by Elaine Thomas | Jun 3, 2022 | Old Times, Rural Life, Saving Stories, Western Canada
Years ago, a legendary athlete gave me the first place engraved sterling silver swimming trophy she’d won in the 1918 ladies Canadian PNA Championship 500-yard race. Here’s the tale behind my treasured keepsake. A Legend is Born Audrey (Mikie) Griffin Kieran was six...
by Elaine Thomas | May 6, 2022 | Rural Life, Rural Texas
Picturesque fields of spring wildflowers haven’t been the only thing blooming here in South Central Texas lately. My observation is based on achieving a new personal best record by attending four local library book sales in three days in Schulenburg, La Grange, Weimar...
by Elaine Thomas | Apr 15, 2022 | Family, Rural Life, Saving Stories
Easter blessings abound through expressions of our faith, practicing family rituals and revisiting fun recollections. It’s also a good time to make new memories. Let’s revisit three special Easter stories that friends have shared. No Store-Bought Baskets...
by Elaine Thomas | Dec 3, 2021 | Family, Rural Life, Rural Texas
Here in Fayette County, Texas, familiar sights all around us announce that Christmas 2021 could well be a December to remember. Let me share several observations with you. At the Hostyn Hill Greenhouses, Kathy is brightening the season, one poinsettia at a time....
by Elaine Thomas | Oct 15, 2021 | Rural Life, Rural Texas, Saving Stories
In the pages of my new book, Stories I’ve Been Told, you’ll meet 25 of my special Texas friends. Most of these personality profiles first appeared in my monthly column in our local paper, The Fayette County Record. Now they’ve morphed into volume one of a new book...
by Elaine Thomas | Oct 1, 2021 | Family, Rural Life, Rural Texas
Jumper ‘Jaws’ Thomas is my name and ruling the roost is my game. I’m a rescue cat with a bone to pick. Some weeks ago, when the new dog around these parts wrote in this space, readers heaped favorable comments on my black and white archrival. If your words had been...
