City Girl

I wrote the main body of this week’s column exactly six years ago on November 5, 2017. I generally try to avoid re-running old columns, but today has been one of those days. […]

When I was a kid and my parents ordered coffee, the waitress knew exactly what to bring them – coffee – period. […]

I think Kitty is enjoying the cooler weather – either that or she’s coming out of a state of depression. […]

On October 7 of this year, Hamas began an ongoing armed conflict with Israel by launching approximately 3,000 rockets from the Gaza Strip toward central and southern Israel. […]

Two years ago I wrote a column titled Kitty and her elephant. […]

On the last Sunday in September we were nearing the end of our monthly Church Praying meeting when the quiet reverence of the room was shattered by a loud alarm sounding from several phones. […]

You read that right. I don’t hate laundry. […]

Another Rains County Fair has come and gone. I’ve had a vendor space in the Exhibit Building every year since my first book became available in print in 2015 – except the year Covid shut down the fair. […]

It’s been a car-focused week for the Brendles. Saturday morning, after enjoying the Second Saturday Breakfast Buffet at the American Legion, we walked over to the courthouse square to check out the 24th Annual Classics Round the Square. […]

We had rain on Sunday for the first time in about two months, and most days in those two months saw triple digit temperatures. […]