Late this afternoon, I stopped by to see the grandkids and all the kids besides Rachael and Ariel. Ray headed on to town for a meeting he had to attend. So happy to see everyone and also to be home, safe and sound. Heading straight to bed. Ready for a good night’s sleep. Talk to…
Author: lenleatherwood
I am a native Texan who has lived for the past 30 years in Southern California. I am a published author of both short memoir and fiction, a two-time Pushcart nominee, a nationally award-winning writing coach, an editor, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. In addition, I am the mother of three grown daughters of whom I am extremely proud, a grandmother of four darling children and the wife of a man I still love after 44 years.
Made It To SLC
Here with my sister Leslie’s children, grandchildren and spouses. Wonderful to have a short but sweet visit. We head home tomorrow early in the morning. Here are a few photos of my Utah family. Leslie’s kids, Jim and Kevin
Delayed, but Leaving in the Early AM
We were supposed to leave today, but we are still here. Just as we were making our final preparations, Ray noticed one of our front tires on the van had steel showing. So, that required time for tire changing. Then, as we were getting closer to going, our tenants in Fort Worth called and said…
Up One Day, Down The Next
Heading west tomorrow. Actually, going to Salt Lake City for one day to pick up an old pickup that Ray and our nephew sell back and forth to each other for $700. We’ve had a good trip. I’d prefer a few more days here so we can finish some of our work, but commitments and…
Skydiving Today!
My husband Ray contacted a high school friend a few days back. They discussed getting together and his friend, Scott, said he would be working at a skydiving center over the weekend in Whitewright. Whitewright? This is a tiny town about 30 miles from Sherman, whose last claim to fame, as I recall, was hosting…
Worth Reading: News of the World by Paulette Jiles
I have just now finished the novel, News of the World by Paulette Jiles. This was a National Book Award finalist and is a lovely, short book (216 pages) that is well worth your time. The allure for me is that the story is set in North Texas immediately after the Civil War, and names…
Nesting Here in Texas
I am sitting in what we call the “green” room in our house in Texas, waiting for one of my students in LA to call me. We are going to work via telephone and google docs on his college essays. I have just a few minutes because he just texted and said that he was…
A Little Cleaning and Some Music from Jason Isbell
This has been a cleaning day here at our Texas home. We’ve had our do-rags on and have been wielding a serious dust cloth and vacuum wand. This is what happens when you have a house to air out and freshen up after time away. I am appreciating my clean house this evening. We are…
Made it to Our Texas Home
Ray and I are safely settled in our Texas home after two and a quarter days on the road. The trip was uneventful, as we like it, but there were a few times that it felt a bit long. Nothing like sitting on your rear-end for 11 hours for two days and three hours on…
On the Road…
We are headed to North Texas and have stopped tonight in Moriarty, New Mexico. We had dinner in a local restaurant and were serenaded by these folks. Actually, they were pretty good! Married 52 years. We only heard their last two songs: Jimmy Buffet’s “Margaritaville” and the hymn “In the Garden.” (Fairly different subject matter!)…
20 Minutes a Day 