Barrett Produce
Barrett Produce has been packing potatoes in Muleshoe since 1952, but the family business has been around much longer than that. The potato shed was thriving when we moved here in 1980, both of my kids worked there a couple of summers, and the business has become a...
It’s a Dog’s Life
The thermometer has been hitting 100 and more; the wind, for once has not blown even any hot air for relief, and scorching would be an apt adjective for what it feels like to go outside, which none of us cared to do, the “us” here referring to Bill and me, Mari,...
National Museum of the Pacific War
We went to Lake LBJ this past weekend, and one of our main reasons for going was to visit the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg. Caroline, Neil, Colten, his friend Carina Reyes, Korben, Ty, Bill and I all piled into Caroline’s Tahoe and made the...
Harper Lee May Think It’s a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird, But…
I’ll wager she and Atticus Finch never had cats that mockingbirds bullied. Atticus says to Scout, “ Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,” because, as Miss Maudie explains later, “[they] don’t do one...
South Padre Island 2016
We had so much fun at South Padre in 2011, the decision was made to go back and try it again. So we did. Let me share some pictures of the things we enjoyed while there. We visited the new birding and nature center that just happened to be across the street from our...
Major Sullivan Reminds Us Why We Honor Memorial Day
We were greeted by Major Josh Sullivan at our Muleshoe Memorial Day Service this year. As he spoke, his words were informational, inspirational, and humbling. I felt like they were words worth sharing, so I asked if he might allow me to reproduce his speech here in...
A Different Memorial Day Story
We attended the annual Memorial Day service at the old Bailey County Cemetery this morning, also visited family graves in Groom and Bovina, and saw the Thunderbirds Sunday at Cannon AFB, but I will share those stories with you next week. We saw something new to us...
Alice and Elaine Do The Hill Country
You may have read about my friend Elaine and I traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, last year (“Elaine and Alice Do Charleston,” November 24, 30, December 7, 11, 2015); this year’s trip was all over the Hill Country. And I do mean all over the Hill Country-and...
Dewberry And Poison Ivy–The Vines That Keep On Giving
This was quite the weekend: a Farmers Market in Burnet, Maya’s birthday, Mother’s Day, and the ultimate I Told You So moment for Bill-my trip to the dewberry patch with Erin, Ben, and Frodo. We drove down Friday to the Hill Country to be to Burnet bright and early...
Welcome to Beta Sigma Phi
We had our annual Founder’s Day celebration last week and named our choice for Woman of the Year for 2016: Dolores Harvey, for her work with the Muleshoe Heritage Foundation. Dolores and three former Women of the Year, Gina Wilkerson, Maureen Hooten, Magann Rennels,...
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