Please help me welcome Kristy Woodson Harvey back as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. She is finishing up her blog tour celebrating the release of Dear Carolina, and this is her final stop with me. I have enjoyed getting to know Kristy, through the book as well as the interview I did a couple of weeks ago. …
On this Memorial Day when we acknowledge those who have fought and died in the cause of freedom, I want to thank all of the men and women in my family who have served in the military. While not all died in combat, there are many on my father’s side of the family who served …
There’s an awful lot of fear-mongering going on in the United States and too much of it has settled in Texas. Our new governor parlayed people’s fears into votes, and he continues to play on the fear. I couldn’t believe it when I heard him say that he suspects the summer training exercises by the …
My friend Slim Randles is back as today’s Wednesday’s Guest with another of Delbert’s harebrained, er, novel ideas. A good festival can bring folks to town, but this idea touches on the absurd. You can catch me over at Kathleen Kaska’s wonderful blog, Birds and Books, where we are sharing our admiration for Ed McBain’s …
This past weekend was a wonderful musical experience with two concerts at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts by Peter Yarrow and his son, Christopher Yarrow. What amazing talents! I was taken back to my younger days when the music of Peter, Paul and Mary awakened the idealist and activist in me. What heady days …
Midmen: The Modern Man’s Guide to Surviving Midlife Crisis Steve Ochs File Size: 2674 KB Print Length: 221 pages Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English ASIN: B00TYNSCTU A well-researched book, Midmen is filled with very useful information for men who are facing the myriad of challenges that come with middle age: job …
On my recent vacation I saw lots of wind turbines in Montana, Wyoming, Kansas and Nebraska. Since the wind goes sweeping across those plains, it seemed logical that wind farms would be prevalent there, but I didn’t know that my home state of Texas is actually the top wind producer in the United States. Now …
Please welcome Kristy Woodson Harvey as my Wednesday’s guest today. She is the author of Dear Carolina the wonderful book I reviewed last Sunday. Kristy strikes me as a person who might enjoy a nice cup of tea with something a little sweet, so let’s all join her as we read along. Anyone have cookies …
I hope the weekend was a good one for everyone, and all the moms had wonderful celebrations. I spent Mother’s Day with some of my kids and had a terrific dinner cooked by one of my sons-in-law. All of the men in our family love to cook, and that is a real joy on holidays. …
Before the review, I do want to wish all mothers a wonderful Mother’s Day. I hope your celebration is filled with great fun, as mine will be. I’m remembering my mother today with one of my favorite pictures of her. We loved to sketch, and here she is at the lake intent on …
