[Leica] Monday Misc.

[Don Dory]

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
> >>
> >>
> >>
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