Laundry Day in Mart!

Louis Dean wanted to make another trip to Waco for supplies.

I wanted to got to the washateria. Do they still call them that? 

I think the words on the window at the one in Mart says 'Coin Laundry.'

Today was beautiful! High in the 60's and blue skies.

Looks more like spring than January right now.

This is one of the cotton fields from last fall.

I think Dean told me they were replanted in winter wheat.

Louis Dean dropped me off to do laundry which is at the far end of Texas Avenue, while he went on to the Home Depot in Belmead.

Ah! I was in my happy place.

I love the smell of detergent and the hum of the machines.

I was the only one doing laundry. Not the only one there, though.

Apparently it's a popular place for people to just hang out.

Today it was three guys; one older, one middle age and one younger.

They were nice enough to open my package of Gain detergent pods. It was a bag where you pull the strip off and then there's a zip lock opening so you can close it back up. Except I couldn't get it open.

At all. I felt vindicated when it took all three of them to get it open and in the end the older man had to use the middle aged man's key to rip into the package.

I told them it was child proof and if I had one of my grandchildren here, they could have opened in a jiffy!

Once the laundry was washing, I sat and read Coastliners - and I am going to be finishing it tonight.

SUCH a good book!

Stacks of fresh clean laundry!

Louis Dean pulled up just as I filled the hampers.

Then he went down to the old Burger place that closed and is now open again with new owners - but I think they kept the same cooks. He ordered burgers and fries while I walked down to the Dollar General.

Mart has a population of less than 2,000.

I really like this small town.

Of course, I don't know any of the real goings on here - but I like the town.

I walked by these to get to the Dollar General.

In the fall I saw big 18 wheelers at these grain elevators.

I like the fact that last year I was here for 11 out of the 12 months. Sometimes it was a few weeks and sometimes it was only a long weekend but I was here. I only missed August.

It was fun to watch the seasons change month by month and now I'm getting to do it again.

I snapped this scene on the ride back.

And this one. I think that white steer looks pretty majestic.

We got home about 3:00 and Louis Dean went right to work and so did I.

Today was cleaning day! 

I started in the bathroom.

It may be tiny but I love my camper bathroom.

And I am SO looking forward to when Louis Dean has his own!

All in good time.

Tonight, our entertainment was a couple of MacGyvers......

and now we are watching P.S. I Love you.

Can you believe I have never seen this before?

While I meant to stay up and read.....I may just finish watching the movie!