Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Cold weather and gray skies returned to the ridge as well as Ray. We picked him up at the airport this morning. Gas is edging near four dollars a gallon—an increase of a little over fifty cents in less than a month as Putin’s war rages Read more…
Thursday, February 3, 2022 Matt measured seven inches of snow and it’s predicted to continue falling through the night. I’ve lost count of the snowfalls this winter. This storm had north Texas taking a snow day, as well as the east coast. The brilliant white against the winter gray was Read more…
Friday, December 3, 2021 Matt and I went to the Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson yesterday. Local grocery stores sell discounted day passes to the park (good on Thursdays only). We paid 50 dollars each. Record-breaking temperatures of 75 and cheap entrance fees made for a big crowd. Read more…
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Our first hard freeze turned the grass and leaves from green to mostly brown and orange. A few trees are bare, but for nearly a week leaves fell like snow. It was hypnotic to watch. Now that it’s warm, bugs are everywhere. Stephanie was here this Read more…
Sunday, October 3, 2021 We attended the small church on the ridge again today. They had a special singing group and a potluck lunch. The singers had family in the area. It was a great crowd—over 70 people—so it was a full house. We enjoyed it. I was a little Read more…
Sunday, August 8, 2021 The Corona Virus Delta Variant rages on. Hospitals across north Texas are full. A mutation of the virus now exists that is vaccine-resistant. I avoid gatherings and I’ll probably start using a mask in public. And if that weren’t enough, now there’s an escaped venomous cobra Read more…
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…
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…