by Elaine | Sep 18, 2020 | Tips and Ideas
Barbara Wampler comes to the rescue of neglected, vintage textiles. Catherine “Rabbit” Janecka brings new life to weathered wood, chipped resin, and rusted iron. These “champions of second chances” repurpose, repair, and recycle items that others might consider trash....
by Elaine | Sep 4, 2020 | Saving Stories
I joined the influx of immigrants to Houston about a decade after our friend, Richard Dixon. We didn’t know each other back then, but comparing notes now makes us laugh. The heat of that first summer we spent in our respective corners of the Bayou City was not for the...
by Elaine | Aug 31, 2020 | Rural Life
We can set our clock by David Heller of the Hallettsville (Texas) Livestock Commission. When this cattleman says he’ll arrive on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. to haul our livestock, count on it. As David turns off the main road onto the uneven surface of our lane, the gates...
by Elaine | Aug 7, 2020 | Rural Texas
Look up! A massive mural of galloping horses hangs above the postmaster’s door at our post office in La Grange, Texas. At nearby Smithville, Texas Rangers make an arrest in another huge painting . Not far away in Giddings, there’s artwork of three cowboys gathered...
by Elaine | Jul 17, 2020 | Rural Life
Shrill protests from the henhouse suddenly rocked the peace and quiet of the farm in the Alberta foothills. When the commotion occurred, Cecilia Taylor was peeling potatoes at the kitchen sink that late August morning. She squinted out the window in the direction of...
