A Surprise Flower
This is why it’s a good idea to go into the greenhouse everyday, and maybe more than once-you never know what you will find. I was in the greenhouse yesterday and apparently overlooked the bud on this plant. Today I wander in, and Bam! there it was. And thank goodness...
Shelley Sain Thornton and the Claude High School Marching Band
In 1984 Shelley Sain, Alan Finney, Barb Seaton, Jeff Hagis, Chris Hernandez, band director Anthony Gibson, and the rest of the Muleshoe High School band competed for honors and the right to go to the UIL state marching contest. The Mighty Mule band placed third; only...
The Week-End of the Book
I shared with you the honor of The Bright Lights of Muleshoe being deemed worthy of shelf space in the Texas State Library and Archives as well as in the Texas Center for the Book in Austin. All of that earned me an invitation to the Fourth Annual Texas Authors...
On the Road Again: Cactus at Sonora
Since around 2003 a group of cactus lovers has converged on the McPherson 4M Ranch in Sonora, Texas, to appreciate cactus in its natural habitat and to also take home a few for personal gardens. I took part in the adventure this year. The story goes that around 2003,...
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