Boerne, TX and Toilet Seat Museum

Boerne, TX
Longhorn steers

View from rv

View looking other way

Toilet seat museum

Etched with dremal tool

Louise signing Escapees seat

Louise and the artist Barney Smith

Free at last! We finally got our fender put on and shook our hooves for the west! We made it as far as Boerne (rhymes with journey), TX, just northwest of San Antonio. We arrived at Hilltop RV, hooked ourselves up and settled in for the afternoon and evening. I worked on getting the last of my handmade gifts done. Duane tried to nap away his headache. Today was a big day of touring and shopping. Our first stop was the Toilet Seat Museum in San Antonio, since we love this type of Americana. The artist and curater was a retired master plumber and skilled artist who paints and etches his seat lids in themes. He also uses all kinds of materials from swizzle sticks to polished rocks (which he cuts and polishes himself) to hardware. His museum is his little garage in back of his house. I was impresses with the seats dedicated to his wife's hobbies of quilting and sewing, and the ones utilizing his mother's vintage buttons. Duane found the cowboy based ones. I'm glad he did; I missed them. Barney told us about the Escapees. We were proud to sign that one. After a pleasant visit, we finally left and headed to the nearest shopping mall for some Christmas shopping. After lunch it was time to head to downtown Boerne. We found the mall area and the bronze sculptures of the longhorns, then headed for the bakery for some sweet treats. We took pix of the Catholic Church and the old courthouse and jail. We also toured the old courthouse which had been restored to its 1909 look. After our tour we headed to the Walmart to finish our shopping, let Taco Bell feed us, then went home. Tomorrow we head to Pecos. Will we get there? Wait and see!

Later dudes and dudettes,

Louise and Duane