Learn Those Plants’ Names!

The second of those three college-worthy lessons presented by Rob Wallace, professor at Iowa State University, at the Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Conference was about plant taxonomy, and since I have found that many people don’t  pay much attention to their...

A Visit to the Lavender Farm

The Lavender Farm in Shallowater had their seasonal grand opening June 25th, so Sheila and I decided to take a road trip to see rows of lavender without having to travel to the Mediterranean. And when I say road trip, it was more like a scavenger hunt because the map...

We Celebrated July 4th on July 2nd

Muleshoe chose to enjoy the Fourth of July on the second of July this year. And that’s okay; we had a great long parade, lots of vendors, lots of activities, and a really nice fireworks display that night. I was asked to judge the floats in the parade along with...