greetings from comfort, texas, pop 2358

that's my mom in the blue striped shirt; that's my dad down there in the shades and baseball hat.

this morning amy and i accompanied my parents to comfort, texas 45 miles northwest of san antonio, up in kendall county. growing up we drove through comfort to get to my summer camp, and my parents have enjoyed weekends there before.  

we enjoyed the small town parade and being pelted by candy. i can wholeheartedly recommend high's café and store on high street. i enjoyed a lot of old typography and hand-lettering on signs). we saw a family friend who was actually in the parade. we didn't stick around to see miss comfort crowned later this afternoon. instead we headed back to eat lunch at the longhorn café, one of the triumvirate of great san antonio burger joints (the other two being chris madrid's and chester's, followed very closely behind by orderup).

according to wiki, this town of 3.2 square miles "was a community of freethinkers and abolitionists in the 1800s. pro-slavery marauders carried out massacres in this town of german immigrants."

Comments

[Mark Goodyear]

We were kayaking in Comfort yesterday and almost went to the parade. The water was too low alas. Durn drought.

[Lexie]

WOW! What fun to see the Moorman sign in your collage, Paul. My dad worked for Moorman Mfg. Co. for nearly 50 years. They were a cattle feed company headquartered in Quincy, IL and dad started as a traveling salesman for them back in the 50's. He convinced them to build a plant in Comanche, TX in 1963 and that's where he was manager for the next 38 years. I grew up in Comanche, of course, and am entirely grateful for that twist of fate. Neat to see the sign again!