When late March arrives, I start looking for bluebonnets. Where I live in Abilene, we don't get the dramatic fields of flowers that you see in the Hill Country. Our bluebonnets come later in the spring and are harder to find, but you'll hear me cry, "Bluebonnets!" and point out the car window whenever I happen to drive past a patch. In fact, last week I did precisely that when in the car with my … [Read more...]
A trip with the grands to the pumpkin patch
The 3FarmGals (the name of the text thread that includes my daughter, my daughter-in-law, and me—story on that name below) took my two sweet grands to the pumpkin patch recently, and my daughter Kelsey made a quick video... That I may have already watched 247 times. 👀 If I haven't said it lately, I ADORE being Gram Tam to Leo and Ari. It's one of the biggest joys of my … [Read more...]
A Cotswolds Caper
If you've watched the show All Creatures Great and Small, you've likely been captured by the beauty of the Cotswolds and the Yorkshire Dales in the UK. Joe and I recently returned from ten days in the Cotswolds with some dear friends, and it was a wonderful trip! Here are some glimpses . . . We stayed in Burford and took day trips into the surrounding countryside... Joe and I … [Read more...]
National Idaho Day
Update: A winner's name was randomly drawn and she has been contacted. Back on February 1st of this year, Karen Witemeyer posted about National Texas Day. She thought, since all her books are set in Texas, that it would make a great post. And it did. I loved reading her list of fun facts. So I wondered if there was a National Idaho Day, especially since I set (almost) all my books in … [Read more...]
Total Solar Eclipse!
I don’t know what you are doing on Monday, April 8, but North and Central Texas residents are in a frenzy over the coming total solar eclipse. Since the path runs through Dallas-Ft. Worth and down to Austin, many of our small towns (mine included) will be overrun with visitors coming just for this event. I’ve been told there isn’t an empty hotel room or Airbnb for miles around the area. And … [Read more...]
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