Only in Texas can you sit comfortably in shorts to sew fleece jackets for your puppies for the temperature drop that evening. On Saturday, Mom and Dad had some errands to run. Mr. C has just about outgrown his size M harness- the straps are let out as far as they would go and it is still fairly fitted. Mr. M just barely fits his size S harness. We already had to replace Miss S' harness a couple of weeks ago and decided that Mr. M's harness had seen its last comfortable use over Christmas. So, we needed to make a run to Petsmart. The Petsmart closest to our house however, doesn't always have much selection of collars and harnesses for larger puppies, so we decided to make a little run to the Petsmart in Galveston. (Any excuse to go to Galveston is a good excuse as far as I'm concerned). We wanted to beat the incoming cold front, which meant that we just happened to be there around lunch time. Oh darn. After lunch, we decided that a trip to La King's was in order so that Mom could try out a few of the indoor functions on her camera in a place other than our living room or kitchen. The fact that they have the best homemade ice cream may or may not have influenced our decision to go there. We showed remarkable restraint in not buying any of their handmade salt water taffy, fresh chocolate goodies or ribbon candy. They make pretty much all of their goodies themselves, so trust me when I say that we showed remarkable restraint in not buying any candy. Anyway, here are a few of the pictures from our excursion. I am happy to report also, that we did in fact get the right sized harnesses and they fit very well. So it was a successful trip. We didn't tell the puppies about the candy shop (or the fact that we were so close to the beach).
La King's on the strand (Strand and 24th). Notice the fog in the distance. This was about an hour before the cold front hit.
Yummy, yummy, yummy. Get ready for sugar shock...
Notice the lack of skinny people in these pictures. Their candy is really good!
Everyone who works there is friendly and helpful, and they all wear bow ties like they would have when this shop originally opened in the late 1800's or early 1900's.
They make and pull their own taffy. The guy in the background is getting ready for taffy duty.
This is the taffy guy getting everything ready. They make their taffy right in front of you and usually throw out a few pieces of the fresh taffy to people in the crowd.
There is a full service soda fountain and a coffee bar as well. Notice the bow ties that all of the guys are wearing. The owner wanted to keep it as authentic as possible.
All handmade at La King's. Seriously.
Dad trying to decide what flavor ice cream to get (also handmade there in the shop). I'm not convinced that there is a wrong decision on this one.
Dad enjoying cinnamon ice cream. Mom usually gets the lemon custard. She knows that all of the other flavors are good too, but the lemon custard is so good, it's hard to pick anything else.
I think Galveston is one of the only places in Texas where you can get away with keeping Christmas decorations and lights up for a long time without feeling silly. Some houses just take down the wreaths and trees and then add a little bit of purple and green to their lights to make them Mardi Gras lights instead.
The Christmas season still in full swing.
Seriously. How could you not like Galveston?
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