HGTV - Call Me!
Having spent the better half of two weeks looking for a new home, I have learned the following about home staging.1. Leaving you wienie dog at large, within the confines of your home, to bark and lunge...
View ArticleHome Staging - Part 2
This morning's termite inspection turned into an interior decorating party for six and according to a weary realtor, the first marathon decorating session occurred last Friday. By default I was the...
View ArticleBack Off and Breath
Wednesday, November 10, 2:00 PM somewhere on a Ft Worth freeway, two vehicles become embroiled in a case of TEXAS ROAD RAGE!Vehicle one, being of the white bronco variety (WBV), enters freeway at high...
View ArticleBottoms up!
This fall has not been all relocation stress. We had the pleasure of a canyon tour with relatives and it's time to share the view. Explorers Michelle, Cindy and Debbie prepare to journey into the...
View ArticleTop Down!
Relocation stress? There are bigger things in this world to think about!Mile marker zero to the grandest canyon of them all. Why do we stare at flowing water? Why would a man who is known to take...
View ArticleApologies to Rogers & Hammerstein
There's a bright golden haze on the billboard,There's a bright golden haze on the billboard.The smog is as high as an elephants eye,And, it looks like I35 is backed up clear to the sky!Oh, what a...
View ArticleYou Might Be In Texas...
when you see the following sign:DON'T WASH YOUR HORSE ON THE SIDEWALK.Above mentioned sign resides on the grounds of the Will Rogers Coliseum, home of the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Built by the...
View ArticleCan't Wipe Off the Grin
Thanks to an Oklahoma snow storm, my recent experience with train travel will be filed under "Can't Wipe Off the Grin" in my memory cabinet. Needing to return to Texas, a one way ticket on the...
View ArticleSid
Sid is a seed head. He was created during Spring Break Camp. He is my new friend. Sid enjoys sunshine and clean water. He likes to have his head stroked. I cut his hair, but he was OK with that. He is...
View ArticleSalt Water Up My Nose
To date Summer 2011 has been busy. Most of my activities have involved wise people under the age of 16. June in review!What I learned about sand castle building from Jordan: Wet sand sticks to...
View ArticleMy Sweet Petunia
Camden and I have done lots of reading this June. One source of inspiration was "Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words". Camden called her Grandpa dapper and I was often referred to as zany . I have...
View ArticleGrowing Like A Weed
Successful gardening in 100 degree weather is all about plant choices. My best performer this first year in Texas is this lovely sunflower. Having positioned the 'sippin cousins' before this leggy...
View ArticleBlooming Like a Weed
Sunflowers make me smile. The farmer I married says they are weeds, but weeds are champion adaptors and life is all about adaptability. Are we blooming where we have been planted? Nope, not yet, but...
View ArticleGrowing Green
This title and accompanying photos are the inspiration of Camden Tremblay. She is now busy working as a first grader at St. Charles but definitely has a future in photography. This photo of a...
View ArticleSmile
People who make me smile!Camden's creation says "Please come back to Planet Texas"!
View ArticleMoose Hunting
This lollygagger has always felt a connection with the moose. Thanks to the television series "Northern Exposure" the lumbering walk of this animal just screams lollygagging mascot material! So, what a...
View ArticleWelcome to the World Baby Boy!
Dear Ryne,I'm your Grandma Debbie. Your mommy is my daughter and your sister is my grand- daughter. I love them both so much that sometimes my heart hurts. Now I have you, my grandson. I promise to...
View ArticleArticle 7
Garden progress is easier to share with photos and pictures are helpful when considering landscape changes. Thus a new post of gardening Texas style! Yes it has been over a year since this landscape...
View ArticleCutest Baby Pic Ever!
Mom's nowdays! They take pictures with cell phones and e-mail them to Grandmas. Amazing!
View ArticleArticle 5
Isabella Sprunt had a problem. Her neighbor Mrs. Dudley Cross had a strange growth in her yard. Bouncing Bet, Isabella's poodle and Lavender Lassie, her collie, were barking at it. Lafter, her tom cat,...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....