The Disciple Now Youth Weekend Retreat

by | Jan 24, 2017 | Bright Lights

Three years ago First United Methodist Church in Muleshoe was blessed with the arrival of Hunter Hawkins to be our Youth Director. In three years he has organized three youth retreats, each year adding a few more kids. This year the theme was “Tear Stuff Up for...

A Few Winter Blooms

by | Jan 21, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool

Not much going on in the greenhouse right now. Weather hasn’t been conducive to doing anything outside. So about all I have to share with you are a few blooms that managed to make an appearance in the gloom of winter. This is my newest stapeliad, and I haven’t been...

Yes, Jesus, Another Cat!

by | Jan 13, 2017 | Bright Lights

I shared with you the story of Daisy, the stray cat who recently came to live with us (“Say Hello to Daisy,” August 14, 2016). Daisy is a young cat, the youngest of our bunch. Perla and Minnie cared nothing about playing with her; Siam was still settling into her new...

Succulents as Houseplants for the Winter

by | Jan 7, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool

Now that winter has set in-we’re supposed to get down to minus 4 degrees tonight-I keep seeing these articles about how wonderful succulents are as indoor houseplants over the cold months. I think the main reason succulents are touted as easy indoor plants is the fact...

The Geese Dropped in for a Visit

by | Jan 2, 2017 | Bright Lights

Sometime in the mid-90s when Bill’s mother, Eloise, and her husband Pete were wandering aimlessly around America in their motor home, they wound up in Sidney, Nebraska, location of the original Cabela’s store. About that same time three large Cabela boxes mysteriously...