Ghost Tour of Galveston, Plan B

August 14, 2011

It wasn’t quite what I expected. We had gone to Galveston hoping to take the two new haunted tours offered by Ghost Tours of Galveston. I had gone on one of their tours before, and I needed a ghost story “fix.” We planned on visiting other sites while we were there. I wanted to eat [...]

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A Wild Kid’s Festival in Galveston

April 8, 2010

A festival for children is always fun, but it’s doubly so when I get paid to attend it! That’s my “good” for this Only The Good Friday. Make me tell stories at a festival? As Br’er Rabbit would say, “Please, Br’er Fox, don’t throw me in that brier patch.” Ostensibly I’m heading to Galveston, Texas [...]

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Intermission

October 15, 2009

Get a load of that look on my face. Do you think that would make a youngster afraid to squirm while sitting in one of my audiences? Darn tootin’! Oh, I don’t make that face all the time. I was probably being dramatic or something. Most of the time I’m sticking my finger up my [...]

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Disjointed Photo Album

August 26, 2009

While editing photos for the parade I told you about yesterday, I got distracted looking at some of the photographs that we have taken. They are the ones that never became a post — but I liked them. That’s about the only thing they have in common. It’s “disjointed,” I know. But, it’s the way [...]

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As Simple As Black and White

June 4, 2009

I dream of castles in the air. But, try to keep my feet firmly planted on the ground. Most days, I see the world in glorious hues … so dazzling that I’m blinded by them. But now and then I have to look at life through a different lens. Sometimes life is as simple as [...]

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Juan Sebastián Elcano

May 19, 2009

It’s natural that in school my favorite subject was History — after all, you can’t have “history” without “story.” While I didn’t enjoy learning dates (for that smacked of my most detested subject: math), I enjoyed reading about the early explorers who “discovered” this continent. Recently I learned the name of one Spanish explorer who [...]

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Contemplating

April 5, 2009

Taking time out today to enjoy the Lone Star State. That’s the beach in Galveston. Have a delightful Sunday, and I’ll see you tomorrow.

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My Galveston Weekend.

April 7, 2008

As I headed across Texas last Friday to tell stories at a festival in Galveston, I didn’t think it was going to be a wonderful adventure! It was raining and the weather was icky (that’s a bona fide meteorological term). It turned out to be a pretty enjoyable trip! I took a lot of pictures, [...]

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Not So Excellent Adventure

April 4, 2008

My day started pretty well. I visited Jupiter House before I got on the road. It’s my favorite little coffee shop on the square in Denton. J.C. is one of my favorite “coffee artists.” He makes such beautiful design on the mochas he makes for me, that it’s almost a shame to drink them. Ten [...]

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