March 26

Still hanging out in Fredericksburg, patiently, (or not), waiting for the snow to melt at home.  Did a couple of days volunteering at LBJ park at the living history farm, during their busy March break time.  The old buildings are from 1869 when the first German settlers came to the area.  The newer house was built in 1915 after having a bumper crop of cotton, and that was during war time.  I spent most of the time cooking on the wood stove, showing life as it was at the time.  On the table is milk in its various forms, showing how it went from fresh to cottage cheese, then dried cheese, finally a hard cooked cheese—all without refrigeration!    Tree are all out in leaf. now, and the blue bonnets are incredible this year.  Hoping to be heading out of the hill country sometime around the 1st or 2nd.