500 Saturdays: Nomad Diary

  Mural in downtown Denton, Texas Back of the sign: “Morrison’s Corn-kits”  Internet says this is: baking mixes including pancakes, cornbread, biscuits and Texas cornbread. Downtown Denton, Texas. Saturday. 11. Morning routine. Long walk to Denton square. Fancy coffee. Fabulous bakery! Time with Cyndy and Mom and Dad today. Us with Darrell’s parents (ages 89). Walking downtown to Denton. Sunday. 12. Church with family. Thai restaurant for lunch. Cyndy, Mom and Dad have had Chinese food a few times, but never Thai. Kylee, Cyndy’s 15 year old will help them order! Lol. We go back to our airbnb after lunch, rest. The time changed today, springing forward one hour. Then we take a 2+ mile walk to Denton square for ice cream. Monday. 13. Our wifi is out at our airbnb. We plan to go over to Cyndy’s a bit earlier today.  Tuesday. 14 Over at Cyndy’s today. We went to the grocery to get more salad, fruit and veggies. We are winding down our time and our groceries on hand here in Te...

  Out to eat with Darrell, his sister Cyndy, and his parents Shirley and Donald. Saturday. 4. I went to a ladies Bible class with Shirley and Cyndy. After class we came back to Cyndy’s house to stay for the day. Darrell made his potato soup for dinner, and it was a hit! The recipe was requested recently by a long-ago friend. We hadn’t made it in a long time! Darrell said that I should send a thank-you to our friend for reminding us of it! Lol. This potato soup recipe is in #122 Nomad Diary.  Inside the church building on Sunday. Darrell’s Mom and Dad to the left. Sunday. 5. Church in Denton with family. Lunch out at a diner. More dishwasher repair and getting to working completely.  Video call with grandson Owen. Walking to old Denton. View of drainage ditch. Old Denton courthouse in background. Nice town with bunches of great restaurants! Fancy ice cream shop on the square. Beth Marie’s Ice Cream shop on Denton square. Monday. 6. We’ve been in Denton for a full week! Tod...

  I-24 Rest Area on a tiny island in Jasper, Tennessee. Beautiful scenery, picnic area, walking area, clean restrooms. Saturday. 25. Breakfast and more visiting is compliments of Glenn and Phoebe, Darrell’s youngest brother and his wife, and get us on the road happily. Arrive to Eric and Erin’s for 2 nights.  Day 4 Road Trip. We drive 335 miles from Kingsport, Tennessee to Athens, Alabama.  3.54  Stop at TA for 2 complimentary coffees and 2 donuts. 24.59  Lunch at Cracker Barrell. 37.70  Circle K gas fill up in Chattanooga, Tennessee Dinner at Eric and Erin’s Stay 2 nights at E&E’s Erin, Eric and Owen eating a lemon (lol) at Sunday lunch. Our son Samuel, Owen (1 yr and 5 mos.) and Erin at Tzatiki’s. Sunday. 26.  Day 5 Road Trip Bible class and worship with E&E 46.28 Lunch x4 at Lucia’s Mex  27.77 Dinner x2 at Tzatziki’s Greek Owen giving Darrell a big hug! He loves Darrell A LOT! It’s so sweet! We are leaving Monday morning and plan to be ...