Back to the Basics of Love in Luckenbach, Texas

It's November ... We are in southern Texas ... And yes, we are wearing our down-filled winter jackets.

Layered up for a day at the Habitat build site.
Thankfully, working under the Texas sunshine quickly warmed us up!

A couple of strong cold fronts producing rain and freezing temps over the past two weeks have not only shortened some of our Habitat build days, but also prompted Doug to figure out how to ''winterize'' Baby Beest. On the bright side, it also gave us extra time to check out the Hill Country around Fredericksburg, Texas.

Fredericksburg, we found out, is the hometown of this handsome and skilled Fleet admiral Chester W Nimitz. Nimitz lead the Allied air, land, and sea forces in the Pacific during World War II, so it is no surprise that the National Museum of the Pacific War is located here. We visited this all-encompassing museum one rainy afternoon with our friends, Joanne and Gary. The tremendous amount of ''history'' overwhelmed our non-history loving partners, Joanne and Doug a bit. Gary and I, however, were easily drawn into the stories of the personalities, strategies, and battles that eventually brought about an Allied victory. 

Joanne was very patient as we delved into
the battles of Midway, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.

During this Veteran's Day week, it is important to remember and celebrate the ''uncommon valor'' that is seen in every one of our country's dedicated veterans!

One other local site caught my eye and made me think ... where had I heard the name of that town before??? 

Being a fan of classic rock of the 70s and 80s, I recalled a country crossover hit by that name. See if you remember ...

This #1 Country Hit from 1977 pushed Luckenbach, Texas, a tiny ''widening in the road'' located 13 miles from Fredericksburg, into the national limelight. A virtual ghost town, this 9,000 acre community was bought by two investors in 1970. The property had two buildings ... a combo post office/general store/saloon and a dance hall which the new owners used to host many unique musical events.

The success of Waylon Jennings' song secured Luckenbach a place in country music history and made it a tourist destination where ''Everybody's Somebody in Luckenbach''.

So, ''Let's go to Luckenbach Texas'',

to check out if they are selling anything
that we can't live without,

 or just stretch out and relax by the
warm fireplace,

and enjoy some impromptu
country music performances.

We are happy that we could ''Get Back to the Basics of Love'' when we were faced with another cold, rainy afternoon. Because ''in Luckenbach, Texas there ain't nobody feelin' no pain'' when hanging out with good friends!

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