2013! Comfortable but challenging




Current Guadalupe County, Texas, Courthouse stands
in town center of Seguin. Pecan is the State Nut;
Seguin is one of two  Texas Pecan Capitals.The town square
offers a lively mix of old and new throughout the year.

As my husband and I drove around Seguin, TX, running errands January 2, the newness of another year and the sameness of the town touched me. We picked up a calender, folder for income tax organization (hope springs eternal), smoke alarms, AC filters, red pens and a few movies (to enjoy the last few days of vacation). Nothing unusual, same stores we shop regularly, but it was now 2013.

   I turned right where the lumberyard used to be (The man who owned that lumberyard originally built my house almost 100 years ago.). When a gas station was built on the corner of the lumberyard lot, it became four corners (because each corner had a gas station).  Now we only have two gas stations there and the lumberyard is gone, but longtime residents still call it four corners. Later I turned left at the corner where the Chevrolet dealer sold cars for many years. He married a young woman who grew up in my house and then they lived in my house for almost 20 years. The Chevrolet dealership has changed hands and moved closer to the highway for more room and visibility. I still use the Chevrolet dealership in driving directions.

The Texas Theater, built around 1935,
was still showing movies when we moved
to Seguin. Following a massive renovation,
the Seguin Conservation Society
operates the building which proves venues
for a variety of community events.
Old and new meet.

   That's what makes some things seem the same...we say, "Go past where the Ford dealer was and turn left by the old high school before you come to where Tommy lived." It's comfortable that way, but the directions are almost impossible for a newcomer to follow, or anyone who didn't know Tommy. So we adjust to the new and we make changes without even realizing it. Subtle and important at the same time.

     Enjoy the photos I took with my phone (that's new) of many of the old places around town that keep Seguin comfortable and challenging. Comfortable because we know about log cabins and court houses. Challenging because we need money to keep them in shape and to keep them vital. We want them to remind us of our past, to teach us about our heritage and to be relevant to our future. Much like DKG.

The Campbell Log Cabin was moved to its downtown
location to preserve it. The two-room cabin has the
typical "dog run" in the center. Annual celebration
of Seguin's birthday is held in and around the cabin
where old and new annually.

What Texas town would be complete without a local garage
and tire shop? Looks old and comfortable but uses some
pretty new technology.