Rescue is noisy business
East Tawakoni held their first Arts & Crafts Expo on Saturday, and I was one of about 15 vendors. Since there were no assigned spaces, I planned to get there well before the 9:00 a.m. opening to get a prime spot. […]
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Baby or mass of cells?
Mother’s Day weekend was extra special to me this year. Saturday was the 50th anniversary of the day I first felt my baby move. I was four months pregnant and had been waiting for that faint butterfly feeling I had heard other expectant mothers describe. […]
Donation tech
Every year, Americans donate hundreds of billions of dollars to charitable causes in just about every category imaginable. According to the National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), Americans gave $449.64 billion in 2019. That reflects a 5.1-percent increase from 2018. […]
Mother’s Day, It’s complicated
Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday, and as I thought about what to write, I wanted to write a tribute to my mother. I’ve already written a lot about her – she’s the main topic of both my Alzheimer’s caregiving memoirs. […]
On the scene in Emory on May 4, 2021
I had the opportunity on Tuesday, April 27, to watch the Rains Varsity Baseball team win the title of District Champs in Grand Saline. I had never been to a high school baseball game, and it was quite entertaining! And a little dangerous! […]
Interesting Point for May 4, 2021
What a wild ride in the weather this week. It is Texas after all. Speaking of a wild ride, The Diamond DM Performance Horses have another notch in their belt. […]
The Creeping Wilderness
Several years ago David and I watched a documentary that projected, in the event humans went extinct, how long it would take nature to reclaim the earth. It seemed fanciful to watch computer animations of trees breaking through major highways and vines creeping up and over crumbling infrastructure and collapsed skyscrapers in a century or two. […]
Interesting Point for April 27, 2021
I hope everyone had a great week. Looks like the weather is going to give us a chance to mow our yards and plant those flowers we are replacing for the ones Snowmageddon killed off. […]
On The Scene in Emory on April 27, 2021
Aaah, the sounds and signs of spring … sneezes, red watery eyes, itchy skin … and the flowers are pretty too. I was out most of last week with what used to be called Hay Fever. I’m still not completely over it, but it is much better. […]
Free little library
Being President of the Friends of the Library (FOL) has been a learning experience, and I’m still learning even though I’m almost half-way through my three-year term. […]