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Category Archives: Texas
Memorial Day 2022
Thank you to all who have served. In memory of Dad, Uncle Glen, Uncle Bill, and my brother by another mother, Lynn.
Posted in Cemeteries, Family, Texas, Young County
Tagged Memorial Day, Vietnam War, World War II
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Wandering Wednesday: I am on a streak!
I started an online Spanish course and have completed 22 days straight of exceeding my target goal. I took Spanish in college, and retained a tiny bit. Later, I developed a special directed study on Spanish for Medical Social Workers … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food and Wine, Mississippi, Tea, Texas, Vintage dishes
Tagged my mother's voice, plant-based eating, wine glasses
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Unmarked: La tumba de Gregorio Cortez
Is this the place Gregorio sleeps? Does he lie beneath the iron cross Fashioned by some forgotten man To mark his final resting spot? Far to the east of the little plot Are rows of graves alone Their names told … Continue reading
The big rock and the little rock…and Grandma’s lost rock
Things have been hopping on Taylor Hill this week, what with ongoing studio work, the water well repairs, and the parking pad/cat playground. It is pretty exciting around here, so hope you can keep up! 😴 The well service dropped … Continue reading
Posted in Country Philosophy, Ecosystem, Family, landscape architecture, Mississippi, Texas, Young County
Tagged Grandma's rocks, water well
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Today’s post is not for the squeamish: The CWA and WPA Sanitary Privy Projects
A few days ago, I completed a submission for the Living New Deal project about the state-wide sanitary privies built in Mississippi. Looking at the photographs taken by New Deal Administration photographers, I realized Grandma and Grandpa had one. The … Continue reading
Things I miss about Texas
We crossed over the Louisiana line into Texas Friday night just about sunset–albeit a couple of hours later than intended. Considering this is the first long trip we have taken since my last trip to Texas in fall of 2019, … Continue reading
Posted in Acts of Restorative Kindness, Ecosystem, Family, Texas
Tagged Cedar Cove Ranch, Texas sunsets
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The importance of being flexible
The first year I was on faculty at the University, our department chair gave us each a pin like this one. He said he knew it was “cheesy” but he also knew we were embarking on the difficult journey of … Continue reading
The Wreck of the Brazos Bridge
While I was searching for information about the Newcastle Variety Store earlier in the week, I ran across the newspaper advertisement of the town lot sales in 1908: the town’s founding. The Perkins Townsite Company of Decatur, Texas ran a … Continue reading
Posted in Brazos River, Bridges, Family, Historic Downtowns, Texas, Young County
Tagged Brazos River Bridge at Newcastle, Newcastle TX
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