With the spring rains we are experiencing, our gardens and the countryside are ablaze with various shades of green and vibrant color. We have been blessed, and hopefully, these rains will continue into the summer months.
If you have cool-season flowers such as pansies or snapdragons they are most likely looking pretty spent by now with the rising temperatures, remove them to the compost pile and plant warm-season ones.
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were sitting on the back porch admiring the close of the day. Nothing is more relaxing than sitting together drinking coffee, glad that another day has quietly slipped by.
Out of the clear blue sky my wife said, "Aren't those flowers just magnificent?"
I grunted a little grunt of satisfaction to which she replied, "Which do you like?
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was first celebrated on May 30, 1868 on an order from General John Logan. In 1882, the name was changed to Memorial Day. Surprisingly, this day to honor loved ones who have died and share in patriotic services didn't become a national holiday until 1971.
Originally a day set aside to honor those who gave their lives fighting for freedom, Memorial Day has now become a special time for remembering all who have died and for decorating their graves.
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The end of April, 2015, marked one hundred and fifty years since the ending of the Civil War, death of President Abraham Lincoln, and the beginning of the Reconstruction Era in American History. On February 13, 1861, General Winfield Scott summoned Robert E. Lee from his military post at Fort Mason, Texas to return to Washington.
Bobby Wayne Riley, 61, passed away on May 17, 2015 at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Bobby was born on April 10, 1954, in Burnet County, Texas to Bobby Lee Riley and Mary Belle Levensailer. Bobby served in the US Air Force, during the Vietnam War, and was stationed in Germany.
MaryAnn Kathleen Brogan was born on September 29, 1939 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Ed-ward and Hazel Brogan. She passed away on May 11, 2015 at the age of 75
MaryAnn lived a full and rewarding life; she attended nursing school at St. Edwards Episcopal Nursing School prior to enlisting in the Army.
After a lifetime of pain and suffering, Donald Lee Clark entered into eternal rest, April 13, 2015.
Don was born January 23, 1949, in Dallas, Texas to Lee Neil and Beulah Wallace Clark He en-joyed flying, sailing, geology and photography which would become his life's career; Don was a 6th generation true Texan.
He met and married the love of his life, Marilyn "Kay"
Esther Shirley Morin of Ingram passed away at Methodist Texan Hospital in San Antonio on Sunday May 10, 2015. Esther was born on July 1, 1922 in Llano Texas. She married Gerard "Jerry" Morin on October 7, 2012 in Fredericksburg.
She is survived by her husband, Gerard "Jerry" Morin of Ingram; stepson, C.J.
Lee Alice Little of Llano passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at the age of 96. She was born Au-gust 3, 1918 to Lucy (Rogers) and Charles Parkhill in Llano County, Texas. Lee was a rancher and school teacher for many years. She attended the University of Texas and graduated with a Bachelor Degree.
Ramon Arriaga, age 72, passed away on May 11, 2015 in Llano. He was born May 31, 1942 in San Felipe, Coahuila, México to Francisco and Paula Arriaga. Ramon has been a resident of Llano since 1976. Ramon married Irene De Las Fuentes on October 18, 1961 in Mexico and they en-joyed their lives together for 53 years.
At the age of 15, Ramon met his future wife, Irene De La Fuentes.
