We have been on the road since 12:30 this afternoon. It is now 10:30 at night. I did all the driving because Ray was worn out. We have been busy these past two weeks there getting lots of things accomplished: garage sale, new booth at the antique mall, new renter, cleaned out barn, clean house,…
Busy Last Day at Home and at the Antique Mall
Today was the last full day Ray and I are in Texas before heading back to CA. We tidied the barn, moved boxes to the bank building, took a whole load of goodies up to the antique mall and started tying up loose ends around the house. We are still not finished – so much…
Shattered Glass Political Ceiling
Today, a shift has occurred in our world. A woman has been nominated as the official Democratic contender for President of the United States. Other women have run before, but no one has moved to this level of the game. Love her or hate her, Hillary Clinton has broken the glass ceiling for presidential politics….
Repost: My Connection to Texas
Whenever I drive back to Texas, the minute I hit the border from New Mexico, a calm settles over me. Not that West Texas is my home, but still, I can see the big open sky and the flat plains and I hear that West Texas closed-mouth drawl when I stop for gas. These signal…
A Writing Focused Day
This has been a day spent on Story Circle Network’s Online Classes program and my college essay students. I have been evaluating proposals for the fall term, which is exciting since there are some great classes coming up. Also, I worked with three students over the phone so we can get a jump on the…
Garage Sale Day
A big thank you to Debbie Hope Norris and her sister for making the trek over from Bonham this morning to come to our garage sale. I really appreciated you taking the time to visit. Also, much thanks to Ronnie Ball’s wife, two daughters and granddaughter for dropping by. As I said to them, “One…
Delving Deeper for Great College Essays
I have been working with students on college essays over the past few days, using shared Google docs and the telephone. It is always an interesting process and this year is no different. Part of the fun of college essays is that we dig deep, looking for experiences that carry real heft. This is not…
Come See Us on Saturday for Our 2nd Neighborhood Garage Sale
Ray and I were up at 6 this morning, down at our bank building, pulling out lots of goodies for our next neighborhood garage sale which will be this Saturday from 8 – 5 in the front yard of our home here in Sherman, which is a historically marked Queen Anne Victorian known as Lyon…
The Boy in the Box Story: New Facts
I had a funny thing happen yesterday when I went to my childhood friend Marsh White’s visitation at the local funeral home here in Sherman. I was speaking with a woman named Betty who identified herself as Marsh’s cousin. I told her my name and she said, “When I was fifteen I worked one summer…
20 Minutes a Day 