraisal District. Korie continued to teach
at True Cross School. We also purchased a
new(8) Monte Carlo for
Isaac(2). In December,
Clark participated in dedication of the marker commemorating the
formation(3)
of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
2007: On February 14, I scanned an early photo of
Fred(1) McCraven Nichols
who built Nicholstone on the Bayou.
On March 16 I took a couple photos of the family
room(2).
The on the 21st we went to the Callahan
spread(4/52)
outside Buffalo Texas. The spread is located in Freestone
County several miles East of Buffalo. The next day, we
found the cattle had
come(12) into the camp.
Korie attended the
graduation(30/484) ceremonies in Annapolis Maryland,
held for the 2007 class of the Naval Academy. his class
included Jeffery Eller, son of Jeff, who teaches middle
school with Korie.
On May 30 Korie and I
traveled(9) to Pensacola Florida in transit to
Savannah(19) Georgia.
We stayed at the Dresser Palmer House
211 East Gaston St. 912-238-3294
and toured the historic district on June 1.
We attended the Eller-Ray wedding on a wet Saturday.
The reception occurred at the Hunter
Club(19)
afterwards. On our return trip to Dickinson we
made our stop over at Ocean Springs
Mississippi(3) where
we staed overnight at the Oak Shade B&B hosted by
Marion Wingo and Chris Vinsonhaler.
In late June Korie took a number of photos around
Nicholstone(22) for
the Appraisal District. In July Korie and I traveled to
Virginia to hear "Rose between Thorns". Their gig was at
the Clubhouse(9) in
Manassas Virginia. In late September one of my
co-workers who volunteers at the Armond Bayou
Center asked for my attendance to a special tour of
JSC(5/89).
In early October we met Jim and Carol Temme in
Jefferson(7). We stayed at the
Captain's Castle B&B. For Thanksgiving we visited the Mansfield's in
Ellington(13) Missouri. For Christmas
we received a special treat from the Temmes in Plano, a musical
Snowman(5).
2008: Late in January, I could not resist taking several
photos of Korie in the
kitchen(4).
In March we took flowers for
Hank(27)
at Forest Lawn and my parents at Magnolia Cemetery.
On the 22nd we prepared the Easter
table(4).
In April, Korie and I went to the Bluebonnet
Festival(40)
in Chappell Hill. On April 22 a section of the
front facing on the
entrance(5) of the homestead fell off, or was
pushed out by raccoons. On May 3, I returned the
DRT Trunk to the Sam Houston
Library(7)
in Hull, just north of Liberty.
On May 11 Nancy and Carolyn visited the
cemeteries(8)
in Orange and Beaumont. On June 25 we reviewed the
photos(10)
taken for Lisa Callahan's wedding.
The wedding itself took place at the Serbian Orthodox
Church(35)
in Galveston. The
reception(20)
was held on the Roof Top in Galveston on the Strand.
In mid-July, Korie and I were on the
Mall(37)
in Washington DC. On August 22 the big elm
tree(21)
tree at the corner of our drive fell across the driveway.
Korie continued to teach at True Cross School.
And then September 13-14 brought Hurricane
Ike(28).
Sunday saw the devastation(25)
increase with rain. The roofers came on the
19th(26) and provided
rough patches to the roof. I took more pictures on the
20th(25). By the
21st(33) you could at least
get out on the roads. By the 28th we had regained
electricity(33). The
adjuster(21)
finally came on October 13th. On December 10 we were treated to
snow(8).
2009: On February 21 I attended a
marker(3)
dedication for Charles McBee at Forest Lawn in Webster.
At the end of the month we went to Ellington Missouri
through St. Louis to visit Kories ailing brother.
Unfortunately, Tudor passed away while we were in transit. The
funeral(14) was held February
28th. March 1 found us entrenched in
Salem(6)
with over two feet of snow on the ground.
The next weekend, Korie and I met Barbara Walter
to attend the Judd-Todesco wedding. On Friday, March 7,
we three visited the Lady Bird Flower
Center(28).
I attended the annual Meeting of the Sons of the Republic
of Texas (SRT)on
March 21. I took several
pictures(5) on the front lawn on April 8. Noice the
recovery from hurricane Ike. On June 23 Korie and I left
Dickinson(8) for a sentimental
journey. We stopped in Fort Worth that evening at the White House
B&B, after having seen "The Proposal" and dining a Steak and Shake. On
June 24 we stopped over in
Throckmorton(48) having a picnic lunch across the road from Granny
Wright's homestead. The Wright plot is located at coordinates
(33.18543 North, 99.17240 West). We ate dinner at a Olive
Garden in Amarillo, staying at the
Parkview(36) B&B. On
Thursday, we pressed on to Laramie
Wyoming(36) and the
Mad Carpenter B&B. The next evening we stayed in Cora
at the Green Mountain Guest Ranch, about20 miles
north of Pinedale. On June 27 we made our way through the town of
Jackson Hole(26).
The highlight of our trip was the stay for
two days in Jackson Lake Lodge about an hour north of Jackson.
In the afternoon we took a float
trip(29)
on the Snake River. That evening I took a number of photos from
room(26) number 24
of the Lodge. In the morning I took several photos in the
lobby(4) area of the Lodge.
During the day we went into Jackson to do some laundry. During
the return we went to the Laurance S Rockefeller
Preserve(36).
Further up the road we took another side trip to the
Summit(9).
That evening we had dinner in the
mural(4) room
of the Lodge. I tried to get several night
photos(3)
from room 24. We were sad to leave the
Grand Tetons(15). June 29.
During the day I made a wrong turn making us late arriving in
Buffalo, where we stayed at the Mansion Inn B&B. The next day
was our day at
Mt Rushmore(17).
Later that day we arrived at the Dakota Dream
B&B(15)
in Hot Springs South Dakota. On July first we traveled from
Hot Springs to the Kirsche House
B&B(29)
in Grand Island Nebraska. On July 2 we pressed on the
Oklahoma City(33)
and Judy's Lamplight B&B. We spent about an hour at
the memorial for remembrance of the 1995 bombing of
the Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City.
July 3, we returned to
Dickinson(4). On
July 17, I took a single picture of our room at the
AlmostHeavInn B&B(1)
in Maydelle. The next day we went on The Texas State
Railroad(28).
August was quiet, but in September we had
plumbing(5) problems that
LANCO fixed. Then in November we returned to
Missouri(23).
We did manage to set up
Advent Candles(1). On December 21 I took two pictures
of our Christmas
tree(2). On December 23 we went to Forest Park and
Beaumont(6).
2010:
In March(3) we had a
balloon pass over the house. Then in April the Mansfields of
Ellington Missouri came to visit us, and accompany us to the
Bluebonnet festival in Chappell Hill. We didn't see many
flowers until passing Hemstead(23).
We exited US 290 at FM 377 being "Gun+Rod" which turns into Blue Bell
Boulevard. We came upon a Christian School where we stopped and enjoyed the
fields(23). After 20 minutes we went on to the
Creamery(8) where we took a 30 minute tour of
the factory. Next we turned north-east arriving at Washington on the Brazos just
before 4 PM. We got the last tour to Independence
Hall(10) where the Texas Declaration
of Independence was signed in March 1836. We had dinner at "Volarie" in Brenham
and retired to "the Brenham House B&B". After a hearty breakfast we went to the
Bluebonnet Festival in Chappell Hill. I only took photos of some
dancers(2). After about two hours, we left
the festival for the Barrington
Farm(27). We did tour the "Star
Museum of Texas" which is also located in the State Park at Washington on
the Brazos. We went west on Texas 105 after a lunch at "R Place", and turned north
on FM390 to continue our road tour of the area. The next major area (there
were plenty of fields of wildflowers on most of the roads around Brenham) was
Independence. We spent about 20 minutes at a
schoolhouse(25), but the best was yet to come
at a crossroads where were we came upon the Old Baylor
Park(24). We stayed in the park
for a good 45 minutes and thence on to the town of
Burton(5). We dined at "Ren-de-vou" and
listened to the Piano Man for over an hour. Sunday we left Brenham after
another huge breakfast going to the Antique Rose
Imporium(23) and thence to the
Lavender Farm.
On June 5 Korie and I went to Beaumont to attend the 50th reunion of the
graduating high school class of 1960 from Beaumont High School. We took
particular joy in the company of Larry Farr who came in from Switzerland
to attend. The dinner was held in on the top floor of the
library(40)
at Lamar University where a classmate, Jimmy Simmons,
was the President of the University.
On June 20, we drove to Marshall and thence to Garfield Arkansas
on the 21st where we met up with Eric and Judy Mansfield.
Eric had arranged for
housing(8)
at 10822 Cedar Forest Drive.
Early the next morning we drove to Beaver Lake to
fish(22) for four hours.
After cleaning up at the cabin, we went into
Eureka(22) Springs.
The outing included a tour of the hotel in town.
The next day we toured the Blue
Spring(29).
The next stop was at the Quigley
Castle(35)
located at 274 Quigley Castle Road near Eureka
Springs Arkansas 479 253 8311.
Our last stop of the day was at the War Eagle
Cave(33)
located at 21494 Cavern Drive in Rogers Arknsas.
On June 24 we returned to Dickinson.
In late November I took
three(3)
pictures of the Camillas falling from the tree next to the gallery.
Then I took
two(2)
of the last blossoms of the season. Then in December we had problems
with the sewer line next to the shed. The plumbers had to work almost
a full day to
repair(27) it.
Isaac came home for Christmas break and we went to the Shiner
Brewery(3).
2011: After the first of the year I took
three(3)
pictures in the family room including one of
Bib. In April we met the Temmes in
Burton(15).
We stayed in the Knittel Homestead and attended
the Bluebonnet Festival in Chappell Hill.
Unfortunately, the flowers left a lot to be desired.
The bluebonnets were short and lacked the usual deep
blue, and no Indian Paintbrushes were found anywhere,
except a few on FM 1266 in Dickinson near home.
On April 19 the Porter girls (Karen, Allison, and Laura)
came to the area with Nancy, my sister, so that Allison
could attend an interview with Gene Kranz. The interview
went well. Korie and I joined the Porters at
Carrabas(1).
On June 10, Korie and I drove to Bellville. Two years ago
we attended a performance by "Greg the piano Man" in Brenham
with Eric and Judy. We enjoyed it so much that we awaited
another opportunity to hear him. We stayed overnight at the
Somewhere in Time B&B(26)
in Bellville. Unfortunately, we didn't get any
pictures, but we had a great time at the Buffalo Creek Winery,
having a Buffalo Burger with potato skins.
On June 17 Korie and I flew to Washington DC, arriving there
before noon. I went with Peter to his garden
plot(22) where we
did some weeding and he applied some bug spray. After I
took several pictures of the patio at 311 Prince Street,
Korie and I walked to the Safeway. On the way, Korie always
enjoys visiting the Holly Hocks. Friday was a day off, and then
off to Accokeek and "Foxfire" in which Peter played Hector Nations.
We spent Sunday on the
Market(7) in Alexandria.
All the planes were full, so we stayed over Monday visiting
the American History
Museum(6) on the Smithsonian.
On July 16 I went to Galveston where I stopped at the
plaque(4) on 23rd, commemorating
the establishment of the Sons of the American Revolution
in Texas at Galveston. I attended the Chapter meeting
at the Pelican Club.
On August 2 Korie and I drove to Denton where we stayed at the
Fairfield Inn located at the corner if I35 and West University
Boulevard. We had dinner at the Greenhouse Restaurant on North
Locust Street. On the third Korie and went to the Court
House(8), afterwards
going through the Bayless Shelby House off the square. We
ate lunch at the Abby Inn, supper as Roosters and attended
a performance of "Captain America" at the Cinemark.
In November I tried to get a photo of our dog,
Bib(1). He is an American Pit,
makes quite a bit of noise with his bark, and hides under the
house when anybody approaches the homestead.
In early December Korie and I went downtown Houston to take the
walking tour of Sam Houston
Park(6).
This was a memorable Christmas, Isaac was down from Denton and two
of Nancy's daughters met us at Nancy's house for
dinner(6).
2012: On March 2nd, I came home from work to find that a vandal
had sabotaged my recycle bin(12).
Then on May 22, we found the contents(11)
of both cars in a mess. On July 20 Isaac came
from Denton home to sit, while we made a trip to
Washington D.C. and the lower valley of Virginia. On July 21 Korie
and I took a morning flight from Houston Intercontinental airport
to Washington National (DCA).
We rented a Chrysler 200 and drove to 311 Prince Street in
Aexandria(4)
where we visited Barbara, Peter and their daughter Julia and her dog,
Hendricks. We had dinner at their residence. Peter prepared Roasted
Range Chicken with asparagus with some of the best mashed potatoes
that I have ever tasted. On Sunday we lounged while Peter went to
Maryland and the Hard Bargain Players rehearsal of their September production.
As soon as he returned, we set out for Buffalo Creek in
Glasgow(26), Virginia,
half way between Lexington and Natural Bridge.
The evenings saw considerable rain, which all parts of the country need.
On the 23rd, we went to Natural Bridge(18)
spending a leisurely walk, beyond the bridge, we made it about half way
to a falls which lie within the boundaries of the park, before deciding to
return(18) to the visitors center.
It began to rain when we arrived at the center. Several miles up the road
we enters the Natural Bridge Caverns(9).
Later at the end of July, I took a series of pictures of the Passion
Flowers(7)
that grow next to the area where I park the Monte Carlo. In August we
traveled to Denton to see the house(2)
at 816 West Congress were Isaac then roomed with 4 or 5 of his buddys.
On September 22, we drove again to Denton. taking two photos of the
Walker(2) County Rest Area on
Interstate (I45N) North. I took this
photo(1) of the bouquet I bought
for Korie's birthday. On November 20 I took this picture of the
Freestyle(1) leaving Nicholstone
on the Bayou. We had Thanksgiving Dinner with Isaac at the house on
West Congress. For Christmas we again traveled to Denton. Korie
and I went to the Christmas Eve service at St David of Wales
Episcopal Church. It snowed(13)
on Christmas Day, such that we had to forego our attempt to get to
the Cinemark to see Django. It took a full day for the driver door
on the Freestyle to thaw.
2013: On January 19 Korie and I drove to Denton.
Isaac had a bad cold, but our visit was good.
Saturday lunch was was at The Abby Inn on the Square.
This made us early enough to take in a move at the
Cinemark Windriver, being Zero Dark Thirty. Several
dawns(4)
in February were spectacular, and I got a couple
of pictures of our new cat, whom we named Patches.
In April Korie and I drove to
Nacogdoches(16)
where some of the azaleas were still blooming.
One highlight of this trip was a tour of Christ
Church, Episcopal. In May we got a pleasant
surprise when Isaac came home for Mother's
day(3).
On the 18th, I attended the monthly meeting of
the local SAR chapter. I took a number of
photos(13)
at the Nichols plot in Trinity Church Cemetery in
Galveston. Barbara Hofmann came to Houston
June 3, and had an excellent visit with all the Coates
girls at the
Hamptons(6) of Post Oak. During mid-July Korie and I went to
Washington D.C. to visit Barbara Walker and Peter Farnham.
We spent several hours in the District and the
Museum of American Indians. I took several pictures,
but lost them in a disk crash in early August. At the
end of July, we flew to Saint Louis, driving for several
hours reaching Camanche Iowa Sunday afternoon, July 28.
In the evening, we attended auto
racing(10)
with Randi and Russ Gifford in East Moline. I took
4 pictures on
the front porch at the Gifford Residence in Camanche, Iowa.
The next day we drove back through St. Louis arriving at
the Mansfield Homestead about dusk. Then we took lunch in
Eminence(2) and
ice cream the next day. On August 11, I took several
pictures(4)
of Patches, our new cat.
In September we began to see issues in the
downstairs bathroom. I took
12 pictures
under the house near the bathroom. I also took
4 pictures
in the bathroom itself. On September 26 I took a vase of
flowers to Nancy. Karen Porter took several
pictures(3)
with her Iphone. Then on October 2 I sent Korie a vase of
flowers(4) for her birthday.
We had Thanksgiving with Isaac at his home, staying at
the LaQuinta off West University. The units on Fort Worth
Avenue were no longer LaQuinta. In early December, I had
an incident(16)
in League City. My sister
Nancy(1) passed away on December 17. Christmas was
very cold and all three of us were sick with Flu like
symptoms. In spite of this we had dinner with Isaac,
and stayed at the Holiday Inn located between I35
and US 77 (Dallas Drive) in Denton.
2014: On January 18 Hoot (Don) Gibbons passed away. I went to Fort Worth on
the 25th meeting Terry and Elsie at their home on Ashland Avenue.
From, there we drove to Archer City for a
wake(1). Joy Olsen, Don's daughter
attended with her husband, Kevin, and youngest daughter, Laura, of Granbury.
Also, from Granbury Joy's mother, Joyce. We learned that Don had been
a Medic during the Vietnam War, and would have a marker in Arlington, Texas?
National Cemetery. In 1995 Isaac, Korie and I had attended
a wedding outside Fort Worth of Don and Robin. Robin also attended
the wake in Archer City. I (Clark Wright) had Sunday breakfast in
Denton with Isaac. In April, the Dickinson Historical society, then the
Galveston Society got interested in the homestead. I scanned a number of
documents(24) and sent
several to the Galveston group. A
second(42) set of documents was processed on April 10.
On April 13, Korie and I went to Galveston to make a road trip with Randi
(Pinkerton) Gifford of Camanche in Iowa to Washington County for the
Bluebonnets(57). On April 15, roofers
came to make repairs on the south
roof(11) of Nicholstone. Korie and I spent Easter in
Denton(1), the traffic was terrible.
I35E was totally closed in Lewisville. In our usual fashion, we saw a movie
"The Grand Budapest Hotel", and attended Easter service at St David
of Wales. On Saturday April 26, I went at Cindy Lubetkins invitation to see
Ava Lubetkin perform in the Houston Ballets Spring
Wortham(14) Theater in Houston.
Two days later, Korie and I attended the funeral of
Chip Austin(9) in La Marque.
Chip is Tom Austin's older brother. Their mother, Barbara had to use a
wheel chair to attend this service. Korie noticed that the
Catolpa(4) tree on the driveway
was in full blossom on May 4. These trees used to line Park
Avenue all the way from the homestead to the Park which was
located near the railroad station, the area the is now occupied
by the Calumet Plant. In June Korie became concerned about the
blossom production on the two Magnolia trees wet of the house.
On the 4th(8)
I took pictures of the blossoms on the south tree. I did this on the
5th(7) and
8th(4). By this time we concluded
that our trees are blooming later than many of the others
in our area. I (being Clark Wright) began to spend more time
taking care of the grounds, and house at Nicholstone in June. On the
16th(2), I took these pictures of
a tree or shrub that I couldn't identify. On the
21st Korie and I drove to Denton, and with Isaac we drove to
Ellington, Missouri on the 22nd. I took pictures while the
group walked the field on the
east(25), then on the
west(24) passing behind Judy's work house. On June 30th,
I helped Menno Homberg take down a
tree(40) located behind the house on 48th Street
Dickinson where Tess now lives. On July 8, we had a visit by
two staff members each from the Galveston Historical Foundation and
two from the Dickinson Historical Society. They
walked(19) around the house
and discussed possibly remedies to some issues. On July 13, I
(Clark) drove with Korie to Mountain City outside Austin where
Marwick Todesco lives. They took the morning fight from Bergstrom
to Dulles outside Washignton D.C. Fortunately, Peter Farnham was
in Alexandria, and he chauffeured them (Korie and Marwick) to
the new place where Barbara Walker now lives in Glosgow. On
Tuesday they went to Lexington(13)
where they toured Washington&Lee University, then to Ashlawn the
ancestral home of James Madison. The second day they visited
Foamhenge(9). On July 17, I
first spotted a pair of
quail(7) at the front
gate of Nicholstone. On August 11, we exerienced a
spectacular super moon(10)
which they say is better than a blue moon. The next day I
saw the quail(2) outside
the kitchen window. On the 15th, we drove to the west side
of Houston International Airport (Hobby) where the 1940
terminal building houses an excellent museum. They had
one show case dedicated to the WASP service. Korie took
a 30 minute flight(7/89)
on the "Texas Raiders" B17. We were saddened with the passing of
Cindy Morgan whose
grandmother was a Schelling, and first cousin of Henry, Cora's
father. On the 28th the quail had returned to the area
of the gate at the entrance of Nicholstone. I made a
poor attempt to photograph
what appeared to be two pairs. In September we took care of
a small terrier dog whom we named
Pop-Up.
During the first weekend of October, Korie and I
participated in the wedding of our
godson John Callahan and Kimmy Garcia. Friday,we attended
the rehearsal dinner at
Pappa's Seafood Retaurant in Webster. The wedding itself
was performed in the Orthodox
Ceremony by the priest from the Serbian church in Galveston
with the reception held at the Oakwind B&B located at 4601
CR-156 in Alvin, Texas. I attended the October meeting
of the SAR meeting at
Nick's in Galveston. The next week I drove to Beaumont to
put some Pansies on the Lot at
Magnolia Cemetery. The I got adventursome and tranferred
one Satellite picture from
my MotoX phone. I had almost given up hope of seeing our quail
at Nicholstone, when a single
bird at the gate.
I took a brief
video of the quail.
On November
11 I took several
pictures of the sunrise out the bathroom door.
The next day I took picture of the Christmas
china at Kroger.
In December the
camillas around the
corner toward the bayou were in full blossom.
Cora took several pictures of
me and the camillas.
Then Cora asked me for
apples.
On the second
day of Hanukkah, I took a picture of Bib and Cora
in the family room.
2015: We began the year by attending a concert of the Dirty Bay
Jazz Players.
On January 4th, workers from Gardner & Martin came to
install a new flagpole.
I also made a video
of the flags. Mid-month, I drove to Galveston
and looked in on the
Nichols
lot in the Trinity Church cemetery after
which I attended the
SAR meeting.
On the 23rd, Cora and I attended the
surprise (at least to Pat)
party to
celebrate Pat and Jims 50th wedding anniversary
, given by all their children.
I also took a short
video.
On February 7, I took more photos of the
flags.
The following Monday, I attended a baseball
game between the Episcopal High Knoghts and
the Sweeny Bulldogs in which Alvin Lubetkin
played third
base for the Knights. On February 20, we drove
to Beaumont to attend my 55th
High reunion.
The next night we had the reunion at
Courville's
out US 90, half way to China. On March 25 I
(Clark) had my annual
physical.
Several days later I took a picture of the
Dickinson
City Hall, on my way to Liggios. We had a number
of severe storms beginning in April. One
of these storms pulled the electric
meter off
the garage. The power company reviewed the
situation and turned our power off. Then they
sent an unsolicited crew to clear the
trees
from the line between the meter and the first
pole. They disconnected the line near the street.
On April 16 a crew from
Weeks
Service installed a meter box and switch panel.
They found it difficult to get all the circuits in
the house active, working until 7:30 PM. One of
crew, David by name, returned the next day to
complete the
installation.
On Sunday April 19, I took three (3) pictures of
Patches on
the windowsill of the bathroom. I had some work
done on the Freestyle at the end of April. I took
several pictures of
Holy Trinity.
The school building has been demolished! During
May, I began to clear some of the brush that
is taking over
Nicholstone.
I continue to take pictures of the condition of the
house. We continue
the await the roof contracted September 8 last year.
We also continue to see
rabbits near the
house, and out at the gate. For Mothers Day we took
flowers to the
graves of our
mothers in Magnolia in Beaumont and Holy Trinity
in Dickinson. On the 20th, I took a photo across the
bayou. We have
begun to follow the "Dirty Bay Jazz Players" and I
caught this picture of
Korie at the
Bayview Duck on TX 146 in Kemah. We began to think
that nature would not provde any Magnolia Blossoms
this year. When they did begin to show, I tried to
get pictures of the
blossoms, and then
there were more.
On June 1, I found the
Chronicle
almost in the ditch. On June 6, the Jazz Players were at
Corkgrinders in Baytown.
Also, in June we made time to have an outting with the
Temme family from Plano. We met in Gruene and stayed
two nights at
the Gruene Homestead Inn located at 832 Gruene Road
in New Braunfels Texas. We had dinner the first
night at the Gristmill River Restaurant & Bar
overlooking the Guadelupe River which was raging
from recent rains. During the second day, we drove
the River Road to the foot of the dam at Canyon Lake.
The next day we drove to Fort Davis, and in the evening
we spent several hours at the Marfa
Lights Viewing
Center between Alpine and Marfa. We were very fortunate
the thunderstorms stayed east and provided a spectacular
backdrop for the lights. We stayed the night at the
Veranda Inn in
Fort Davis. The City of Dickinson negotiated a new
contract for refuse removal. The new contractor does
not seem to care about where they leave the garbage
cans/tops. On can was left in the middle of
California
Avenue. After a rainstorm I went into the ditch
to retreive one of my cans and my right leg
collapsed, leaving me limp for several days. I
began to place the cans on the driveway entrance.
Here is what the recycle
tote looks like. On July 1, we noticed a spider had
spun a web across the driveway.
On Monday, July 7 we drove to Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH),
parking as usual at the ECO
Parking Lot. We made it on the noon flight to Detroit (DTW) where
we renting a Black Chrysler 200. From DYW we drove north, using
the Michigan 24 route to Caro in Michigan, checking in at the
Himemlhoch
Bed & Breakfast Inn. After our first visit with Ann Story who
grew up in Dickinson, we had an Italian Dinner at
The Oven Restaurant on Michigan 81, west of Downtown Caro.
On Tuesday, we returned to the Tuscola Community Center for
most of the day. After a short visit before lunch, Cora and
I (Clark) went to Walmart to gather supplies and lunch. Korie
purchased a beautiful Delphenium and put it on the window
sill of Ann's room. We accompanied her on the weekly Bingo
contest (Korie did better than either Clark or Ann in this
contest. Our plans included getting together with Heather
Radick (Ann's daughter) to travel to Frankenmuth to see
the sights together. From the Center Korie and I drove
to Frankenmuth via the Vassar Road route. We had Wiener
Schnitzel for dinner at the
Bavarian Inn.
On our way back to Caro, using Single Road instead of
Vassar, we stopped to take a photo of the
Big Boy Cafe
on the outskirts on the town of Caro.
On Thursday morning, Heather failed to show (she had a
closing to attend) and Ann was busy, so
Korie and I went on the Frankenmuth, hoping to get a
call from Ann. We arrived at
Bronners
Christmas Store about 10 AM. This store in organized into
"Sections" 1-10 and 10a-e, from south to north. We entered
at the west entrance in section 10. We headed south arriving
at section 3 about 11 AM. The
second page of slides
travels from section 6 back into section, ending near section 10b.
The third page was almost
entirely in section 10, from 10a to 10c. The
last page in Bronners
consists of 4 photos, 2 videos (of the Halloween) displays and
two pages of the invoice with a
store layout.
store layout. We went on the the Frankenmuth
Historical Museum, and had a light lunch (Ruben sandwiches) at
Tiffany's across the main drag from the museum. From the
Restaurant, we walked across the concrete bridge spanning
the Cass River to the River Place Shops. The
Bavarian Belle left it's dock
at 2 PM, headed east on the Cass River. The main part
of Frankenmuth is protected by a wall built after a severe
flood. We learned that the town itself had flooded regularly
in the 19th century. Wheeling away from the town the Belle
descended the river about four miles and
turned around .
Korie and I remained on the port (left looking forward)
for the entire trip. Each time the vessel passed under the
covered bridge, located at the Bavarian Inn Lodge, the
crew has to lower the smoke stacks to avoid collision.
On Friday, July 10, we returned to Dickinson, using
flight 3787 from Detroit to Houston.
On August 11, I tried to start the '87 truck to no avail.
So I called Liggos for a tow.
Later in August, I purchased an
air conditioner
for the family room. We had a heavy
rain.
In early September, we found Patches had found a new
perch. About mid-month
I reviewed my vtamins to find
one
with iron. Most vitamins for men do not provide this
supplement. Marwick sent pictures with Lindsey visiting
the twins in McKinney.
Mid September, more
flowers showed up
on the lawn. In late September I made a
record of hair products
that Korie uses. On October 22, I went to
Lakeview Cemetery to
commemorate the final day of the David Burnet Presidency.
Later that month I recorded the business card of Dr
Vizzeri who takes
care of Korie's eyes. On November 10, I made my first
attempt at a selfie
in the family room. On December 3, we received a
parcel destined for
a party named Dunn. On the seventh of the month I took
photos at Kroger and of the
damage to the
bath room. On December 21, Korie and I visited our
family cemeteries, first:
Holy Trinity then
Forest Lawn and
Magnolia in Beaumont.
For the first time in four years, we decorated the
family room. On
December 23 we
had a few snow drops show up under the Oak. During
this winter we had trouble with
icing in the
kitchen refrigerator.
2016: On January 7, I met the officers of the Sidney
Sherman, Chapter 2 of the Sons of the Republic of Texas at
Kelley's in
LaMarque where we decided to hold the chaper meetings.
On January 9 I went to the Galveston
City Cemetery
where several organizations met to
commorate the Battle of Galveston in January 1863. I wandered though
part of the Trinity Cemetery.
Then the ceremony began.
On January 15, I walked around our grounds and took several pictures of the
flowers. On February 16, I attended one
of the Episcopal Knights home games. In
February I attended the meeting of the
Bernardo deGalvez Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) at
Fishtails in Galveston. In March I purchased
two rose bushes. They produced better
blossoms later. I also attended the SAR.
In April Korie and I went to the Bluebonnet
Festival in Chappell Hill. I received news that Ben Paiz who was husband to
Zana Wright passed away. I went to New Braunfels to atend his
wake.
2017:In January we contracted with Baylor Roofing of Galveston
to have a new roof installed at Nicholstone
on the Bayou.
On June 19 we left our dog Bib at the Kennel in League City.
The next morning we packed the Freestyle and drove to Port Arthur.
We toured the Museum of the Gulf Coast.
We then drove to the Old Orange Cafe located in Orange. The lunch was excellent.
Jim Temme and I had soft shelled crab sandwiches. Cora had a shrimp salad and
I don't remember what Carol Temme ordered. We then proceeded to La Maison
d'Orange at Cherry and Tenth where we would spend the night.
Cora and I went on to Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center on Park Avenue.
Staff at this facility was in the process of closing up for Tropical Storm Cindy.
So, we were allowed to park in the area reserved for members.
We proceeded into the green houses.
Exiting the green houses, we toured the
vegetable beds. Next we came to a
lake near Adams Bayou.
The Gardens include a number of trails
that meander through the woods. We returned to the
La Maison d'Orange
located at 901 N Tenth Street in Orange 409 216 9329.
We had supper at Spankys on 12th Street being highway 87.
We played two hands of the Hand and Foot with four decks of cards.
Jamie prepared breakfast of eggs, bacon, hashbrowns and toast.
Cora made coffee in their Kruig machine. The rains of Cindy
chased us through the roads of east Texas and west Louisana.
We arrived in Natchitoches at 4 PM, eating an afternoon meal at Mamas.
We settled into our rooms at the Church Street Inn.
In the evening, we played two more hands of the card game.
The next morning, we had breakfast at the Inn.
After breakfast on the 22nd, we walked to the Bascillica of the Immaculate
Conception, which was next to the Church Street Inn. After touring the
Bascillica, we found a number of interesting things at their book store.
We continued through town.
We also found several items to purchase at Kaffie-Frederick Inc.
We then drove down the Cane River Lake.
We arrived at Melrose Plantation
where, again the staff was closing for Cindy.
The drive to Dickinson was through showers that
occurred off and on, until we reached Beaumont.
At the end of July Cora and I went to Denton, then to Weatherford to
attend the 60th Wedding Anniversary
of Terry Gibbons and Elsie Hale.
I also took two (2) videos of
the entertainment.
At the end of August Harvey hit.
On the 28th I made a video.
On the 29th, I made three (3) videos,
and on the 30th we began a survey
of the damage to True Cross Catholic School. On September 4 I obtained
several photos of the parking lot,
and on the 7th we surveyed the
pavilion. On the 9th we surveyed the classroom
at Fatima. On October 18 I participated in the cermony at Lakeview
Cemetery for David Burnet, first President
of the Republic of Texas. October 29, Lawndale and Magnolia Cemetries for
All Saints. Then I gave Cora
flowers in early December.
On November 5, Cora and I attended a wedding
party for Christine LaFoy.
On December 8, we had snow at
Nicholstone on the Bayou.
2018: On February 22, I attended a
retirement lunch for Ken Paschall, with
whom I worked for a number of years at the Control Center in Johnson Space
Center. I took three pictures at the
April meeting of the Sidney Sherman
Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas. On April 22, I took a couple
of pictures of
Squeaky, a yellow tabby cat that we
share with our neighbors, the DeMolas. On May 4 I took 2 pictures of the
Gazebo. On May 5, Cora and I attended a
Dickinson High
Reunion which includes several
videos. The Reunion was held at the
Hillman Residence in San Leon on Dickinson Bayou. The Elder and Texas Beauty
flowers were absolutely
beautiful this year.
We returned to
Natchitoches this
year with the Temmes of Hide-Away Texas, rented an AirBnB house near the
historic district. On June 22nd we drove in their Towncar to
Oakland Plantation. This Farm had
trails that appeared to be too much, so we drove on to
Melrose. In 2017 the grounds were
soaked from the rains of Hurricane Cindy, and we only went to the gift
shop. On this trip we took the tour, first viewing the
grounds. After a brief wait the
tour began under a large Oak
Tree near the Main House. Before entering the Main House
the guide led us to the
Yucca House. We rejoined Carol
and Jim to enter the Main
House. The next day we went to
the Historic
District. After Ice Cream we began a
Carriage Tour, going North on the
main street adjacent to the Cane River. Unfortunately, the air conditioner
on the Towncar gave out. The Temmes left in the wee hours of the 24th.
Before leaving the area I took 2
photos of Maps of the historic
district of Natchitoches. Cora and I drove on to Missouri to be with
her nephew Eric Mansfield and his wife Judy. In the afternoon we went to
Clearwater Lake, where they are
caretakers of the Webb Creek Campground. Eric took us to the
Upper reaches of the lake.
Returning to the
Campground. We returned to
Dickinson and in early July, I took
3 photos of the front yard
of Nicholstone. Cora and I traveled to Virginia to see Peter Farnham in
"Man Who Came to Dinner".
The next day after the performance, I took
several photos
around the Buffalo Ceek Property. We took a rent car from
Dulles Intercontinental
Airport near Washington D.C. Within the next week. I took another
picture of the program.
Cora went with Marwick Todesco to
Michigan.
to visit Ann Story at the Tuscola County Care Community
in Caro. In July, I also attended the meeting of the Sidney
Sherman Chapter of the
SRT in Texas City.
In late July a number of photos
dating from 1896 until 2017 from Nicholstone were
given to several representatives of Galveston Historical groups.
Cora returned to True Cross Catholic School in August to teach
English and Literature to the sixth through eighth grades in Middle School.
The Rector of St. Thomas Church, Episcopal in Meyerland sent me a birthday
card.
In September I visited the Coates girls beach house at the
extreme west end of Galveston Island. Karen (nee Coates) Porter took
3 selfies. On the 28th I drove
by the house at 1517 Pinecrest still devestated by
Harvey.
2019: On January 30, I took several photos of the True
Cross School doors
decorated for Open House. I took one (1)
photo
at the meeting of the Bernardo deGalvez Chapter,
Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution February 16
of the calendar for the next three (3) months.
On the 19th I recorded five (5)
photos
of the menu and agenda of the Chapter 2 SRT
meeting at Kelley's in LaMarque. I had an
annual physical on February 20. The Clinic had
me fill out an evaluation.
On March 6, I revisited the house
on Pinecrest. For about four (4) days, we had a live in
Terrier which
we named "Wolfie". We hope he found a new home
in League City. On March 12, I downloaded a
photo of Karen
Porter and Katherine (Wright) Kharma who was visiting
Charlotte with her daughter who was seeking a suitable
college for the fall. Three photos from the March meeting
of the Galvez
SAR meeting include information on Grave Markers and
Uniforms. On March 21, I was waiting for Cora
to arrive from teaching at True Cross.
Bib sits patiently
waiting for Cora to return, and the moon was fantastic that
night. Easter this year occurred on April 21.
Cora and I placed a
Dephinium plant
at Cecil's grave site in the cemetery at Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church on highway 3. We
returned to the church the
morning of the 19th before driving to Denton where stayed in room
429 at
the Homewood Suites. During this stay we had dinner at Frilly's.
Cora had salmon with a lemon sauce (she couldn't taste
the lemon). Both Isaac and Clark had Tilapia with an
Alexander Sauce. The family had their usual breakfast
at Cartwright's Ranch House Restuarant on the Square,
after which Cora and Clark left for Dickinson. we were
surprised that Eric and Judy Mansfield had travelled
from Ellington in Missouri to Ennis to follow a
Bluebonnet Trail. We met them at
Bailey's
which is located on highway 287 in Ennis. On April 21
I took a couple of pictures of two
crosses in the front
of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. In early May I
learned of the death of Elise Gibbons, wife of Terry, my
closest (he was born several months after me). I attended
her interment near
Weathford at the Annetta
Cemetery. The next week I found a baby
racoon wandering about up
by the gate at 5000 Park Avenue. Out Magnolia trees seem to be
producing very few blossoms, so I took several photographs off the upstairs
gallery. After Easter Cora and I
took flowers to the
Schelling plot at Forest Lawn off
Wayside in Houston. I also took a bunch of photographs of the
Ramin lot. From Forest Lawn we
drove to Beaumont and Magnolia Cemetery taking photos of the
Wright plot. Carolyn Coates
shared a selfie taken at her place on the
30th of May. June saw the
Coates Girls (seen above) on the west end of Galveston Island at the
Sugar Shack located at
22725 Kenedy Drive. This year Carol Temme had arranged to stay at
the Holiday Inn Resort on Canyon Lake. This lake feeds the Guadalupe
River leading to Gruene where we stayed in 2015 on our way (all 4)
to Marfa. On the 15th of June we visited the Heritage
Museum of the Hill Country
Texas located at 4831 FM 2673 Canyon Lake on the west side of the
lake. Part of the exhibit lay on a bed full of
dinosaur tracks.
The next day we went into
Gruene having dinner at
the Riverside Inn. The next day we attended mass at St. Mary's
Catholic Church. After church we had lunch at Friedhelm's
Bavarian Inn. The schnitzel was excellent! Then on to the
Fredericksburg
Winery. After
which, we went several blocks to the
Grape Creek
Vineyards on Main. Inside, Carol and Cora
sampled several wines.
I took a couple of videos of this
activity.
Late in the evening I took two (2) pictures of the miniature
golf course located
at the Holiday Inn. On Monday, the 17th, went scouted the
south side of the Lake and ended up at the
Overlook Park. A
brief walk brought us to a
trail leading toward
the lake and dam. Along the trail I took several pictures of
Carol and Cora
Along the trail we came across a
snail. After we
got in the card I took more photos
exiting the park.
Heading back toward the Holiday Inn, we decided stop at the top of the
Spillway. This led down
into the riverbed where a
pier was attached to the
generating plant. Leaving the spillway, we went in a search for
food, and a place to observe the lake. This led us to
Lucky's. On our last full
day in Canyon Lake, we went to the Chamber of
Commerce who led us to the
Dry Comal Creek Vineyard.
We drove to a spit near the Holiday Inn seeking a decent
sunset. Cora and I left the
next morning, Jim and Carol returned to the bar and got a much
better sunset. Our second trip of this summer was to return to
Caro Michigan, this time by automobile in July! We drove
first to Denton staying at the Homewood Suites room 201. We
had breakfast at Cartwright's on the Square on Sunday the 7th,
and began our journey into Arkansas making our second stop at
Cabot, staying in a Day's Inn. On Monday we drove our usual
route through Bald Knob and Thaye rheading up Missouri highway 19,
taking Route H from Winona, onto Missouri 106 and the Eric and Judy
Mansfield
residence. This time we were
in for a real treat in Saint Louis. We left our Freestyle in the lot
of the Quality Inn in Arnold Missouri while Eric drove us around town.
We had lunch at
Adriana's On The Hill. After
lunch we drove to a
shop that had all kinds of
what-nots, on to the entrance of the Botanical
Garden. From the main lobby
we proceeded to a waiting area for a
tram. From the entrance
the tram wove its way through the
garden. We eventually passed
buildings, some dating from
the ninteenth centruy. The tram ended its journey where we started, so we
walked through some of the
formal gardens, ending up at a building housing a bad smelling
flower. Leaving the gardens
by auto, we drove to the
Art Gallery just before 5 P.M.
We had dinner at Gian-Tony’s On the Hill after which we made our way in
Eric's car to the
Municipal Auditorium.
This Theater is an Amphi-Theater which holds over 10,000 customers.
We saw their production of Richard Roger's Cinderella. We left the
Hotel in Arnold after 9 A.M. Wednesday the 10th. That night we stayed
at a Quality Inn in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In Caro Michigan, we stayed
at the Himelhech House as we had for the last four years. During one
of the visits to the Community Center, I took several pictures of their
flower beds. I also made a
record of our entries in the
guest book for the Golda Mae room where we have been staying. On
our way out of Michigan, we stopped at a rest area near
Kalamazoo and stayed at
a Quality Inn in Effingham, Indiana. Next day, we made our way to the
Mississippi River just above
Memphis. Our final stop was at a Hampton Inn by Hilton in Texarkana.
Later in July I ran up new
flags at the homestead.
In November I spent some time walking around
Trinity Cemetery in
Glaveston. I took two photographs of Cora in her
Reindeer outfit. The
SRT Chapter float won first in the Texas City
Christmas Parade.
On the 15th of December,
I
fell over the banister of the front gallery, striking the bird
bath which sat on concrete steps. Next
day I reviewed the damage
to myself and the bird bath. On December 22, Cora and I went to the
Cemetery at Holy Trinity in
Dickinson and then to the Forest Park on
Lawndale. From there we
drove to Beaumont and the Madison Wright lot in
Magnolia Cemetery. I took
photos of the head stones.
Lastly, in 2019 December 28 I took several photos of
Bib who was staring at
the television in our family room.
2020:
On January 2, Baby Cat decided to
investgate our Christmas packages.
On January 11 I was
strolling outside the gate and
observed the leaves that had
fallen out of the trees.
Bib came down the driveway
on his way out, while I began my walk up the trail. I include a link to the
Tuscola
Community Calendar for March 2020. The final photo of the quarter year was
contributed by richard Cook, next-door to Nicholstone of
Dufus who we called Shaggy. On
April 1 I found several berries on
a bush near the gate to Nicholstone.
Bib was sitting nearby. He is beginning
to develop grey hair. On the eighth of April I attempted to
take several photographs of the
moon. By April 24 the Power Company
had arranged to have the trees cleared from out
Power Line. The entire
length of the trail between the
gate and the garage was cleared. In late March began the terrible pandemic
that raged across the world killing millions. Governor Abbot closed all
but essential businesses in Texas. In late April he announced a
plan to reopen all businesses.
On May 10 Cora and I went up to the
Cemetery behind Holy Trinity
Church in Dickinson. We drove east to Beaumont and
Magnolia Cemetery where my
parents are buried. By
May 21, I was recovered from
my fall over the banister (see December 2019) and the
Magnolia trees on the west
side of the house had blossoms. I managed to get the
flag out at the gate
on Memorial Day. On June seventh, Cora and I walked down toward
the bayou. In early
August we looke out from
the second floor gallery. The pandemic caused schools to move
from in class participation to "virtual" education. Cora had
continued teaching middle school Literature. This mode of
teaching was very difficult, and she having taught long enough,
decided to retire. Back to August, hurricane
Beta (the weather
bureau having gone entirely through to alphabet, passed through
the area on Isaac's birthday. I got a
bouquet of flowers for
Korie's birthday. A strange thing happens in late October.
A number of bunches of
mushrooms appeared just west
of the house. The next day I took more
pictures of the mushrooms.
In several days, they all disappeared. After All Saints, On
November 2 (second) Korie and I (cpw) went, first
Holy Trinity Church
Cemetery on 48th Street in Dickinson to put flowers for her family, and then to
Magnolia Cemetery
at 2291 Pine Street in Beaumont Texas to put flowers for
my family. We had been afraid the the middle pine, next to
our bathroom would collapse on the house, so we contracted with
"Roots Branch & All" to cleaar the tree. They began on
November 3. Joh Otis who is
"Roots Branch & All" assured us that "Pine Bark Beetles" killed this
tree, his staff began
early the next morning to
bring the tree down. A
review around showed that
the tree was coming down. Final work on the trunk occurred on
November 5. I took a short
video demonstrating the take down.
Later I took several more photos and five very short
videos. On November 6 at 6 AM, only the
stump is left, and I got
distracted by
bushes in the east lawn.
Work continued and by
8 AM, we had mostly the severed trunk.
Ny 9 AM the workers were beginning to
load large sections into a trailer. We had more of the same at
10 AM. The next day I had a SAR meeting
and observed a flock of egrets
in League City. On November 10 Cora and I made the a special trip to
Forest Park 6900 Lawndale Street
Houston, TX 77023 at the Schelling plot in remembrance of Veterans Day.
Hank served with the Seabees in the South Pacific during World War II.
On November 22 I got caught in construction at the
Water Company. December 4 found
us in Beaumont. Later in
December we put the eight (8) foot
Christmas Tree in the family room.
This was an early attempt at video.
On December 19 we had added packages.
On December 22, we added a
Creech to the Christmas Tree
Then Cora and I made the rounds of the cemeteries beginning with
Holy Trinity located at the
Texas 3 bridge over DickinsonBayou. We then drove up Interstate 45 to
Forest Park on Lawndale. It
is over an hour drive to Beaumont and
Magnolia Cemetery where a number
of the Madison Wright family are buried. The flowers were set for my
mother "Mary Elizabeth (Betty)" Phillips (nee) Wright and Nancy
Elizabeth Wright (nee) Coates Garfield. Nancy's daughter Mary Catherine
Coates also has a marker in this plot.
2021:
It is more than a year since the COVID pandemic set in and all meetings
and gatherings have been curtailed. Cora and I received the Pfizer
vaccine in January and activities are beginnging to open.
On January 19 I attended the monthly meeting of the
Sidney Sherman Chapter of the
Sons of the Republic of Texas at Kelley's Family Restaurent.
Cora gathered roses from the
East Woods. On January 27,
I found garbage scattered
at the driveway entrance. During walk I on February 1
ran into the Cook's from next door east who said that we have
a pair of Eagles nesting
nearby on Winding Way. The next day Cora discovered a number, probably,
10 to 20 small birds over the fence
in our yard, across from the Johnson residence. We called animal control
who eventually said that there was nothing to be done about the situation.
After two days only a few were left.
On March 12 Cora and I went to the Callahan for
Lisa's graduation obtaining a
Master of Science in Nursing. I also tried another
video. On the next Tuesday, I
attended the
SRT meeting at Kelley's where
Jim Nonus inpersonated Jean Lafitte.
On April 4 Cora and I drove to Beuaumont to put
flower on the markers for
my mother and sister. Cora and I spent the entire
14th with Eric and Judy Mansfield
in Walker County. We went first to the Sam Houston
Museum. We all spent several
hours within the complex, first at the Steamboat House, the at the
Kitchen. The on to the
Law Office. Next we walked
to the Bear Bend Cabin where
Eric noticed the two sides of the dog trot where each side had
differing joints (ask the question!). The group (4 of us) went
on into town and had an excellent lunch at the "City Hall Cafe".
Next, we made a quick tour of the Texas Prison Museum out near
Interstate 45. From thence we went to the Landing at 7 Coves
7031 Kingston Cove Ln. Willis, Texas 77318 936-856-5501. Cora
actually caught a
fish off the balcony of
the apartment which the Mansfield's had rented. At the end of May the
Magnolias and Elder Berries
seemed to produce an abundance of blooms to make of for the cold
weather we experienced in February. On Memorial Day I put our
American Flag. On June 8
Cora and I drove down Grand Avenue in Baycliff. The last of the
buildings that had made up Clifton's By the Sea at number 10
Grand Avenue are now demolished. I drove around the corner on
Galveston Bay to the location of Noah's Ark.
To be continued
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