Old memories return on hometown visit
The last time I was in my little hometown, I walked around the courthouse square and looked for signs of something familiar. What came to me immediately was this: Back when I was in public school, we...
View ArticleMother never let the Devil have a victory
My mother rose early every morning to continue the fight against the Devil. She often delivered stirring speeches about him. How my sisters and I could recognize him and his wicked influence. I once...
View ArticleA whopper of a fish tale
If my Uncle Billy Crockett were still alive, I’d try to get him talking again about the 500-pound catfish that lived in Chicken Hawk Creek. Uncle Billy was the chief storyteller in our family, and...
View ArticleA battle in the summer garden
Did you ever see a sort of funny-looking hummingbird flitting over the blooms in your flowerbeds? Well, guess what, it wasn’t a hummingbird. Probably it was the moth that lays the eggs that hatch...
View ArticleRosie update: ‘This is gonna be a big dog’
WINEDALE – Greetings again from the front porch of the old farmhouse in Washington County. Rosie the Lab is here with me, sprawled beneath my chair, where she has untied the laces on both my sneakers....
View ArticleA change of habit
Professionals who study reading habits may have a name for what I am. I don’t know what it is. A compulsive reader, maybe. I have to read, even when I’d rather be fishing or eating. I read stuff that...
View ArticleHome alone
WINEDALE — Here’s the biggest thing that’s happened to me lately: Last week, I spent a few days and nights alone here at the old farmhouse in Washington County. And I had a pretty nice time. This came...
View ArticleOld friends in old pages
We have a lot of books around the house that I haven’t read. Sometimes I like to grab one that way, without looking at the title, and see if I’ve ever heard of it. The one I picked was a weathered...
View ArticleWhen’s the last time you were in San Antonio?
My partner and I try to spend at least one night per year in San Antonio. It simply seems like something all Texans ought to do. We were a couple of years behind so we stayed two nights this time,...
View ArticleFolks say we’ll have an early fall this year
Here in Washington County, I haven’t been anywhere the past few days except to the grocery store and the post office, and I’ve heard four people say they expect an early fall and a long winter. I...
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