The Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show was a highlight of my youth from the time I was around 8 years old until I was 17. I showed broilers, of course. Always held in late March the weather is cold, windy and wet but never enough to dampen the lively atmosphere and contagious excitement of hundreds…
A few photos I snapped on my way to work today…….Happy Easter everyone! A lovely morning indeed!
My husband was a professional calf roper for around 20 years. While he was pounding the rodeo trail across the American mid-west during the eighties I was braiding My Little Ponies tail and pretending to be John Wayne. In the early nineties he was winning belt buckles, saddles and cash whilst I was lip-syncing to…
Don’t click this post if slugs gross you out ~ fair warning. It has been raining for what feels like 40 days and 40 nights. Looks a bit like it too, water in the driveway, water in the yard, water on the road, water in the chicken pen, water in the garden, water falling from…
I was recently working at a feed store in Nacogdoches, Texas. There was a beautiful smoke-colored kitty there. I’d like to introduce you to him. Her. It. Okay, so we didn’t get that close, but IT sure is pretty! Every feed store needs a cat and this one fits the bill perfectly. Happy Friday y’all!
As you probably know I spent 13 years in retail, 11 of those at a feed store and most days behind a sales counter. I was the face of the feed store and customer service was my main objective. There is an art to good customer service and it, like so many arts, is being…
So the ‘fun’ didn’t really happen on a Friday, it happened on a Wednesday but whatever. I had to travel 50 miles to work several hours and I knew the day would be slow and drag on forevermore if I didn’t bring an activity for Addie and me. I decided we should paint so paint…
Some things get worse with age. Onions, potatoes, garlic, computers, grey hair, flab, swimming pools and Wal-Mart’s. Just to name a few. Other things get better with age. Wine, certain cheeses, men, movies (with Hugh Jackman, Robert Redford, Julia Andrews, Charlton Heston and Meryl Streep. Obviously, not all on the same film), books and true…
Each year, to celebrate another 12 months of wedded bliss, my husband and I sail off for an exotic, sun-soaked vacation. We bath in the warmth of life, drink the wine of love all while white-robed, tan-skinned attendants tend to our every need. NOT! But we do make it a point each year to skip town…
The sun finally came out yesterday, after spending almost the entire year in hiding. Clear skies meant a frosty morning was in store for us. I scurried outside to snap a few pictures before getting ready for work. Have a great Friday everyone! Love ya’! P.S. I hope my super white feet didn’t blind you. …
The Wicked Chicken 