by Alice Liles | Apr 6, 2026 | Cactus Are Cool
I ordered my Echinopsis hertrichiana from Huntington Gardens in 2020. It sort of sat the first couple of years, didn’t grow much, finally bloomed a couple of years ago. The last few years it has happily made babies, grown, and bloomed. I took one of the babies...
by Alice Liles | Apr 1, 2026 | Bright Lights
When I started teaching in Muleshoe at Watson Junior High, I joined Texas Classroom Teachers Association. Dorothy Beddingfield, who taught social studies at the junior high, was also a member of TCTA. Sometime during my first year or two here, she suggested, more...
by Alice Liles | Mar 27, 2026 | Bright Lights
Avery Cantu, Muleshoe High School junior, has been bending, twisting, and lifting for me while I recover from my recent back surgery. She has also been squatting, bench pressing, and deadlifting her way to the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s state...
by Alice Liles | 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...
by Alice Liles | 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...
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