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  • A Church in Brittany

    A Church in Brittany
  • Birthday Ride on the Texas State Railroad!

    Birthday Ride on the Texas State Railroad!

    This fine young boy took a train ride on the Texas State Railroad… He had lots of fun!

  • Noel Coward’s tribute

    Noel Coward’s tribute

    I have a friend that lent me this LP …. He had the fun to hear “Marlena” at The Café De Paris in London. One can still get the music on iTunes. “Live at The Café De Paris” Introduction By Noel Coward We know God made trees And the birds and the bees And the seas for…

  • Do you feel like taking an evening trip through time and space? Italy is the destination!

    Do you feel like taking an evening trip through time and space?  Italy is the destination!

      Italy. The very word is powerful. Few places on earth inspire the imagination like Italy. The SFA Gardens at Stephen F. Austin State University will host the next installment of the Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18.  And the subject- Italy! Before we get to the details about the lecture let’s think about Italy…

  • Rosemary

    Rosemary

      This time of the year people flock to the nurseries and buy plants on impulse because the very thought of them sounds good. A good example of this is herbs. Everybody likes herbs, and it sounds so neat, so domestic, so close to nature to cook with fresh herbs. But if you are standing there in front of the nursery…

  • The Lord of the Rings on the Big Screen

    The Lord of the Rings on the Big Screen

    Went last night to see a special showing of the “Fellowship of the Ring” ….the extended version . It was fun to see it on the big screen again! This was a special promotion for the soon release of the movie on Blu-ray Disc. The experience put me in remembrance of our visits to beautiful…

  • Picking Blueberries at The Blueberry Place at Carrizo Creek, Nacogdoches, Texas.

    Picking Blueberries at The Blueberry Place at Carrizo Creek, Nacogdoches, Texas.

    Today is the Blueberry Festival in downtown Nacogdoches. Blueberries will be celebrated in all manner of ways. Especially attractive to the citizens of Nacogdoches are the blueberry pancakes, cooked and provided by the Nacogdoches Kiwanis Club. This starts at 8 AM and you’ll want to get there early. There will be shuttle buses to take…

  • In Flanders Fields

    In Flanders Fields

    In Flanders Fields John McCrae, 1915 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were…

  • Cape Jasmine

    Cape Jasmine

    Below is the list of plants I asked Aubrey King up at Kings Nursery in Tenaha to find for me for the landscaping of my new home several years ago. The plants were for the mere bones of my garden. I would, of course, add more later, but these were the ones with which I…