Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While your tongue might be in your cheek, the original famousfamily may very well have been matriarchal. The Texas frontier was a tough place and you needed someone very strong at home while the males were off the homestead. My great, great grandmother stared down a Pawnee hunting party in the 1860's in Eastern Nebraska. They settled for eggs and bacon and went about their business. On Mon, May 9, 2022, 1:04 PM CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > the mantis is an interesting choice on the weathher vane, makes me wonder > if the the family was matriarchal > > ;^) > > ric > > > > > On May 9, 2022, at 12:36 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > > Good question Ric. Way back in the middle 1880's a tycoon built a very > > nice mansion on top of a hill overlooking the south bank of the Colorado > > river. Like many families, after several generations the family no > longer > > wanted to live in the old folks home so they sold the building to a > > military academy. It stayed that way for 40-60 years and then was sold > to > > a business that still operates in the home. It has an excellent view of > > Austin and has some very nice grounds surrounding it as befits a very > > wealthy estate from that time period: you did have to have room to feed > > your livestock and of course a kitchen garden. > > > > All the best. > > > > On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 11:16 AM CartersXRd via LUG <lug at > > leica-users.org> > > wrote: > > > >> this one demands a fuller storyt;^) > >> > >>> Topping a very nice estate cum school cum business: > >>> > >>> > >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Victorian+weathervane.jpg.html > >> > >> The last one makes makes me curious about what is in the kid?s head > >> > >> ric > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > -- > > Don > > don.dory at gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information