Images of our excursion

[shalanna]

A farmers' market in downtown Plano.
(Sorry, but I was afraid to photograph the skateboard shop next door where the two groups of punks wearing gang colors were congregated to compare shoes. They were pretty scary-looking.)



Beautiful downtown Plano (recently tourist-i-fied and gentrified)



The only palm tree in these parts. Also, the tortilla factory is in front of the restaurant where we ate.



Aparicio's has a pond.



And they decorated for Hallowe'en.



The gift I really wanted. I should never have sold mine at a garage sale when I was eleven, but I wanted to buy my first piano, and this helped raise the money.

Comments

[newport2newport.livejournal.com]

Fun pictures! Did you go to Plano to visit someone, or were you one of the tourists for whom they gentrified and touristified the town?

I can't make out what that last image is. What gift did you really want and why?

toot sweeeet

[shalanna.livejournal.com]

We're not far from Plano. Hubby just decided to drive around a bit before taking me to Aparicio's restaurant up there. (Wanted to exercise his GPS. I argued with it whenever it wanted to take more heavily trafficked roads; that's always my complaint about automated mapping systems. It's far better to me to avoid that four-lane traffic jam and take a couple of more scenic side roads!)

That last pic is of a "Toot Sweet" candy-making toy from 1968, a promotional item from the "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" musical that came out that year starring Dick Van Dyke. It's a press that accepts softened Tootsie rolls (*midgee size*) and presses them into a whistle shape. Actually, you make two halves of the whistle (it's like a coach's or gym teacher's silver whistle) and then press them together. You can then whistle with it! They also give you molds to make teddy bears and various other shapes out of the Tootsie rolls. Ever since I sold mine, I have regretted it. There are a few people selling them on eBay for $300 and up!

I don't really NEED any candy whistles, mind. And what would I do with them?! But it's a childhood thing.

*grin*

Re: toot sweeeet

[newport2newport.livejournal.com]

Oh, I have a GPS and love it! It's indispensible to me...not an optional plaything, but a real lifesaver for this perpertually lost person. lol.

Oh, now I remember. Toot Sweets...ah yes. Never had one, but all the cool kids did. I like that you got one for yourself. I just bought a childhood doll on eBay(a Drink and Wet) -- not that I NEED it, mind. I bought it for the memories. :)

[newport2newport.livejournal.com]

Oh, I just saw your earlier post. Now I know the answer to the first question. Doh -- sorry!