by Alice Liles | Jan 7, 2024 | Cactus Are Cool
I came home from the MId-States Cactus and Succulent Conference in 2022 with a desire to add a dorstenia to my collection. Mike Hellmann gave a presentation on the species and donated one to the rare plant auction which brought $750! So naturally, I wanted one, too....
by Alice Liles | Dec 31, 2023 | Bright Lights
When Carolyn Johnson and Royce Turner talked about getting married, Carolyn had had her dog Scamp since 2013. Royce had never had an indoor dog and dealt with cat and dog allergies. He liked Scamp, but just couldn’t deal with having him in the house all the...
by Alice Liles | Dec 23, 2023 | Bright Lights
Heck, if you live in Muleshoe, you might be a Redwine! Whether by blood or marriage, they’re everywhere! I know a couple of Redwines and found out I knew even more people that I didn’t realize were Redwines when I started this story about the family. The...
by Alice Liles | Dec 8, 2023 | Bright Lights
Cookie came to live with us last year (“Cookie, Our Second Three-legged Dog,” January 16, 2023. She was here, then, for last year’s Christmas. The tree was a small one that went up on our early marriage antique round pedestal table; the presents were...
by Alice Liles | Dec 2, 2023 | Cactus Are Cool
I have had my Espostoa melanostele from back in the time when I foolishly failed to keep up with pertinent information on my collection, so that means it has to be over ten years old-well over ten years old. And when I got it, I do remember it was just a clump of two...
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