Good Monday morning. I do hope everyone had a good weekend. Yesterday I was able to get some writing done and then worked on the quilt I’m making for myself. The centerpiece is a t-shirt from the town where one of my sister’s lives. The blue piece is from a shirt that my mother used …
Good Friday morning. I hope this is the end of a good, productive week for everyone. Mine has been anything but. Too many appointments taking me away from my writing this week, but I did get a little bit done yesterday on the third book in the Seasons Mystery Series. If I dedicate most of …
Every year when hunting season is upon us in many states, I always look forward to what Slim Randles and the guys at the Mule Barn Truck Stop have to say about their plans. I was never an avid hunter. I’d go along with whoever was venturing out, just for the experience of tramping through …
So how was your weekend? I spent most of mine at the Art Fest, which is an annual event here in Sherman. Every year, the Sherman Art League has a program connected to the festival in which there is a juried art show. I’d never participated in that type of show before, and one of …
One of the stories on a recent episode of the NPR daily podcast, Up First, was about the standoff between President Trump and the state of California. California wants to be able to maintain their own standards of emissions that are higher than other states, and their right to do so has been approved …
Slim Randles is here as today’s Wednesday’s Guest, and it’s actually Wednesday. 🙂 One of the many nice things about Slim is that he sends these columns out at no charge, and they are seen in hundreds of newspapers across the country and cyberspace. I’m always grateful that he shares these with us, and I …
The Circle of the Earth Series: Hymns of Kingdom (Book 3) William Tickel Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Ventris & Bywater LLC (April 23, 2019) Language: English ISBN-10: 0988890038 ISBN-13: 978-0988890039 BOOK BLURB: Laredo, Texas, March 1915 The Mexican Revolution is reaching a boiling point, and the minority Anglo population of Texas …
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Desperate times call for desperate measures, and that’s just what has kept some salesmen going, reaching deep into their bag of ingenuity to find a new trick. Slim Randles is here today with a story about Willoughby, the bane of the folks at the Mule Barn Truck Stop. Grab a cup of coffee and a …
Forgetting is not an option Here is an article from News 12 in New Jersey, outlining how some people are commemorating 9/11. Every year I play this YouTube video of Alan Jackson singing “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning and shed a few tears. Like many other people, I can clearly remember that …
It’s been a crazy few days for me, so things are all out of order regarding my usual blog pattern. Slim Randles is my guest today with a thoughtful essay about September and the move from Summer to Autumn and what that means for country folks. And other folks, too. He might be back on …
