Joy of Country Living

 It’s winter again, cold and wet – so doubt if we’ll be going to an auction we had planned to attend Saturday.   We went there last weekend, primarily to see friends – as well as the thousands of Dallas Cowboy items they were auctioning off. This weekend they are to auction off the more traditional estate [...]

I’m ready to go outside. Spent the better part of the weekend getting tax stuff together. For some reason, always feel a great sense of relief when we get that finished. In spite of it all, did manage to find some time to do a little work in the yard. Got the crape myrtles trimmed [...]

  What a surprise. Went to close the front door last night and was treated to this beautiful sunset – looked like the sky was on fire.   With the weather warmer, David and I went out on the front porch to enjoy the scene and take a few pictures. Spring is definitely in the air – [...]

Made a quick trip to Palestine yesterday – shopping, of course – and decided to take a few pictures along the way to share since we were going to be taking a picture of a quail ‘coop’ for a friend. The trip really is a pretty one with lots of scenic views, i.e., rolling hills, [...]

We don’t eat out much anymore – mainly because there aren’t any ‘good’ restaurants close by. Just fast food places that serve hamburgers, pizza, BBQ and such. To get to what we call a restaurant would take us about an hour to get there. By the time we order and drive back home – making [...]