Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy: The Online Diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother

Welcome to the online diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother (me) who is busy celebrating the positive portions of her everyday life ... along with her best friend husband (Cary). It is quite an eclectic diary and I try to do my best to incorporate a little bit of history into many of my posts. Your visit to our piece of American Pie is greatly appreciated. This chatty Kathy posts frequently, so coming back to visit often is highly encouraged.

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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Shadow Shot Sunday #150 - The Alamo, San Antonio Texas

Welcome! This is a Shadow Shot Sunday post. Even though Alamo does indeed begin with the letter "A" ... this one isn't part of the A-Z Challenge. The following two posts (below) are though, so please scroll down to find them when you are done with this one. I am using A-Z to show of some of my favorite posts, and there is a lot of info on them, so don't miss out!

The week before last, I posted a shadow shot of The Alamo, and folks seemed to enjoy it. So, I am going to expand on that theme and am posting a series of photos that I also took while we were there. Not all of the following photos have shadows in them, but all of them are pretty, I think. Enjoy!

The Alamo

The weather was still cool, but it was a nice sunny morning with blue skies, and thank, goodness, the wind had ceased.

Cary and I walked over to the Alamo, a mere block away. The Alamo was an interesting set up. It is a shrine run by The Daughters of the Republic of Texas. It does not cost money to view it, but donations are accepted. No photos are allowed inside any of the buildings, and you have to remove your hats. There is the main building, a church, where the battle was fought. There are also with outbuildings. One building contains the gift shop and a display of artifacts. There is also a long barracks building that is more of a museum, full of information and displays. There is also a historical library on site.

The Alamo was a mission and a fort, where a small group of soldiers and frontiersmen, including Davy Crockett, came under siege and fought off a large attack to "save the Alamo". For more information, go to this website to start: http://www.TheAlamo.org

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

Best Friends in Texas

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

The church where the battle was fought.

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

Plaque describing the victory of the Alamo

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

The Long Barrack Wall Museum

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

Alamo Monument

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

Building where the gift shop is.

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

Here comes my sweetie!

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

The back of the church.

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

Alamo time line display.

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

The well.

Kathy Matthews, January 2010

I am submitting this post to Tracy at Hey Harriet's Shadow Shot Sunday. When you are done here at Oregon Gifts, please CLICK HERE to see beautiful shadow shots from around the world.


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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Tidbits, This and That:

One:

My friend Lisa Ricard Claro, over at Writing in the Buff, is hosting a contest! Check out her great blog, and sign up to enter at the same time.

Two:

Kristin and Grandma Jody in Guatemala
They serve with Cascade Medical Team.

My daughter, Kristin, continues to hold fundraisers to raise money for her mission trip to Guatemala. She is having a Pampered Chef Party, where 15% of all the proceeds go toward her upcoming trip. In addition to that, her friend Trisha, the salesperson, is donating all of her commission to help Kristin's cause. If any of you would like to participate you can do so online. Here is a link to a Pampered Chef Catalog. Please remember that Trisha Jensen is the salesperson, Kristin Ward is the hostess, and to check the box to have your items shipped directly to you. Thank you so much!

For all you local folks, Kristin's dad, Rick, will be holding a fundraiser for her on December 11th in Gilchrist at The Pine Room. A nice dinner will be served, there will be a raffle, and some other fun activities. I'll post more about this when I know more of the details.

Three:

If you have been wondering about how our grandson Tyler and his team The McPherson Bullpups have been doing, everything is going nothing short than FANTASTIC! The Pups have only lost one game all season long.

Last weekend, Tyler Matthews was rated the #1 passing quarterback in the whole USA for high school juniors. Tyler is rated at 150! (I'm not sure how they figure out that score, or what it means, but he is at the top of the list.) The best football colleges across the nation are actively recruiting our young man. Of course, Grandpa Cary, me and the rest of the family living in the Pacific Northwest would love it if he somehow ended up playing for the Oregon Ducks. It would be a very convenient two hour drive to go and watch that #1 team.

We are so proud of you, Tyler. Keep up the excellent work!

Four:

Speaking of the Ducks, congratulations for being the best!

Five:

I am continuing to turn our travel photos into slide shows. This morning I made the one of our visit to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas this past January. There is also a link to the post I wrote at the time underneath it. For more slide shows, scroll down to the bottom of this page and/or go to this link: "Kathy Matthews' Slide Shows" .

~ Kathy

Thursday, January 14, 2010

The Alamo, San Antonio Texas in January 2010:

The week before last, I posted a shadow shot of The Alamo, and folks seemed to enjoy it. So, I am going to expand on that theme and am posting a series of photos that I also took while we were there. Not all of the following photos have shadows in them, but all of them are pretty, I think. Enjoy!

The Alamo

The weather was still cool, but it was a nice sunny morning with blue skies, and thank, goodness, the wind had ceased.

Cary and I walked over to the Alamo, a mere block away. The Alamo was an interesting set up. It is a shrine run by The Daughters of the Republic of Texas. It does not cost money to view it, but donations are accepted. No photos are allowed inside any of the buildings. There is the main building, a church, where the battle was fought along with some outbuildings. One building contains the gift shop and a display of artifacts. There is also the long barracks building that is more of a museum, with a lot of information and displays. There is also a historical library on site.

The Alamo is a mission and a fort where a small group of soldiers and frontiersmen, including Davy Crockett, came under siege and fought off a large attack to "save the Alamo". For more information, go to this website to start: http://www.TheAlamo.org