A Snow Pictorial
We finally had snow! Since we have had precious little rain or snow all through 2020, this two and a half inches of snow at our house were more than welcome. There was no pretty sky for a backdrop, nor unusual formations of snow caused by wind, but I did dutifully...
St. Mary’s and the POWs
In 1910 St. Mary’s Parish was founded in the tiny town of Umbarger, Texas. The first church building St. Mary’s had was a wooden structure on the south side of the railroad. In 1929 the present structure was built on the other side of the railroad in town and...
Pecan Cake is Our Answer to Fruitcake
You may like fruitcake; we don’t, particularly. So a Christmas tradition at our house is Sito’s pecan cake instead. Sito was my aunt, Mother’s sister, whose real name was Gladys Tate Drum Gearheart. Have no idea where we nieces and nephews came up with Sito, and those...
Pride is Their Only Pay
In 1985 Muleshoe dedicated the Earl M. Ladd Fire Station No. 1, the new home of the Muleshoe Volunteer Fire Department. It’s an unassuming building; quiet, simple, utilitarian. But it houses a fleet of special vehicles and a group of people who serve our community...
Thank You, Mystery Litter Cleaner-Upper!
I had just about had it with the litter piling up on Ithaca Street from the the railroad track to where the street curves on the way to my house. I have picked up after litterbugs before and was prepared to take care of this mess myself. Earlier this year I had...
Nelda Hunt: Repurposer Extraordinaire
Nelda Hunt likes to prowl in alleys. Well, of course she does! That’s where she finds all that sadly discarded stuff and gives it new life. Alleys, dumpsters, flea markets, estate sales, junk stores, thrift shops, friends on a cleaning binge, herself on a...
Turkey Vultures are not Buzzards
Really. What we all probably grew up calling a buzzard is actually a turkey vulture, Cathartes aura. It just so happens a bird found across the ocean, Buteo buteo, is the real buzzard, found in Europe, Asia, eastern Russia, northwestern China, and northwestern...
Raven Hernandez Recognized by the Houston Texans
The Houston Texans professional football team and Apache Oil in Houston wanted to do something to recognize the dedication and hard work of first responders, so they created the Star of Courage award in 2013. A first responder who has been nominated for his/her...
Bailey County’s Emergency Medical Service-EMS
I think we were out of town last year when the EMS had their open house for the new facilities, and I am sorry we missed it because every time I drive by I always wonder how things work there. So I just decided it was time to find out how things do work there. I...
Vee Bar Road Trip Comes to an End
Once again I started my day watching the horses come in, but this time from a different direction. And I didn’t stand in their way! I was the only person who cared to watch them come in this morning, but I visited with Bonnie, a woman who comes in during the fall when...
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