Wow! Harley and Annabelle!
Mood:  incredulous
Topic: June 12, 2005
Where do I start! I tell students to just get the pencil moving and see what comes out so here I go. So many new things today! A repeat from yesterday was the stormy weather.
Today we started out traveling across the Panhandle of Texas in a pourin? down rain. Safety first is one of our three classroom rules, the other two is to be kind and be busy learning. I guess this applies everywhere. I?ll go in a sequential order with the places and people seen today.

Sayre, Texas was a quiet little place on Father?s Day morning. We took pictures of their more historic buildings. Sayre is where some of the scenes from the movie, ?The Grapes of Wrath? were filmed. This story takes place during the depression era of the 1930?s. We then took 66 which lead us eventually (Without the highway marked in places, getting turned around isn?t hard to do!) I saw the largest wheat fields in my life! And lots of cattle! As the storm was forming above our heads, the wind was strong and hot. We saw dust blowing strong from one field, but because of the conservation efforts of the farmers and legislature the land is protected. And big land it is! A mile out here seems like two from back home.

Route 66 lead us next to a placed called, ?The City Meat Market? or also know as the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, OK. As we pulled up to the Main Street stop sign, A man leaped from the store hollering out an invitation to come in.

But first we had to take pictures. This small place is home to two larger-than-life people, Harley and Annabelle. After laughter, introductions, hand shaking, and hugs, we were drawn inside. And what an inside it was! Route 66 and neat antiques were everywhere! Here is a picture of Ellen's Grandma holding a very old Route 66 sign. I like old stuff so I was in heaven and this heaven came with live bluegrass music and a can of pop! Harley and Annabelle picked up their guitars and sang ?Get Your Kicks On Route 66?. After a tour, good conversation about the hippies of the 60s-70s, and looking at the Route 66 artifacts, we had to leave our hosts the Mediocre Music Makers and continue down the Route. But, before we left they shared with us the building at the 100 Meridian Point which was a block down the street. We want to thank these kind and bigger-than-life people from Erick, Oklahoma. The worst of the storm had traveled northeast as we sat in their little City Meat Market and enjoyed their lively company. PS. Do you see Buzz on the sofa? They were singing, "Lay You Head Upon My Pillow..."


more later. I am tired!!!!