February 2010

Shadows From Moonlight

February 28, 2010

The “Moonlight,” of course is just from the words on the window. I enjoyed the window dressing in this tiny theater advertising their performance of “Moonlight and Magnolias. The shadows on the curtains from the writing on that window intrigued me, and I tried to capture it in a photo. If you want, you can [...]

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Hoodoo Cat

February 27, 2010

We were given this tiny stone that was painted with a cat’s face upon it … like we need another cat when we already have FIVE! This one, however, came with some “hoodoo power.” I hear you murmuring, “Hoodoo power? What does she mean by that?” I dunno! That’s what the card said. It also [...]

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Morning Coffee Is Good

February 25, 2010

No, I’m not talking about real coffee, although that’s pretty special. I’m talking about “Morning Coffee.” That is my contribution to this week’s Only The Good. It’s an application (or add-on) available for your Mozilla Firefox browser. I had no clue that it existed or that I wanted it until I read a post by [...]

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Devilishly Delicious Eggs

February 24, 2010

What did an egg ever do to deserve “purgatory?” It never even had the chance to hatch into a chicken to fowl foul the barnyard! I saw a recipe called “Eggs in Purgatory” and had to investigate. I’m sure there is some kind of metaphor in the name, but I didn’t pay attention in Sunday [...]

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The Playhouse

February 23, 2010

[I've been working on a project that I'm finding difficult, but I have to finish it. I MUST! You see, I heard my mother's voice telling me, as she often did, "You are just like your father." She didn't necessarily mean that in a good way. Every time I think those words, my memories are [...]

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Am I Doomed To Trash This Project?

February 22, 2010

I forgot my shopping bags when I went on my shopping spree to “BigLots!” They spell it with that exclamation at the end, but don’t get excited if you have never been there. As my Papaw would say, “It ain’t much.” My mission had been to buy washcloths so I could be a Green Goddess [...]

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What Did We Do Before Paper Towels?

February 20, 2010

I’m thinking that before paper towels we did a LOT of laundry, but I’m about to find out for sure. I’ve decided that I’m going to take another step toward “green.” I’m going paperless in my kitchen. I’m determined to save the environment and save money. I know that most of y’all think that’s crazy, [...]

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I Want To Drink Your Blood

February 18, 2010

When I finally pried my eyes open this morning, I got to indulge in one of my favorite breakfast treats: a blood orange. Specifically, it was a Moro, with deep red flesh that tastes sweet and mellow. They aren’t available often in my grocery store so when I see them I pounce on them like [...]

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Outlaws in Pilot Point

February 17, 2010

I forgot to tell you the Bonnie and Clyde connection to Pilot Point, Texas. I showed you a picture of the Farmer’s and Merchants Bank (which is now an art gallery), but I didn’t tell you its historical highlight. You didn’t see the bank? Check out the post about “bare nekkid ladies.” It’s not pornographic! [...]

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What’s Afoot

February 15, 2010

“You like to go barefoot a lot,” he said. I nodded in reply. “Or else, you wear slippers, sandals, or low heels. But, that wasn’t always the case. At one time, you used to cram your feet into tiny shoes that you thought were cute.” It was uncanny! How could he know all that? Well, [...]

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What Would You Put In A Time Capsule?

February 14, 2010

Have y’all ever been around when a time capsule was opened? I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. Sometimes when laying the cornerstone for a building, folks used to bury a box in it that held memorabilia and artifacts from their time. It was to be opened at a future date, so that the [...]

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Snow Art is Ephemeral

February 13, 2010

I couldn’t resist heading out to take more pictures of snow. Once it is a day or two old, it loses much of its magic, but perhaps you can still imagine it. This is what it looks like in my neck of the woods. I wish I had taken a night picture of the courthouse, [...]

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Obligatory Snow Photos

February 12, 2010

Hey you North Texas kids! Get out of bed quick. It’s time to build a snowman! Make a snow angel. Have a snowball fight or make an igloo. Boys, you can … ummm …. “write your name” in the snow (sorry, girls, it’s a guy thing — you aren’t properly equipped). Make snow ice cream [...]

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Unless You Dwell In A Cave, There Are Things You Should Know

February 10, 2010

Reflex action caused me to answer that ringing land line, although I expected it to be a solicitor. It’s a good thing I did, because there was an emergency down the street. A plumbing emergency — and if you’ve ever had one of your own you know how dire it can be! “Shelly!” my neighbor [...]

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Tough Times in Tioga, Texas

February 9, 2010

The tiny town of Tioga, Texas squats on Highway 377 in Grayson County one town north of Pilot Point, where I showed you the bare nekkid ladies on the mural. Tioga was established back in 1881 and was famed for its mineral water. Today, it seems like it is holding its breath and waiting for [...]

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Bare Nekkid Ladies in Pilot Point, Texas

February 8, 2010

Pilot Point is a tiny town in Grayson County, Texas on Highway 377, which is my neck of the woods. In 2003, a local business commissioned a mural for the side of his business that caused a pretty big stink across the country. Not that one, of course. Nobody in this town would object to [...]

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Are Encyclopedias Extinct In The Digital Age?

February 6, 2010

When I was about eleven or twelve years old, a group of us stopped our heated debate over which Beatle was the most adorable (my favorite was Ringo, of course) and moved on to the more cerebral topic of books. The question arose: “If you were stranded alone on a desert island and could only [...]

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Seek And Ye Shall Find

February 5, 2010

Some of you know that on this blog I only post good things on Friday. By that, I mean “not negative.” As I told you in the beginning if we look for the good, we are likely to find it. Some days it is harder to find good than on others, but it is necessary [...]

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Postmarks From The Heart

February 3, 2010

Do you want to send a Valentine card to your sweetie that has an envelope as exciting as the card? Or, do you have a wedding coming up and want to make the envelopes special? You can get a special “love-themed” postmark from several post offices around the USA. Valentine’s Day is just around the [...]

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