Mules Are Area Champs
We traveled to Wylie Stadium, near Abilene, last night to watch the Mules win another one, beating Breckenridge 14-0. In a game that started off with not only the national anthem but also the pledge of allegiance-a nice touch-while the flag waved beautifully on...
Now This is a Pumpkin Patch
I decided if I was going to talk about West Texas cotton, I shouldn’t leave out West Texas pumpkins. You have your city-style patches, and then you have the real deal. This is one of those real deals north of town that we visited with the grandkids and AJ and Erin...
Playoff Time Again
Since Muleshoe had a bye this first week of playoffs, we took a short road trip to Sudan to watch Bovina beat Smyer 42-20 and came home to discover that the Mules will play Breckenridge next Friday night, November 19, in Abilene. Alas, I didn’t think to ask time...
Cotton-Stripping Time in West Texas
According to the soulful lyrics of Summertime*, “-the livin’ is easy, fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high,” but for cotton farmers in West Texas, autumn is the time when the livin’ is busy, the strippers are runnin’, and the cotton is loaded and off to the gin. By...
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