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Texas Snowpocalypse 2021
Some reflections on preparedness, neighborliness, and providence....
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Coming Soon!
Lauren Longwood’s freewheeling existence has hit a bump—in more ways than one....
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Country Folks Can Survive
Well, COVID-19 has officially hit Guadalupe County. Whatever we may think of the social distancing measures being put into place…
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Imaginary Conversations
I was in a seafood restaurant on North Padre when “Rocket Man” started playing, and right away a whole train…
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A Winter's Worth of Gumbo
I did it! I made four gallons of chicken and sausage gumbo for the family to eat over the winter.…
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A Nice Vat of Chicken Stock
What with it getting so chilly and all (predicted highs in the low seventies for Friday and Saturday), I’ve been…
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Horses, Dogs, and Grammar
The horses have the run of the acreage, and every so often they mosey up to the house to check…
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Another Harbinger of a Texas Fall
Welp, it’s finally happened. After weeks of hopeful peeks at my phone, the final day on my six-day forecast shows…
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On Good Planning
“The psychological result of good planning is to allow the mind, once the actual work begins, to concentrate on details…
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