The Big Bend Trip

by | Feb 22, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool

AJ and I decided it was time for us to visit Big Bend. Neither of us had been there, so I talked to a ranger, made motel reservations, booked a Jeep tour, and it was a done deal. Due to AJ’s work schedules and other considerations, we decided to go in the dark...

Some Bright Spots in the Greenhouse

by | Feb 12, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool

Some succulent plants have their growing seasons in our summers, and some have them in our winters, depending on the climates and environments of the geographical locations in which they are indigenous or native. Many sedums are in their growing and blooming seasons...

I Beat the Puzzle! It’s Done,

by | Feb 6, 2026 | Bright Lights

If you read the blog about the thousand-piece puzzle that was eating my lunch, I said I would let you know if and when I finished it. Well, at 12:06 p.m. Sunday, February 3, after church, I put the last piece in place! And it only took, what, two months and a week?...

The Puzzle That is Testing my Sanity!

by | Jan 25, 2026 | Bright Lights

A couple of Christmases ago, the grandkids and I, mostly Ben and me, worked on a puzzle when we weren’t cooking or opening presents. So, in 2024 when Ben, AJ, and I went to climb Guadalupe Peak, I picked up a puzzle at the park gift shop, thinking that would be...