by Alice Liles | Dec 21, 2024 | Bright Lights
A behemoth Buc-ee’s convenience store opened in Amarillo on December 16, and we had to be in Amarillo for a doctor’s appointment on the 19th, so of course, nothing would do but that we go check it out. Buc-ee’s, for those of you who might not know,...
by Alice Liles | Feb 10, 2024 | Bright Lights
Willie Lewis Shafer came to Bailey County in 1930, settled near what we now know as Needmore, and started farming with six teams of mules. He met Zeffa V. Stevenson on a blind date, and they were married in 1932. In 1937 Willie Lewis became manager of Needmore Co-Op...
by Alice Liles | Jan 28, 2024 | Cactus Are Cool
The Highland Lakes Native Plant Society invited me to give a talk on landscaping with drought-tolerant plants, so of course, I said yes. The meeting would be on January 20 at the Marble Falls Public Library, a mere ten minutes from our house at Lake LBJ, which meant I...
by Alice Liles | Dec 16, 2021 | Bright Lights
Boxes full of Christmas decorations came out of storage after Thanksgiving, and the process of creating holiday twinkle and shine commenced. I dug through one box and took out a Christmas memory that hasn’t missed many Christmases, my very plain, plastic, worn-out...
by Alice Liles | Jun 18, 2021 | Bright Lights
Schulenburg, Texas, is a thriving, peaceful little town of 2852 citizens nestled in the rolling hills between Austin and Houston. Its beginning dates back to a land grant given to Kesiah Crier in 1831 by the Mexican government and was settled by German and Czech...
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