Summer in Dripping and the Area

Summer is here and there are so many activities that can help us keep cool and enjoy each other's company.  Floating the river is always a hit, as well as evening mini-golf.

Have you ever tried Geocaching?  There are so many fun geocaching sites around Dripping and the Austin area.  Explore the Hill Country and find treasures galore - just remember not to take anything away from the Geocach unless you leave something behind to replace it.

Blues on the Green happens every other Wednesday at Zilker Park and is free!  Great music.
June 12 is the Wheeler Brothers,  June 26 is Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybees.  July 10 hear Bob Schneider, and July 24 The Gourds will be playing.  The final act is August 7 with White Denim.

Austin has several available segway tours - some include food truck stops and bat watching.  You can frequently find a Groupon deal for these tours, and sometimes even without the groupon, they will give you the groupon price.  Just call.  This is good for anyone over 90 pounds - under 90 pounds and the segways may not work right.  I was amazed at how east these things are to drive and how much fun!!

Any other ideas?  Let me know and I can spread the word.  

Interested in getting a group together?  Again, let me know.

School is starting and the DS bus will be making the rounds inside our neighborhood this year with one stop on South Drifting Wind Run and one at the intersection of Drifting Wind Run and Drifting Wind Run.  This should make it easy for our students to walk home safely.

Lunch with a new neighbor

Happy Mardi Gras Everyone.

Barb Kohn made it fun by hosting a great lunch. It was fun to get to visit and enjoy the spirit of Mardi Gras. She even included beads for all of us.

Thanks Barb!

Here's our "bunion buddies" -

Shari, from our neighborhood,

and Marissa - a neighbor from another neighborhood.

Here's whats coming in the near future:

Anyone interested in getting a group together for any of these events - please let me know and I'll get the word out.

October

 The Round Top Antique and Flea market is amazingly large - miles in fact.  You can spend days there and not see everything.   Add to that the amazing pies at Royer's Cafe and it makes a really fun outing.    Check them out at : www.roundtop.com/antique1.htm

Do we want a neighborhood Halloween party this year?  Or do we want to decorate cars or tables and sit at the ends of the driveway like the last couple of years.     Halloween is on a Monday this year - that may make a difference.  If we have a party we might think of having it the Saturday before.......

November

The first Saturday in November each year is the Native American Pow Wow.  It's a fun day at Toney Burger Center where different Native American tribes gather and perform their traditional dances, etc.  This event also includes some really yummy food and a great craft fair.  

The first Saturday in November is also the day of Roots, Boots, and Brisket - an annual genealogy workshop that offers classes, demonstrations, displays and lots of help for those looking for their ancestors.  This event is free and includes a free brisket/peach cobbler lunch.  It's held at the building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Convict Hill Road in Oak Hill and is sponsored by that church and by the Austin Genealogy Association and other groups that meet to help educate and entertain anyone interested in genealogy or other related fields.   (The Journal Writing class is my favorite)  It's come-and-go and as I said:  Free.

Ladies Who Lunch

In September we'll meet at Rocco's Italian Grill. The restaurant is a little farther away than most we visit but it's worth the drive. Located at 900 RR 620 South, Rocco's is a local family owned restaurant serving amazing fresh foods. Meet us there at noon on Wednesday, September 14th.

Lots of details back and forth again this year - trying to keep our children safe. Ron is working with DSISD to get the bus to drive through our neighborhood and stop at least once or twice instead of picking up on 290. So far the best we can do is let the bus turn around in the entry so the kids don't have to stand along the busy highway. We'll keep you updated.

Traffic Problems

Just a reminder: In our neighborhood there is almost always someone walking a pet, or walking for exercise. Some of our young people run, some bike, some skate board on the street. School is almost out and the number of kid playing will increase. Lets be careful!

The speed limit in the neighborhood is 25 miles per hour. That's slow enough to stop in an emergency. Anything faster adds to the danger. There have been several cases of cars speeding through our streets. I'd like to think that most of those cases involve outsiders - workers or visitors. I, for one, would rather not have our streets patrolled by law enforcement or regulated by stop signs and speed bumps but these things are being considered.

Lets be careful ourselves, and remind anyone who is visiting or providing service to be careful out there. Not too long ago someone's pet was run over and killed. That was so sad, but just imagine how it would feel to have a child killed by a speeding car.

We have a great neighborhood - lets protect it!!