Business owner, Chamber secretary, and rancher
Penny Wittrock is a visible, energetic part of Rains County serving as Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and managing her business, PJs Cowhides located at 108 North Street in Point. […]
Columns
More connections
One of my favorite aspects of being a writer is the connections I make with people through my columns, my blogs and my books. Many of the connections come electronically through email or social media, and some even come by snail mail. […]
Kitty update
Kitty hasn’t had more than a passing mention this year, mostly because she’s become very settled and sedentary. She did, after all, celebrate her 7th birthday this spring – and in feline years, that’s mid-forties – not a kitten anymore. […]
Dallas native, Chandler, found “forever home” in East Tawakoni
Traveling to East Tawakoni’s City Hall makes for a shady, peaceful drive through a residential area on the shore of Lake Tawakoni. When arriving at 288 Briggs Boulevard, it is easy to miss the one-story, yellow City Hall and Community Building that only becomes visible by turning into an alcove, with a park-like landscape and a scenic view of the lake. […]
Sunday – past and present
Sundays have changed a lot since I was a kid, in fact, weekends in general were a lot different. Saturdays were sleep late days, but not very late. […]
What’s for dinner?
The two most often-asked questions in our house are “What’s for dinner” and “Are the dishes in the dishwasher clean or dirty.” […]
Funny Frogs brings exciting color and menu to Emory
Owner, Augustin Velazquez wanted to open a new, larger, and brightly colored gold and red building, one that allows for more patrons. […]
It’s HOT!!!
One of the main topics of conversation in northeast Texas for the last couple of weeks is the heat. […]
Patients and Emory Dental’s Dr. Edge-Nix become friends
Dr. Melissa Nix-Edge has been working at Emory Dental since October 2013, and five years ago became a full-time partner with owner Dr. Bennett Vaculik D.D.S. Dr. Vaculik had opened the dental office in January 2013 after practicing dentistry in Sulphur Springs for 30 years. […]
Why me, Lord?
Two years after we moved to Emory in 2011 I wrote a column called “I’m a city girl, and I hate bugs!” In it I recounted three recent incidents that involved discovering a rather large bug in the glass from which I had just taken a swallow to wash down a couple of pills, the spontaneous dance I performed in the kitchen when a cricket made its way up the leg of my jeans, and the fate of a rather large spider that took up residence in our bath tub. […]