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tour ended , Mowery invited her to come and stay at the Mowery Cutting Horse Ranch in Parker County . Tucker took her up on it .
“ She came to stay a few days and stayed for three months ,” Mowery said . “ She came off the road and had some time to take off and just enjoy life . We planted gardens together . We cooked . She made wreaths . She ’ s incredibly talented . Tanya could be another Martha Stewart . She didn ’ t have to be anywhere for three months . That life she lives , touring , performing , traveling , that ’ s incredibly difficult . She got to see one of my mares have a baby .
We called it ‘ Little T ,’ after Tanya .” Tucker attended this year ’ s Kentucky Derby and Mowery went with her . At one point , she traded shoes with Tucker .
“ We were at a party the night
“ As we got older , I really came to consider her home there ( in Parker County ) as my second home .” – Tanya Tucker
before the Kentucky Derby , at the Rigley sisters ’ mansion ,” Mowery said . “ Tanya was performing . She was wearing the most beautiful
$ 5,000 , 5-inch-tall heels , that were just gorgeous and I was wearing a beautiful pair of 2-inch-tall $ 80 heels that were comfortable , but they weren ’ t practical . Just before Tanya was supposed to sing her feet started to kill her . She said , ‘ Give me your shoes .’ So I gave her my shoes and went barefoot the rest of the night . I was not about to wear those 5-inch heels .”
Tucker and Mowery will share a stage on Nov . 10 . “ We haven ’ t quite decided what our format will be yet ,” Mowery said . “ I promise you it won ’ t be dull .”
“ I ’ m looking forward to it ,” Tucker said . “ I know it ’ s going to be fun .”