My Version of the Emerald City
The Wizard of Oz had his Emerald City; I have the Tolk Station. Looking to the east from our back yard or from my walking path around the pasture, Tolk is a continuous presence on the horizon that makes me think of the city of Oz; mysterious, full of lights,...
Green Grapes
I grew up eating green grape jelly and green grape cobblers. In the Spring Daddy would pack up and head down to the Brazos river bottom or some neglected pasture of a friend to pick wild mustang grapes while they were still small and green, before they had a chance to...
Hard Times at the Concession Stand
We managed a short trip to Muleshoe South, a.k.a. Kingsland, Texas, at Lake LBJ last week. Colten and I went to a neighboring town to see "The Karate Kid" one night. The show was good, but the concession stand was a story in itself. We made the...
July 4th in the Shoe
The Fourth of July is a big deal in Muleshoe. This year the weather was cool and rainy, which was a nice change from the sweltering heat of most years, and it didn't seem to keep people away. Well, my crew didn't venture out, but part of that...
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