Update on the Melocactus

by | Jul 6, 2025 | Cactus Are Cool

I bought my Melocactus salvadorensis at a Texas Association of Cactus and Succulent Societies (TACSS) seminar in Austin in 2022 and showed it to you in “My New Melocactus,” November 3, 2022. Melocactus are distinguished by the cephalium that develops in...

Polished Boots

by | Jun 29, 2025 | Bright Lights

Going through Bill’s clothes the other day, looking for new homes for them so someone can get some good out of them, I came across a somewhat forgotten pair of Tony Lamas in the corner. They were clean, but dusty. Which made me think of how shined shoes and...

Martha and Art on the Llano Estacado

by | Jun 23, 2025 | Bright Lights

For the past eleven years, Art on the Llano Estacado has celebrated art and local artists with a show and sale. One of those artists whose work was highlighted this year was Muleshoe’s Martha Hunnicutt. Cindy Barrett, Sheila Stevenson, Pat Angeley, Sharon Agee,...

The Old Fashioned BBQ and Grill is Open

by | Jun 1, 2025 | Bright Lights

I shared with you the history of the Muleshoe meat locker and the changes it has gone through-“What do Vance Wagnon, Larry Winkler, J.C. Pearson, and Kevin Lujan have in Common?,” January 14, 2025. Another change came about Saturday, May 31, when Kevin...

Aggie Muster 2025

by | May 2, 2025 | Bright Lights

Every year on San Jacinto Day Texas Aggies all over the world hold Muster. Muster is roll call for Aggies to answer ‘here’ for Aggies who have passed on in the previous year; currently enrolled students and former students who have graduated. This year...