Monday was a perfect day for walking. So much so that the ladies kept moving for almost two and a half hours—twice the usual run. At Pam’s suggestion, they first headed to the Trinity University track. Unfortunately there was a pack of barking dogs hanging around there.
Ever since I was attacked by a stray lab, my mistress had always carried pepper spray. But would it work with five dogs? We didn’t stick around to find out. Instead, the ladies struck out for the campus and exited at the other end near the Landa Library. When they got to the library, they learned something they had not known-- both about the library and one of the Brackenridge Belles.
After Harry Landa bequeathed his handsome home and grounds to the city in memory of his wife in 1946, a plaque was put at the entrance announcing it as the “Hannah Landa Memorial Library and Children’s Playground.”
Decades later, when Pam Howard and a friend brought their young children to the Landa, there was no playground. A law student, Pam did some research and found that the will stipulated a playground. She and friends approached the city and formed a group to erect a playground. It is now the jewel of Monte Vista—a shady oasis for parents and children to swing, climb, picnic and simply enjoy the outdoors.
Best of all, dogs are welcome, too.
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