by Elaine Thomas | Sep 15, 2023 | Old Times, Rural Texas, Saving Stories
Before the Internet became the go-to source, good cooks like those in the Fayette Memorial Hospital Auxiliary in La Grange, Texas, took pride in compiling their favorite recipes. In their 25th anniversary cookbook assembled in 1982 using a typewriter, these Pink...
by Elaine Thomas | May 5, 2023 | Old Times, Rural Texas, Saving Stories
When Great-Aunt Myrtle lost her husband, Clarence, in 1950, she picked up the fractured pieces of her life and returned to work. For the next 36 years, she was the no-nonsense proprietor of McAllen Upholstery Shop in McAllen, Texas, a woman ahead of her time. Born in...
by Elaine Thomas | Apr 21, 2023 | Rural Life, Rural Texas
What better time than spring to put the urgencies of everyday life aside and slip into an old Texas cemetery. Wandering between the rows of graves, many very old and some more recent, we feel the rugged tranquility of this quiet place. New Life Amid the Markers An...
by Elaine Thomas | Mar 10, 2023 | Old Times, Rural Life, Rural Texas, Saving Stories
Jimmy Helms is the old philosopher of New Dubina, Texas. He’s also his rustic little town’s sheriff, mayor, dentist, postmaster, banker, cobbler, bartender, preacher, teacher, etc. As the 84-year-old retired Houston dentist makes the rounds at his 1857-1900-era...
by Elaine Thomas | Oct 21, 2022 | Old Times, Rural Life, Rural Texas, Saving Stories
Cypress, Texas, reviewer K Leonard calls Stories I’ve Been Told – Volume 2 inspiring. She writes, “Masterful storyteller Elaine Thomas leaves you feeling like you have been sitting on the front porch or at the kitchen table hearing firsthand the life stories of...
by Elaine Thomas | Oct 7, 2022 | Rural Life, Rural Texas
Thank you, Mother Nature for making your presence known here in South Central Texas with some beautiful fall sights. We may not have breathtaking views of autumn leaves, but for those of us fortunate enough to live close to the land, fall is all around us. Welcome...
