A Friend I Took 50 Years to Make . . .

I have had a lot of fun on my trip to Grapevine this weekend, even without the usual warmth of Texas in January. The show on Saturday was great, and I got to go to the first playoff game at the new Cowboys’ Stadium on Saturday night. More on those later. There...

Catching Up from the Holidays . . .

No, I didn’t disappear. But it seems like it, at least to me. The last couple of weeks have been a little hectic — “good hectic,” but hectic nonetheless. Let’s catch up a little . . .Patti and Debbie were on vacation through the holidays....

Merry Christmas to All . . .

The rush of the holiday season is mostly past. With a 21-year-old still asleep upstairs at 11:00 in the morning, the mad dash downstairs on Christmas morning is a faint memory. These days, I enjoy the quiet. I have read the whole paper, baked a sausage and egg...

Thank You Note

Yesterday was one of those “WOW!” occasions you get from time to time. Something really good happens, and all you can do is take it all in and say “Wow!”This is what the “Wow!” was all about — Pat Hobson treated us to lunch....

Barry Claus Is Coming to Town . . .

It’s amazing how the “celebrities” seem to enjoy making appearances in our store. You may recall that a couple of months ago, we had “The King” for a morning in our classroom. So I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised when Karen...