The circus came to town and I took Addie, admittedly pretty excited myself since I haven’t been to a circus in the neighborhood of 26 years. Heavens. I must confess, I found it really depressing. The animals all seemed well-taken care of and treated with respect but still, it was the most Depressing. Thing. Ever. …
The last hay cutting sends a beloved message to my soul, a message that autumn is here with winter nipping at its heels. Hailing in fallen leaves, crisp mornings and cool nights with scents of smouldering pine lingering in the air. The fields, dotted with square and round treasures, are silent. Leaning against a freshly…
I eased thru the forest, making each footstep silent and soft, I crept up on the creature that for hours had eluded me. As I stalked him he teased me with a wicked game of cat and mouse, the little demon! Sweaty, exhausted, scratched, bruised and starving I finally caught a glimpse! There, in the…
Maydelle, Texas boasts several things. We are home of the ‘Famous Texas State Railroad Turntable’, Fairchild State Forest and we have a general store, a post office, a volunteer fire department a barber shop and no less than 3 churches. We also had Bertha’s, until about 18 hours ago. Bertha’s was not only a Maydelle…
I was going to spend Labor Day blogging, cleaning my house and making lists. I went to a roping with my husband instead. I read 3/4 of “Left Behind”, ate a hot link and a Snickers, drank 5 bottles of water, half a coke and took this picture of Rob on Pokey. Maybe I’ll be more…
I have a confession to make. Wednesday August 20th I walked. To my chicken pen. And took over 300 pictures of my chickens while attempting to covert them into Southern Baptists. Not sure if it worked….more on that Friday! And since I figured walking to my chicken pen didn’t qualify as “A Walk”, much as…
My child, who is 6 years old, carries with her a serious love of Curious George. They share many of the same qualities and are both, of course, adorable. However unlike George the Monkey, I can take Addie the Human, pretty much anywhere and not worry about her getting into trouble. Considering this fact and…
Texas is a big state. The biggest of the lower 48 to be exact. So when one makes the decision to visit Texas they must also decide which part of Texas to focus their visit on. Do you want to see wild turkeys, deer, windmills, blue bonnets and white roads? Head towards the middle. Canyons,…
Every year in the month of June our small east Texas town comes to life and gathers together to celebrate the Tomato by hosting Tomato Fest. Jacksonville is considered by all who live here to be the tomato capital of the world. And while that may be debatable there is no doubt whatsoever we are…
I have been a retail slave 14 years now and 11 of those have been spent at Farm & Ranch Feed. I left my post here only twice, once to move to Finland as an exchange student then again several years later to open a bakery. I highly recommend going to Finland, opening a bakery…..not…
The Wicked Chicken 