Abilene

My brother Garrett and his wife Marlene with dogs Scruffy and Cassie recently bought a house in Abilene after living in a duplex for most of a year. We hadn't seen the house, and they hadn't met Susan, so she and I went to see them for the weekend. It is theoretically a 5 hour drive. That doesn't include stopping for things a 5-year old wants to see: sunflowers, prairie dogs, food, plus a quilt shop and gas and drinks for a sleepy driver.

The hit of the weekend was their dog Scruffy. Susan just loved this big gentle dog and wanted to see her every few minutes, take her on walks, feed both dogs treats. She has talked about

"Scruff" ever since and wanted to see him again. Yesterday she asked several times if we could go back.

We went to the Abilene Zoo Saturday. The day started with rain and turned out hot and humid. We all loved watching the giraffes eat some special crackers. Their tongues are amazing. It's a very nice small zoo.