Fourth of July.
Just around the corner.
Next Tuesday, in fact.
Supposed to be in the 90s.
Hot and dry.
That’s Texas weather for ya.
Hot-and-dry fits right in.
After all, it IS summer.
Celebrate outdoors.
Parades.
Picnics in the shade.
Cold ice tea.
Sweet tea.
Cold soda.
Cold Kool-Aid.
Cold beer.
Cold wine.
Cold anything.
Hot dogs.
Hamburgers.
Barbecue.
Fried chicken.
Potato salad.
Cole slaw.
Sliced tomatoes.
Pickled okra.
Ice cream.
Cold watermelon.
Cold water.
Jump in the river.
Jump in the ...
Screams coming from the yard were my first indication that things were notright on a hot Friday afternoon three weeks ago.
My wife Johnny was in the yard playing catch with our dogs when everything hit the fan. As I was soon to discover a rattlesnake had migrated through the fence into a spot under an elm tree when our golden retriever, Rio, spotted the intruder and planted his nose way too close.
Tender Biscuits for Two
Courtesy, Anne Burke
While I am presenting the original recipe, just as I found it, I want to hasten to assure everyone that when I actually got around to making it, I corrupted it terribly! Every place Ms. Burke called for “reduced fat,” or “fat-free” ingredients, I substituted “regular,” high octane, full fat products.
Summer Reading has begun! These programs are for students who were in grades K-5 the 2016-2017 school year. An adult (someone 16 or older) should come to register the child the first time he or she comes. Remember, a student must be twelve years old to be at the library alone and must be at least sixteen years old to have younger children under their supervision.
Something’s fishy in Israel
As an American who loves history, I’ve always been stoked to get a chance to visit a World War II museum, or a battlefield from the Civil War era (1861-present, for some), or a place where some famous historical figure slept, or ate lunch, or got a haircut.
Listening to the Smallest Voices
A couple of years ago, Bill Hight dropped by the office with his grandson, Aiden Sharabba. They visited for a while and Aiden took an interest in my Blackberry phone, as it was quite different from the iPhones and Android phones that he was most familiar with in his experience.
Beef.
It’s what’s for supper.
Or dinner.
Which is another name for lunch.
Whatever.
Eat beef.
Manger le boeuf.
After all, this is a ranching community.
Raising cattle for more than 100 years.
Angus.
Brangus.
Longhorn.
And if you don’t raise your own, you can buy from those who do.
There’s locally-grown, grass-fed, all natural beef from ML Farm.
Roasts, ground beef, steaks.
They sell it at the Farmer’s Market on Saturdays from 5-7p.m.
Held behind Santos Taqueria.
It’s also available ...
Summer begins today. However, this is Texas and we have had summer for months. This past week has been brutal. Maybe summer will bring spring weather.
Class Meetings at the Art United Methodist Church have been changed from Tuesday to Wednesday evenings. Soup is served at 6 and the meeting is from 6:30 to 7:30.
Choir practice scheduled for June 28th has been cancelled.
Thank you to John Villegas-Grubbs, brother of Claudia Fahrenthold, who preached Sunday morning.
Dead Sea Strolls
You can’t sling a cat in Israel without hitting a historic site, where something happened during Bible times. There are over 6,000 sites identified as historic, so far. The Jews could save some time and money by putting up signs where nothing happened, instead of the other way around.
The clientele for ‘Camp MeMaw’ has dwindled down to only one. Oh, the alumni come by for a visit, but are no longer involved with the camp. So, it was just my Jitter Bug, Casen! But, we had fun. The rabbit population is down in Grossville. Now, I have the grand dogs as clientele.
