Cookie and the Christmas Decorations
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 collected on two...
Espostoa Melanostele, the Peruvian Old Lady Cactus
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...
What Fun When the Ariocarpus Bloom!
I know I have shown you my ariocarpus before, but I have had several blooming, and they are just too pretty not to share. So, let's look at them again. All ariocarpus are native to Mexico and one, the Ariocarpus fissuratus, is also found predominantly in Texas, in a...
Oh, My! The Fun We had with Mr. Jenkins
What do parking spaces and school principals have in common? All the good ones are already taken. And Muleshoe High School took one of the best high school principals in the business, David Jenkins. In 2007 he retired from his principal's position, which also provided...
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