http://thiseclecticlife.com/2009/05/30/mother-neff-state-park/ Sassy Texas Storyteller Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2009/05/30/mother-neff-state-park/comment-page-1/#comment-28276 Elic Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:18:12 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/?p=8286#comment-28276 Sadly, I've been unable to walk distances for years because of fractures in my heels. It is very painful to walk, especially down hill. :-( Sadly, I’ve been unable to walk distances for years because of fractures in my heels. It is very painful to walk, especially down hill.

]]> http://thiseclecticlife.com/2009/05/30/mother-neff-state-park/comment-page-1/#comment-28275 Shelly Kneupper Tucker Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:10:48 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/?p=8286#comment-28275 Oh, you are welcome. The pictures don't do it justice, though. You have to walk through the woods there to really know what it's like. Oh, you are welcome. The pictures don’t do it justice, though. You have to walk through the woods there to really know what it’s like.

]]> http://thiseclecticlife.com/2009/05/30/mother-neff-state-park/comment-page-1/#comment-28267 Elic Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:45:05 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/?p=8286#comment-28267 I, too, have wondered who Mother Neff was and what she had done to get a state park named after her. Thanks for the great explanation and the beautiful pix! I, too, have wondered who Mother Neff was and what she had done to get a state park named after her. Thanks for the great explanation and the beautiful pix!

]]> http://thiseclecticlife.com/2009/05/30/mother-neff-state-park/comment-page-1/#comment-21776 Mother Neff State Park And Great Minds — This Eclectic Life Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:22:38 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/?p=8286#comment-21776 [...] by Shelly Kneupper Tucker on September 28, 2009 Allan Kimball’s eyes must have popped out of his head when he Googled the name of his upcoming book to discover that a blogger had used the same unusual title for an insignificant little blog post. When he read that post, his jaw must have dropped to the floor! Some woman he didn’t know (that would be me) had used words very similar to his to describe Mother Neff State Park! But, who can look at the sign pointing to that park and not wonder, “Who Was Mother Neff, And Why Does She Get A State Park?” [...] [...] by Shelly Kneupper Tucker on September 28, 2009 Allan Kimball’s eyes must have popped out of his head when he Googled the name of his upcoming book to discover that a blogger had used the same unusual title for an insignificant little blog post. When he read that post, his jaw must have dropped to the floor! Some woman he didn’t know (that would be me) had used words very similar to his to describe Mother Neff State Park! But, who can look at the sign pointing to that park and not wonder, “Who Was Mother Neff, And Why Does She Get A State Park?” [...]

]]> http://thiseclecticlife.com/2009/05/30/mother-neff-state-park/comment-page-1/#comment-19802 Six Degrees From Mother Neff | This Eclectic Life Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:19:03 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/?p=8286#comment-19802 [...] a very convoluted “connection” with Mother Neff State Park in Texas. I asked you to name that folk musician, if you could, in my last My Neck of The Woods post. It was Huddie William Ledbetter, better known [...] [...] a very convoluted “connection” with Mother Neff State Park in Texas. I asked you to name that folk musician, if you could, in my last My Neck of The Woods post. It was Huddie William Ledbetter, better known [...]

]]> http://thiseclecticlife.com/2009/05/30/mother-neff-state-park/comment-page-1/#comment-19232 Shelly Kneupper Tucker Sun, 31 May 2009 13:12:58 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/?p=8286#comment-19232 Never tried Heitmiller's, but you wouldn't have to twist my arm :grin:. Carol used Wikipedia---which isn't really research, and can't always be trusted. But, she must have done something before she hit Wikipedia. She was pretty darned quick with it. Never tried Heitmiller’s, but you wouldn’t have to twist my arm . Carol used Wikipedia—which isn’t really research, and can’t always be trusted. But, she must have done something before she hit Wikipedia. She was pretty darned quick with it.

]]> http://thiseclecticlife.com/2009/05/30/mother-neff-state-park/comment-page-1/#comment-19231 Shelly Kneupper Tucker Sun, 31 May 2009 13:11:03 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/?p=8286#comment-19231 Swamp cooler? You live in a desert! Yep, that swimmin' hole beckons, doesn't it? Swamp cooler? You live in a desert! Yep, that swimmin’ hole beckons, doesn’t it?

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