This morning I woke up and checked the forecast for Canton, Texas, where the flea market is happening this weekend. Weatherunderground.com reported temperatures were supposed to get up to 111 degrees today in Canton. I just checked a minute ago and it said that it is 104.5 degrees at 6:38 pm, but feels like 114…
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Heat, Antiques, and a Dilemma
I took a long nap this afternoon after being out in the heat – 102 – and now at 8:34 pm, I am sitting here groggy, as if I am recovering from a hangover. I haven’t had a hangover in a very long time so this feeling is foreign, and not very pleasant, I might…
Two Big Victories for Our Country Today
Thank you, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, for having the courage to stand up for a woman’s right to choose today. Thank you, Supreme Court, for acknowledging that all people should have the right to marry who they choose. Choice. That is what today is all about. We, the people, get to make our own…
Friends and Distances
Tomorrow Sarah and Luna return to Los Angeles. It has been wonderful having this precious time with them. We had old family friends over tonight who needed to get one last glimpse and snuggle with Luna (and Sarah) before they head back out West. It is times like these that I feel a little sad…
Dragging Today
Today was one of those too-early mornings when I felt as if I were trudging through chest-deep water until I finally admitted my tiredness and went upstairs for a nap. I only slept 45 minutes, but that much-needed respite made the rest of my day go much smoother. It’s tough when we first arrive in…
The Comfort of Old Friendships
Here it is another very late night – it’s 12:23 here in Texas – and I have been busy since early this morning. I have helped unload a very full van, attended a mini-high school reunion with some of the ladies in my 1971 graduating class in Bonham, then had dinner with family and friends back…
Texas-Bound
Tomorrow at 4 am, we are off to Texas. We are taking Rachael with her belongings to resettle in North Texas and we also will have her friend, Keara, with us, along with Sarah and Luna. We are traveling in our big van, plus Rachael’s car. Keara is coming just to spend a little extra…
Can You Say Zombies?
This is the land of the living dead over here. Ray and I are walking around as if we have had the blood sucked right out of us. Ray said this afternoon, “I don’t know why I’m so tired.” That’s when I reminded him that we just had the busiest three months of our lives…
“Just Get Me to the Courthouse on Time”
Sarah and Gregorio told us several weeks ago that they were going to get married “at some point this summer.” To which they quickly added, “But this isn’t the “real” wedding. We’re just going down to the courthouse and sign the papers alone. We’ll have a big wedding and party in November.” Now, as the…
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