Saddle Up

 We’ve been in Frisco, TX for just over a week and it’s time to continue the OAS tour. Our friends, Roger and Mary have entertained us very well during our time here. Typical Texas July HH (hot and humid) has curtailed any outside activities but provided some awesome photos.

One of the most interesting stores we visited was the Lone Star Mercantile. This collection of independent vendors is in a huge building, 30,000 square feet and 200 or so venders at last count!

We understand that there are several Lone Star Mercantile stores across Texas, but the one in Allen, Texas, was all we could afford! Tens of thousands of antiques and almost antiques and even more hand crafted treasures kept us and the credit card busy for several hours.

It had become evident the some personal attention was necessary, so Donna and Mary disappeared for an afternoon of manicures and pedicures. The results were so striking that Roger and I decided to test the waters, so to speak.

Roger allowed, after a bit of persuasion, as to how a manicure might be fun.

I was encouraged to have a pedicure, and it was great! We may have to do this again!

The area north of Dallas is growing exponentially. Large companies have headquarters here, housing is booming, and the supporting businesses are scrambling to keep up with the demand for everything from hamburgers to hamsters. Unfortunately, the highway infrastructure is scrambling as well, with road closures and detours commonplace. As an example, it has been requiring just over 20 minutes to drive to our friends house, 6 miles away. If we take away a memory of Texas urban traffic, it will look something like this:

Our stay here has been bittersweet, but has been fulfilling as well. If we have provided a bit of diversion and support, the visit has been successful. We look forward to a future visit.

Tomorrow, the Old Age Sucks tour has retained a venue in Oklahoma!