Saturday, July 17, 2021 The sale of our house finally closed on July 3rd. We are living on the Mays’s land in my sister-in-law’s old house. Cluttered and half-packed, we are making do with only the essentials. Minimalism is unfamiliar to us, but we can’t complain. My favorite thing about Read more…
Thursday, June 10, 2021 The rain has gone and the sunshine’s back. Unfortunately, the heat and high humidity also arrived. Standing water remains as a reminder of the wet spring and mosquitoes are plentiful. I’ve spent too many hours searching for property and not enough time packing boxes. We are Read more…
Saturday, May 1, 2021 Steph sent me a message this morning that the community of Cabot, Arkansas was showing them much love and support. She confided that it was exhausting to walk into a Walmart when you needed everything and she felt hopeless. Ray and I decided to go up Read more…
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Palo Pinto General Hospital opened for visitors and all the Covid-19 testing sites closed or moved to the urgent care facility. Life is, for the most part, back to pre-pandemic normal. It’s hard to believe a little over a year ago we were home watching Tiger Read more…
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Governor Abbott lifted the mask mandate. Beginning next Wednesday, March 10, people and business owners can choose whether or not masks are required. This caused controversy with school procedures. Each district must decide how to handle the mask issue. Teachers are now able to get the Read more…
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Freezing temperatures are on the way with single digit nighttime lows predicted. It hasn’t been this cold here in a very long time. Some snow is also possible. New strains of the Corona Virus are popping up across the globe daily, or so it seems. Media Read more…
Friday, January 1, 2021 2020 went out with a bang last night—literally—a thunderous snowstorm rolled into North Texas around 9pm. 2021 crept in beneath a light blanket of snow. The snow melted but gray skies and cold temperatures lingered. The cold suited my mood as I reflected on the Read more…
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 The Mineral Wells Library is closed to the public again. Porch pick up is available but you must make arrangements in advance. We checked out Falling Skies on DVD. I’m not a real fan of sci-fi, but I noticed Steven Spielberg produced the series and decided Read more…
Monday, November 2, 2020 We enjoyed perfect fall weather. I had moved all my plants inside and life was good until I went to Sutherland’s building supply. They had discounted their vegetable plants to ten cents. Now I have a “Ten Cent Garden” that will need to be covered Read more…
Friday, October 2, 2020 I put out all my fall decorations today. The weather has been cooler at night with sunny days and temperatures in the eighties. President Trump and the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19. Palo Pinto County has had 634 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and Read more…