I took the Boys out to take care of their needs. They have been fed and are napping; Quam next to me in the chair and Hunter up in the bedroom in front of the furnace vent by the bed. All is well.
Water is heating on the stove. Russian Tea or Hot Chocolate. We're not coffee or tea drinkers. Never acquired a taste for either. Not sure what is the plan for today. I'm sure R wants to study up on the info needed to conduct tours. I'm thinking that these are our days off. As of now, our days off will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. These are days to explore the area, try restaurants, shop the stores, drive the roads. We have training days ahead to use for....training.
Yesterday we drove the 14 miles into Johnson City. That is where the park headquarters is located. We looked for LBJ material in the HQ library and checked out several. We also had burritos at El Charro and got some groceries at the local market, Lowes which is also an Ace hardware store. I need to go back to check out the regional items for sale there.
Before we headed back to the ranch, we toured LBJ's boyhood home which is adjacent to the HQ. LBJ lived in this house from age 5 -15 (1913 - 1923) when he graduated from high school and left for California.
It is a "Dog Trot" house. Two living areas with open area or "dog trot" between; all under one roof. It is a style that was quite common in this area. Because rooms were added on several times there aren't any halls. You walked through one room to get to another, Lots of doors. No running water, no electricity ( it did not come to the area until after LBJ went to Congress and was influential
The house has four porches. The parlor is the room that sticks out. The Dog Trot is to the left of the parlor. It has been closed in but has a door on each end. As I said before, lots of doors.
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