Wednesday, January 23, 2008

January is cold this year





Compared to last year this January has been nothing but nasty weather. Yesterday we had fog all the day long!!! Very unusual for us to have it after the morning. My grandson had some problems with his lights on his truck, when he turned on the lights the left blinker came on, and when he used his brakes the right blinker came on. So what did this new driver do? Drove to school with no lights!!! Had I known I would have been worried sick.
I am posting the pictures of the display window for this month which I promised. I am anxiously awaiting Spring.

1 comments:

Garden_Antqs said...

Hello Lois, love that you've added new pics!!

Sam Houston Statue

Sam Houston Statue
65 ft tall

Welcome to Callie Magee Antiques in historic downtown Huntsville Texas.

See pictures of sights in our town:
www.huntsvillemainstreet.
com
www.huntsvilletexas.com

There are 5 other antiques shops here on the historical courthouse square as well as Farmhouse Sweets and Eats which is a soda fountain type cafe serving daily specials as well as the best briskit tacos, chicken noodle soup like you have never had before, and wonderful chicken salads. They serve ice cream, banana splits, sodas, and candies made on location. As for eating places, there is also the Texan, a 1930's cafe with Texas food favorites such as pepper fried steak, chicken fried steak and a huge hamburger. See picture of Texan Restaurant at end of blog. We have two other restaurants around the Square which are Cloud Nine which is a coffee shop and health food store as well as serving up some great healthy sandwiches and soups, and The Stardust with a full restaurant and club.
Their specialities include great hamburgers and tavern foods as well.

A restored theater has community plays and classic movies shown as well as our own version of American idol every year.
There is lots going on here. It's called the Old Town Theatre.

There are two museum houses available for tours, the Gibbs Powell House from the 1850's and Wynne House from 1880's.

Of course, there is in addition to the Square other sights in town which include the Veteran's Museum, Sam Houston Statue, Prison Museum as well as Sam Houston Museum.
Sam Houston is buried here in Huntsville and you can tour his gravesite as well as two Houston homes at the Sam Houston Musuem grounds. Walk around and see places where he sat and whittled around the Square.
There is camping and water sports at the State Park and Lake Livingston nearby.

Come to see what we have and make it a day or weekend.

Also, here on the Square is a Log Cabin with information and the Statue Gift Shop also offers information daily.