Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
She sells seashells down by the seashore.
She sells seashells down by the seashore.
She sells seashells down by the seashore.
Say it real fast and it comes out:
Sheshellssheshellsdownbythesheshore.
Gobbledygook.
Alas, cheap thrills.
With fuel on the rise, best to entertain oneself close to home.
Bring out the board games.
The checkers.
Deck of cards.
Box of dominoes.
Chess.
...
Some 2019 Spring Cleaning!
At least once every year, I like to tackle those thoughts rattling through my head that never quite develop into full-fledged columns; but, that are important enough to me that I haven't been able to let them go. Since we're already in the second week of May and spring is winding down quickly, I think I better get the cleaning done.
Slow Down Already!
Our office is on the highway coming in from Fredericksburg.
Southern Chess Bars
courtesy: Country Kitchen
This is another one of those “easy as falling off a log” kind of recipes. The resulting baked good is very decadent and absolutely delicious. No one seems to know just exactly how “chess bars” or “chess pies” got their names. I spent a bit of time trying to find out by doing research on the internet.
Isn’t spring great? We still have those occasional chilly evenings, and afternoons that can reach into the ‘80’s (with no humidity) that make you feel like you’re living in southern California. I wonder why it can’t feel like this all summer long in Texas? But, of course, it doesn’t. June will be here in another few weeks, if you can believe it; and so arrives the humidity and the dog days of summer in Texas.
May is Older Americans Month, and as an older American, I’m glad somebody notices that we’re still here! Most of the seniors that come to the library are thriving, vibrant folks who contribute a lot to this community, and whom I admire tremendously. As for the topic of aging, we have quite a few items in our collections, both in print and digitally in our Overdrive library.
Criminal critters
No doubt you can imagine my immense disappointment upon learning that there really wasn’t a tiger loose along the Rio Grande last week, as was reported by several news media outlets. A picture circulated on social media of a tiger lounging in shallow water along the edge of a river that could very well have been the Rio Grande, and it was claimed to have been taken near Laredo.
It All Started at the Rodeo…
We’ve heard about the chances of being hit by lightning, winning the lottery or scoring a hole-in-one on the golf course, but nothing about the probability of two distinguished educators meeting up at a rodeo.
Dr. Ronny Collins, former school superintendent at Wellington, Jacksboro, Snyder and Mineral Wells, was a rodeo clown to help finance his college education, and his wife, Terri, a career fifth grade teacher, rode bulls.
Their first “hello” was ...
Sunday is Mother’s Day. If everything works out, we will get to spend a few days with our great grandson on Sunday. That will make my day special. I hope that mothers will celebrate with their families.
Last week, I decided to make a day trip to Hempstead to my favorite cement statue place.
M-O-T-H-E-R.
From Middle English moder.
Old English modor.
German mutter.
Indo-European mater.
Latin mater.
Classical Greek meter.
And Old Irish mathir.
Mother.
We owe it all to them.
No matter who we are or where we live.
Spanish madre.
Japanese Okasan.
Basque Ama.
Czech Abatyse.
Welsh Mam.
Swedish Mamma.
Portuguese Mae.
Russian Matz.
Catalan Mare.
Bulgarian Majka.
French Maman.
Hindi Mata.
No matter the language or culture.
We couldn’t be he ...
Making Community on the Colorado River
On Monday, April 29th, just after noon, Ethan West completed a 500+ mile trek that began on April 1st. He had put in to the South Llano River near Telegraph, and the journey began.
In the month since he began, he has traveled through many Hill Country and South Texas communities.
