A New Experience for Me- I Won a Book Award!
I traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, last weekend to receive a Will Rogers Medallion for my second book, Adventures Down the Texas Rabbit Hole. I can now say I am an award-winning author. How cool is that! It was suggested to me by Natalie Bright, a 2022 medallion...
The Edna Class of 1983 Invited Me Back for a Reunion
We moved to Muleshoe from Edna, Texas, a town about the size of Muleshoe on Highway 59 down on the Gulf Coast of Texas, about 570 miles southeast of Muleshoe.I taught language arts at the 5th and 6th grade school, Sam Houston Elementary, which, as it turns out, is no...
Another Time-honored Tradition has Ended
On October 15th, the last Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper was delivered to our house, thrown by carriers Junior and Lindsay Garcia. The paper will now come in the mail with news a day late, if we're lucky. Probably more like two or three days late. This was the...
Update on the Big Building, the Dani Heathington Activity Center
I checked out the progress on the Dani Heathington Activity Center recently. Much has changed since my hard hat tour ("A Hard Hat Tour of the Dani Heathington Activity Center," July 31, 2023) , but it is still not ready for the official open house. Invariably with...
Drimiopsis Saundersiae is a Neat Little Plant
I bought this little Drimiopsis saundersiae Sunny Smile in 2019 at a Texas Association of Cactus and Succulent Societies seminar. It was considerably different from anything else in my collection, so of course, I had to have it. Drimiopsis saundersiae is native to...
Everyone needs a little Rhapsody in Blue
Sheila and I attended the Rhapsodies concert at the Buddy Holly Hall Friday night, and it was a fun experience. And I got to hear my favorite Gershwin selection, "Rhapsody in Blue." The concert included three selections, Peter Boyler's "Rhapsody in Red, White, and...
Alas! Bonfire Postponed!
We watched dump trucks drive past our house hauling brush and fire-worthy wood for about two weeks to the site of the Mules' bonfire at the back side of the golf course driving range. Finally the day came. Three food trucks even showed up for this year's festivities....
The New Building is Named in Honor of Dani
I gave you a tour of the new Dani Heathington Activity Building the other day ("A Hard Hat Tour of the Dani Heathington Activity Center," July 31, 2023). So, you might ask, who is this Dani Heathington? Well, if you've been in Muleshoe or part of the MISD school...
Jeanna and her Lemurs
Caroline and I had a fun adventure visiting the Ringtail Ranch a few weeks ago. We met Jeanna Treider who runs the place and were blown away by these amazing animals. The Ringtail Ranch is where Jeanna Treider provides safety and comfort to rescued lemurs who have...
Terome and Jim Ella
Sometimes my attitude needs a wake-up call, and I got one the other day when I was interviewing Terome and Jim Ella Clemmons for this story.We talked about Terome's near-fatal encounter with a round hay bale and his time spent in recovery and rehab. He recalled one...
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