A few weeks ago, we needed to do a little home maintenance – trimming our Live Oak trees.  My handy husband and I ventured out into the landscape with chainsaw and safety glasses to lift up the trees. All went

A few weeks ago, we went up to the DFW area to visit family.  Living up there for several decades, I am familiar with parts of the metroplex; however, it has grown and changed so much that sometimes I must

I love singing Christmas songs this time of year.  I sing them when I’m driving, when I’m baking, when I’m cleaning.  Pretty much all day long.  This morning, I heard, “O Come O Come Emmanuel.”  The melody, the lyrics –

When October rolls around, not only do I see Halloween costumes and candy, but I begin to see Christmas items creeping on the shelves. Around the 31st, turkeys, pilgrims, and cranberries are making an appearance, and Christmas stuff is sprinting

My favorite houseplant is a Ming Aralia.  The leaves are wispy light and remind me of a bonsai tree.  In the late summer, it was screaming to be repotted: leaves yellow and drooping, no new shoots. In November, I knew

About this time of year, I’ll be driving down the road with the air conditioner on and see a lovely field of powdery fresh snow.  Snow?  Texas snow, that is.  Cotton.  Those white acres of unpicked cotton look like a