Monday, July 31, 2023

Some highlights from the 74th Annual Owen-Handley Reunion

 

Our branch on the family tree. Rice, Kate, me, and 2 first cousins and their spouses.

Rice with the storyteller and bar manager in Luckenbach

What's this Okie doing hanging out in Luckenbach, Texas

The world famous Hilltop Cafe on Hwy 87 between Fredericksburg and Mason

the largest branch of the family tree.  The brother and sister in the middle of the shot are responsible for most of these people. Lots of kids and grand kids.

This is my daughter, Kate, in front of the travel trailer we rented from Outdoorsy.com

the key to grilling good meat

the fire for the BBQ shoulder clod that was served for lunch on Saturday was started in the wee hours of the morning

Rice and I were on the cohort assigned to cook breakfast for 150 kinfolk on Saturday morning.  These cousins are frying chicken fried steak for the breakfast.

Rice and my cousin, Bradley, who owns the ranch we were on. They are cooking burgers for 150 for Friday dinner.

My plate at a typical meal.  The BBQ chicken is obscured by the sides.

And last, but certainly not least, here is Rice mopping down the birds with a sauce that consisted of beer, lime and lemon juice, onions and spices.  Two thumbs, way up!

Friday, January 6, 2023

118 S. Bishop - reverse chronological order (from most current back to 10/11/2022)

Click here if you want to see the photos in chronological order

The most current photos appear at the top.  Scroll down to track the progress of the remodeling back to the beginning, to 10/11/2022 before any of the remodel work began.





January 31, 2023























January 27, 2023


January 27, 2023























Beautiful tile work in the kitchen






laundry area in the bathroom

a bar between the kitchen and living room

newly added: central heat and air
waiting on the roofer








the roof had to come off in order to change out the 2 X 4 rafters for 2 X 6 rafters

a new back porch











the house was raised and leveled




October 11, 2022