New activity: MUM-ENTOUS EXHIBIT

We were reminiscing about our childhood the other day, especially from when we were each teenagers. All the cliques that exist, who the popular girls were, etc. So, it made sense to us to go to Garland to see what they call the “MUM-ENTOUS” Exhibition. Our high school in New York City had no football team and consequently there was no such thing as a Homecoming Dance. Laura’s kids went to high school in California and told us that there was Homecoming but no mums. Barbara’s kids went to high school in Plano, Texas, however, and boy was Homecoming the thing. Barbara was astonished to see the size of a mum as she was envisioning a small corsage. We learned that several universities argue over who can claim hosting the first homecoming. Each generation since the 60s has had critics of the mum and even a “dump the mums” which as you can imagine made them all the more popular. Here are some stats and descriptions:

This is our favorite description of this oversized corsage: “Every mum is part Christmas tree, part Disney princess gown, part wind chime, and part banquest hall centerpiece…tugging on the girl’s heart and the back of her neck.” Which one appeals to you the most?

New activity: CONTINUING WITH OUR ICE CREAM TASTING

It’s a hardship but we felt we needed to continue tasting ice cream according to the ABC Life. This month for T we had one success and one failure. At one of our favorite ice cream parlors, Handels Homemade Ice Cream in Plano, we tried the Twixter flavor. This flavor is vanilla ice cream with caramel ripple, chocolate chips, and sugar cookie gems, and a real GEM it is. We look forward to a repeat visit for it.

The non-success was a half hour drive on another day to Margaret’s Cones and Cups in far west Frisco. After driving for a half hour we had trouble finding the place so we pulled into a hotel drive and asked the two valets there. We have to mention that when we thanked one of them he responded “Always” in a very sultry voice. (Barbara smiles about that to this day 😊). We finally got there and discovered it wasn’t due to open for another 20 minutes. But the door was open so we walked in. No customers and the clerk was just setting out chairs so we thought maybe he’d accommodate two potential customers. But no. So of course, we had to get that taste out of our mouths by another Twixter trip. Day saved!