Stinky Dog

Stinky Dog

On Friends Phoebe sang about Smelly Cat. Well, now we talk about  Stinky Dog, a.k.a. the Skunkanator.  Little Miss Destructo Dog   has confronted a skunk not once, or twice, but three times now, the last two within two weeks of each other, and I...
Remodeling is Done; Divorce Didn’t Happen

Remodeling is Done; Divorce Didn’t Happen

Well, we made it through without having to consult a lawyer! Forty-one days later, give or take a few days for packing up, unpacking, and re-hanging pictures, and we now have a fresh, clean, new look to the heart of the house. And Bill likes it more than he thought he...
Olabelle and the Muleshoe Library

Olabelle and the Muleshoe Library

If you read last week about Magann Rennels (Need An Answer? Ask Magann), you know her mother was an interesting person with a story worth telling and who has also made a lasting contribution to Muleshoe. Olabelle’s family originated in deep East Texas in the town of...

Need An Answer? Ask Magann.

While gathering information the other day for another article I was working on for the blog, a question came up my source could not answer. “Ask Magann,” I was told. “She’ll know.” So I did. And she knew. Magann was named after her grandmothers Mag Singleton  and  Ann...
Diamond Dust and Rabbit Tracks

Diamond Dust and Rabbit Tracks

The snow came, just as predicted, and Mari insisted she take a walk in it. So I bundled up and went out with her. I pulled out the extra-cold weather gear and my hiking boots from Kilimanjaro, and off we went.   The sky had cleared and was bright blue against the...