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 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. […]
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! […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
Spring is in the air. The April showers should bring May flowers and a good hay crop this year. I am sure we all used up more hay than expected with the crazy Texas weather. […]
I have never been one of those people who packs away winter clothes to make room for summer clothes. Living in Texas, that seems to be a really good way to be. For those of you who have packed away your long pants and sweaters, get them back out. […]
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