Home, Sweet Home

I'm back home in Texas. I drove like a maniac from Abiquiu down through Santa Fe and Albuquerque and on to Fort Stockton.

It was starting to get dark, so I spent the night at the Best Western in Stockton. Two king size beds, one for me and one for my stuff, a TV and a jacuzzi tub! What more could a poor road weary girl want?

Up at first light, I painted until time for the buffet breakfast. As soon as I finished eating I loaded the Jeep again and hit the road.

Let me tell you, after driving mountain roads and dirt roads, the interstate highway system is a dream of sorts. It does seem to go through the most boring routes, but, boy, can you just drive!

I made it to Austin in time for granddaughter Hazel's fifth birthday party.

The drive yesterday morning from Austin to Houston was a hop, skip and a jump compared to what I've been doing.

I turned in the Jeep this morning. I really hated to see it go. It was fun to drive. I made sure it had a full tank of gas and a nice coat of New Mexico mud and dust.

Right now I'm back home sitting at my own computer adding photos to some of the posts on this lil' ol' blog, bless its heart. You may want to go back through the posts and check the pictures. I think they're pretty good.

After my time in O'Keeffe country and at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center and Ghost Ranch, I can tell you that I'm not through yet. I'm on a mission!