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This past Thursday, my wonderful vet, Dr. Michael Ridlen, came out for a morning of sample collecting.  We, meaning Dr. R and his assistant Carly,...

You may remember that back in February I talked about our four cats.  Included in that blog were some pictures of our leafless Satsuma trees.  We h...

I love Maine.  It is far away from the greater Houston area which means it's a great spot for a get away.  My friend Nancy lives there with her goa...

A slightly late Happy Labor Day to everyone.  I'm putting the studio back in order after having my grandsons here for the weekend.  There is nothin...

Harvey has gone.  As I write this on Wednesday morning, easternmost Texas and western Louisiana are getting hit hard by driving rains from Harvey b...

The tropical storm that was Harvey has graduated to a full fledged hurricane.  As I write this, Hurricane Harvey is a minimal Category 1 on the Saf...

I'm not sure when I first discovered cattle egrets but I know it was years ago.  I suspect it was sometime during the years we were in College Stat...

I love peaches.  We are currently on our 2nd or 3rd peach tree.  Unfortunately, this is not a happy climate for peaches, which are native to northw...

According to my friend Shari McNair, all ants will swarm after a rain.  It seems obvious that's what was happening when I managed to get stung so m...

One of the most common creatures out here in the country is the fire ant.  Anyone who has a yard and lives in this part of the country knows all a...

This week's issue of Weaving Today arrived in my inbox this morning.  I don't read everything in each issue of the newsletter but I always look for...

Next weekend we will be heading to Kellyville, OK, just southwest of Tulsa for a fun show at the Creek County Fairgrounds.  This is the 11th annua...