Weekend re-cap: putseying at Highlands

 It was a very low key weekend that started out with tacos and yardwork at Camp Rustown. {yes, I  grated cheese directly on the table...}  I figured it would be easier to order the tacos on-line, then drive over there and have them place them in my front seat.  But when I called the number posted at the parking space, they told me to drive thru.  I could've just done that to begin with!  There were already cars in line.  Oh well.  Note to future self: make your own tacos.

We kept the adult drinking down to a minimum this weekend, but I did enjoy a lemon Pellegrino with frozen strawberries and splash of gin.  It was cool and refreshing - the weekend weather was just regular old summer heat.  We headed over to Save The World with our late lunch after picking up a few things at the bustling Marble Falls Wally World.  {Another change:  you can't bring lunch into the brewery because they have had to reclassify themselves as a restaurant to stay open.  These are such crazy times...the rules seem arbitrary and make zero sense to me.}

We took our beer to go and later we enjoyed it during the cool of the evening at Highlands while Hubby made a chicken and potato Dutch oven dinner.  Everything seems greener at the end of the summer when we get so much rain.

We played cards until bedtime, and both of us were so tired. Since we had put some carpet down in the barn, we slept on the cots in there to see how comfortable it would be for guests.  The A/C kept it nice and cool and the cots are OK, we just need new pillows.  It was a nice Saturday.

The next day we did more putseying here and there - I cut Hubby's hair, he trimmed some trees - and we finally got the swing repainted and on solid ground.  The weekend before, we had capsized it while standing up from it!

We took four of the pavers from up at the barn and gave the swing feet a solid surface to rest on.  We had to sink a couple of them further down to get it to hang level and we spray painted it first since it had some rust here and there.  We also cut back some evil stick cactus that was a little too close for comfort.  This swing is over 20 years old, purchased a couple of summers after we moved into Camp Rustown.

It sits a little lower on this particular hill, but still has a pretty sweet view.

And after we admired it a bit, it was time to head back home.  This week promises some cooler weather and we have a wedding anniversary coming up.  Would I have loved to be on a cruise instead?  Yes, but we will make our plans and celebrate Austin style.  Who knows?  It may be our last one at Camp Rustown! 

Gina