Fall has come to North Central Texas. Fall is finally here in my part of the world, and I couldn't be happier. The picture above is of the burr oak outside my window, which has one or two colorful leaves and gray skies peeking through the still green leaves. Add to that, damp conditions and … Continue reading A Time to Read
Category: Nonfiction
Harry S. Truman and Independence
While in Missouri a few weeks ago, my husband and I made a beeline for Independence, a town on the outskirts of Kansas City and the home of former President Harry S. Truman. We enjoy going to Presidential Libraries, and I had long looked forward to making the trek to Truman’s in Independence. I was … Continue reading Harry S. Truman and Independence
Bookstores in August
Leaving any bookstore is hard, especially on a day in August, when the street outside burns and glares, and the books inside are cool and crisp to the touch;" Jane Smiley It is hot! The last several days, our old thermometer, hanging on the lone pole bringing electricity across a pasture or three to my … Continue reading Bookstores in August
Cunning Kitty Cats
My dad often quoted from his elementary primer--at least bits of it he liked to remember. What he remembered best was a ditty about cats. This would have been in the late 1920's. He always said he learned to read to the "tune" of "Baby Ray had three cunning kitty cats," a line from a … Continue reading Cunning Kitty Cats
Literary Texas: John Graves, Part 2
A limestone ledge on a stream near Hardscrabble, John Graves’ former ranch. “April and May can be magnificent with birdsong and wildflowers and greenery gone crazy, and if good rains come in late August or September, as they often do, early fall can be a sort of verdant second spring before frosts turn red and … Continue reading Literary Texas: John Graves, Part 2