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Six Degrees From Mother Neff

June 1, 2009

Actually, I think it’s only three degrees.
There is a famous American folk musician who has 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 [...]

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It’s A Puzzle

May 27, 2009

A few days ago, I was searching the internet trying (unsuccessfully) to identify butterflies I had seen at Wild-Connections Butterfly Farm. I came across this magnificent picture of a handmade jigsaw puzzle with a brilliant blue butterfly. When I discovered that it was made in Texas, I had to follow down all [...]

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Heritage Inn Bed and Breakfast, Denton. My Neck Of The Woods.

April 18, 2009

Not far from the Courthouse Square in Denton, Texas there is a quaint Bed and Breakfast Inn. Actually, it consists of three historic homes, side by side and surrounded by gardens, on Locust Street. The Heritage Inn is a delightful retreat — an alternative to the generic hotels you find along the [...]

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Hurricane Ike Affected You, Whether You Know It Or Not

October 3, 2008

My area of Texas was relatively unscathed by Hurricane Ike. Oh, sure, there was a little bit of wind, and some much needed rain. Bus loads of evacuees took shelter in the larger cities, although I never saw them. After the evacuees went home reports about the hurricane faded from the [...]

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Boot Scootin’ Boogie

September 22, 2008

If you live in Texas — or even if you come to visit Texas, chances are good that you will be exposed to country music. It’s not my favorite musical genre, but our friends all gather once a month at a country music hall, so that’s where we go to attempt dancing.
At some point [...]

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You See By My Outfit That I’m Not A Cowboy

August 29, 2008

I think they have the wrong idea about Texans.
They think my state is filled with gun-totin’, rootin’-tootin’ cowboys. “They” are three men from Germany who are here working at my husband’s company for three weeks. Most of their time has been spent involved with the work, but they went [...]

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Gun Toting Teachers? Say It Isn’t So!

August 27, 2008

If my Chemistry teacher had squirreled away a handgun in his desk back in 1969, I don’t believe I would be here to write this blog.

Bored by the Periodic Table, we took the opportunity when he left the room for a few moments to desecrate his Bunsen burners by toasting s’mores on them. [...]

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Around Town

July 14, 2008

We’ve been busily packing for our vacation the last few days. We head out in the morning for South Carolina, and then down to Savannah, Georgia. Before I go, I thought I’d share a couple of images that I saw around town. I’m practicing with that new camera, but I’ve got a [...]

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Sitting Ducks

June 2, 2008

I don’t know why this local news story has affected me so deeply. Maybe it’s remembering when my children were small and I took them to Bedford Boys Ranch to feed the ducks. I loved watching the kids squeal with glee when they saw a Momma duck and her band of babies waddling [...]

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Aww, Delbert, Say It Ain’t So

April 28, 2008

I’ve been to enough outdoor festivals that I should know these things by heart.
Items to take to an outdoor festival:

chair
camera
binoculars
blanket or jacket
bottled water
sunscreen
mosquito repellent
antihistamine!
taser gun for zapping unruly crowds!

I know them, but I still forget.
I had told y’all about the horrible crowds at the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival. On Friday night, throngs [...]

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Denton Jazz Fest Blues

April 25, 2008

That’s the tune I’m singing, folks. I’m so disappointed. We went to the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, but came home early. The music was stellar, but I don’t “do” uncivilized crowds very well.
Oh, at first it was fine. We arrived at about 5:45, and staked out a small area about [...]

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Denton Is Jazzin’ It Up!

April 4, 2008

Y’all, I’m so excited I can’t sit still. I’m poppin’ around like corn kernels in a frying pan!
The Denton Arts and Jazz Festival is just around the corner, and I just found out who will be playing!
DELBERT McCLINTON!

I’ve told you I adore Delbert, and even got to meet him once. It’s [...]

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No Peace I Find

March 29, 2008

Y’all, my poor Sweet Spousal Unit has discovered that there is no possibility of having a peaceful meal when you are married to a blogger. Everything is an opportunity for a blog post.
We went to a local restaurant on the square here in Denton, Texas. All in the world we planned was having [...]

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“Global Warming” My Eye!

March 6, 2008

Oh, for crying out loud! People, this is Denton, Texas (just north of Dallas and Fort Worth). I’ve lived in this area all my life.
That’s 54 years today.
I can count on my fingers (maybe even just the ones on my left hand!) the number of times in my adult [...]

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Did Y’all See That Orange Basketball Hanging In The Sky?

February 20, 2008

Almost at the total lunar eclipse.

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Heavenly Burgers

November 3, 2007

You probably would never stop at this little burger shack down by the railroad track. In the first place, you wouldn’t know where to find it, because it’s not in a nicer part of town. It’s not an “upscale” eatery, and face it, it doesn’t look like much.

It’s called RJ’s Old Fashion Homemade [...]

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Only The Good—The Old Diner

August 1, 2007

“Boy Howdy! That’s a run-down old diner!” you think to yourself. Don’t try to kid me; I know y’all are thinking that this is an eyesore. That’s how we are conditioned to look at the world. So often, we see the negative. That’s because finding the positive can be difficult [...]

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Sweet Summer Treats

July 14, 2007

Why do so many memories revolve around food? My memories of summer as a child are punctuated by the sweet treats that we occasionally got to enjoy. Cold treats, because summer in Texas (before central air conditioning) was sweltering hot. It still is, but air conditioning makes it more bearable.
The sweetest music [...]

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Sometimes You Have To Walk Through The Door

June 26, 2007

I had walked right past that dingy little restaurant many times as I made my way into the 7-11 store to pay for my gasoline. Somehow, it never seemed to beckon me inside. “A Taste of Pakistan,” is what the place was called, and a glance through the smeared windows told me that [...]

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Frenchy’s “Brand”—Orange You Glad I Told You This?

June 24, 2007

Yesterday the folks around town thought I was crazy. The ones who know me already realize that. However, I was a little more odd than usual, as I toodled around town snapping pictures of ugly trucks. Like this one:

Or this one:

My friend Marcia at Tumbled Words, and her friend Nancy J. [...]

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