When I was a child, I heard family members talk about the devastating day of December 7, 1941 when Pearl Harbor was bombed. I didn’t fully understand what they were talking about, but I could feel the somberness in their tone of voice that told me it was an important event. Much, much later, I […]
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Please help me welcome Slim Randles and the guys down at the Mule Barn Truck Stop as they ponder one of the world’s greatest mysteries. Grab a sweet roll and a cup of coffee and enjoy… The morning conference began innocently enough, with Steve and Doc arguing over which of the little packaged jellies went
Family. Friends. The Winnsboro Center for the Arts where I share in such a wonderful community of creative people who bring me joy. My Hacks Writer’s group that has helped me improve my craft. The vast online community of writers and artists to inspire me every day. My little piece of heaven here in East Texas, fondly
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Slim Randles is here as today’s Wednesday’s Guest with an essay that resonates with me since I am a horse lover. Steve, one of the regulars at the Mule Barn Truck Stop, is doing something different for Thanksgiving. Speaking of which, I always bake pumpkin pies early in the week so we can make sure they are good
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We had a tragedy in our little town last night when a vibrant member of our arts community was struck by a car and killed. That happened in the midst of the last Monday Night Live event that takes place once a month with live music, food, dancing in the street, and artists of all
Before we get into the serious stuff, I want to share this picture a friend sent me in e-mail. There were a bunch of pictures depicting Senior Fun, and I liked this one best. While I am still trying to get my head around the fact that we, here in the States, actually elected
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Slim Randles is today’s Wednesday’s Guest, sharing the stage with Windy. Windy does like to talk and finds a captive audience at the Rest of Your Life retirement home. Here’s a glass of prune juice for the folks at the retirement home, unlike Minnie, who might be looking for a good excuse for a quick get-away.
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It’s going to be a short blog today as I had a busy weekend, and I still don’t want to watch the news or even read news items online. There is so much disinformation in the media today, that I find it very disheartening. I also find some of the reactions – from both sides
Monday Morning Musings Read More »
Today my Wednesday’s Guest is Terry Korth Fischer, an author and also the Education Director for S&H Publishing. She is here today to share some information about the webinar series that S&H has launched. I forgot to ask her what refreshments she might like, but since she lives in Houston and it is still pretty warm there,
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Today is the day. If you have not already done so, this is the day to go out and vote. I have read that some people are not going to vote because they don’t like any of the choices for president. I have no horse in the race, either. The only candidate that I really