It’s Not All Gravy Musings on Life and Writing Many moons ago I wrote a weekly column for The Plano Star-Courier, a daily Dallas suburban newspaper. That was my first professional writing gig and the title of my column was, It’s Not All Gravy. That seems to fit what life, and writing, is all about, […]
This meme made me smile. The message is a clever response to the adage, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” I’ll take a little sugar and water, please. I’m posting the blog late today. I started writing it this morning, but had to stop because of pain in my head. When the pain eased up, I decided
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Here we are at the end of another week. Hope yours has been a good one. My plan on Monday – looking ahead to a busy week – was to pre-schedule just a fun post for today. Well, as so many plans go, that one went awry. There will be some fun a bit later
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Please welcome Slim Randles with another story from the guys down at the Mule Barn Truck Stop. One of the reasons I enjoy his stories so much is because they remind me of listening to the farmers and ranchers who gathered at a small diner I went to when my husband and I first moved
Here’s some mid-week fun from Slim Randles. I do enjoy the guys down at the Mule Barn Truck Stop, and their silly twists of mind as they sip their coffee. Grab a cup for yourself and enjoy… Delbert McLain came by to have coffee with us the other day. He’s our Chamber of Commerce, you
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This story by Slim Randles put me in mind of a deer-hunting experience that my husband and I had one Autumn early in our marriage. We were both avid archers at the time, but we only had one bow and one quiver for arrows. I don’t even remember why that was as we both eventually had bows, and
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When I read the following offering from Slim Randles to start the New Year, I had to smile. I can relate to Doc. In fact, for probably the last 10 years I have hardly ever stayed up to the midnight hour on New Year’s Eve, preferring to go to bed at my usual time, and
Grab a piece of this Christmas Bunt Cake and help me welcome Slim Randles as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. He is having fun with the guys down at the Mule Barn Truck Stop. Enjoy…. “I can’t stand winter,” said Herb Collins, who had dropped in at the Mule Barn’s philosophy counter for a quick cup.
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
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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