Going to a Texas T Party

OK, Leebral Friends (I am using my Texas accent here)......
I went to a Texas T Party this past Saturday. 

Here´s a few pics I took there. 

As you see, this one has to do with Bastrop, Texas.

Yep, home of the recent Jade Helm controversy.

But, before you start sending dirty e-mails, keep an open mind.

It was Model T party.
And in fact it was in San Antonio. 

This was a car that had won something at the Bastrop show a few years ago.

It was representing Carter´s Pig Farm.

There were quite a few well-done cars.

Some looked like they were ready to go on a race.

This one was from 1911.

And this one looked like it had been collecting dust for quite some time. 

But, I actually liked the ones that were not worked upon yet.

Like the one above, with it´s crooked wheels and it´s wooden floor.

Shiny, finished engines looked really cool, too.

In my opinion, though, this one was the prettiest of them all.



That´s not paint on the engine block.

It´s oxidation of the different metals giving that blue and green hue.

Cool, I thought. 
Almost made me want to get a new hobby of converting old cars into working ones.

But, this guy reminded me it was work to keep these guys running.

So, I got in my air-conditioned Toyota, 
and headed out for the International Accordion Festival instead, on the park by the Riverwalk. 

(It was just another weekend in San Antonio.)

Lunching at La Gloria

There is a place by The Riverwalk, down by the old Pearl Brewery.....
where you can get good old fashioned ¨street¨ Mexican food.

And for those who have never lived on a border town, 
I have to tell you that the very best tacos are sold by the vendors, form their old wooden carts.

Well, here in San Antonio, we are more Americanized..... 
so he have to eat it at a restaurant-

like, at La Gloria.

They might tell you that you can enjoy the ambiance of local music

and, yes, there´ll be mariachis to entertain you.

But, whether you´re Mexican or not,
be ready to sit outside, 

and wait for them to let you in.

Like this lady, you might think you are about to die from hunger.

But, don´t despair.
As soon as you eat this food, you will come back to life,
and be happy that you waited!