Oh, man - I grew up in the calmer section of town, with Grandmere, that's my maternal great-grandmother, trying to get my parents to groom me for the Junior League or some nonsense. But when I started showing talent for magework, and trying stuff outside Mama's field, my sister and I got to visit the cousins over the summers.
[ She's not sure if it's Mayfield or just being able to talk shop with somebody here that's bringing up the stories. ]
My first summer in Austin, I was 10 and Nadine was 8. We accidentally were in on a chupacabra hunt. Luis was a great teacher for tracking. Not so great on knowing when to send the kids back to the house. Aunt Sally raked him over the coals for that one. Didn't learn he dipped tobacco until years later when he kissed me at the fireworks.
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Date: 2011-07-18 02:34 am (UTC)[ She's not sure if it's Mayfield or just being able to talk shop with somebody here that's bringing up the stories. ]
My first summer in Austin, I was 10 and Nadine was 8. We accidentally were in on a chupacabra hunt. Luis was a great teacher for tracking. Not so great on knowing when to send the kids back to the house. Aunt Sally raked him over the coals for that one. Didn't learn he dipped tobacco until years later when he kissed me at the fireworks.
[ Yep. Mayfield strikes again. ]