Today, there is no need to report to an airport, so we have a leisurely morning and then walk up the street to a nice restaurant for brunch. My cousin, Betty, and her husband, Ken, joined us. It so happens that Ken was a fighter pilot in Viet Nam. Jake was in the Navy. Can you imagine what the topic of conversation was? More flying stories, but lots of laughter. So good to see Betty again, it has been a few years. As you can see from the photo, she is quite beautiful. The meal lasts for about three hours, after which they leave for a dog show. The rest of us walk around and look at an art museum featuring Russell and Remington and another one of the history of Fort Worth. Remington's paintings have a lot of pallette knife work in them but to me, his choice of colors make the paintings dull in comparison to Russell whose are much brighter. The last ten years of his life Remington did a noctural series and they are interesting and haunting. He died at age 58. We admire a lot of architecture, visit a bar and finally end up at a Mexican place in Jake's building.Fort Worth is a city that started because of cattle and prosp
ered more because of oil. There was always a rivalry with Dallas. The railroad came to FW in 1876 which meant increased access to a variety of building materials. The town really boomed in the next decade. There are quite a number of old buildings around with very interesting decor. Many seem to date from the 1880's and the 1920's. There are a huge number of bars and restaurants and there seems to be enough patrons to keep them running. There is a very wealthy family by the name of Bass that are benefactors of the city. For instance, they have funded a private security company to patrol the downtown to make it more safe so that people will patronize the area. The building with the angels is the performing arts center they endowed. Chorus Line was currently playing to be followed by another Broadway show.
ered more because of oil. There was always a rivalry with Dallas. The railroad came to FW in 1876 which meant increased access to a variety of building materials. The town really boomed in the next decade. There are quite a number of old buildings around with very interesting decor. Many seem to date from the 1880's and the 1920's. There are a huge number of bars and restaurants and there seems to be enough patrons to keep them running. There is a very wealthy family by the name of Bass that are benefactors of the city. For instance, they have funded a private security company to patrol the downtown to make it more safe so that people will patronize the area. The building with the angels is the performing arts center they endowed. Chorus Line was currently playing to be followed by another Broadway show.
After dinner, we visit the "amenities" floor of the condo building. There is a lovely outdoor area with tables, arbors with sitting areas, a dog park, a pool and hot tub and gas grills. There is also a library where the residents take books and leave others. There is a good selection of books. There is also an exercise room. Peggy and I vow that starting tomorrow there will be less eating and more exercise. Tune in to see how this plan works out. Now the guys are watching a video of aircraft carrier landing accidents. Yes, this is an aviation trip. They are also planning the trip to the west coast and investigating whether we can make it a three day trip and stop at several aircraft museums on the way.
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