As I sit here finishing up left-over homemade 3-alarm vegetarian chili (enough descriptors for you? there’s a reason for that…), I think I’ve hit a turning point on my current quest for body improvement. It’s come on the heels of lots of work, struggle, lurching, sweat, pain, stalls and some yo-yoing, but it’s good. Today […]

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I’ve lived in Houston almost 5 years now and still keep finding interesting things to do and explore. I’ve driven past the Bayou Bend Collections & Gardens Museum dozens of times, but finally had some time to kill one day and decided to stop. Nice place! It’s all about Ima Hogg (yes, that is her […]

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Lots of sand and sun and loud rock-n-roll this weekend! Friday night, Ray and I spent the evening having flash backs to the 80’s with Def Leppard and Heart. Good stuff! Both bands gave the crowd exactly what they came to hear – all the old hits one after another. That was fine with me […]

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“Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance.” — Albert Einstein Wow, Albert nailed it. I know some people who need to trade ignorant gossip for intelligent investigation.

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The 10′ sunflowers outside our front fence had run their course — stooped over and drying out, their lives completed. They did WONDERFULLY and looked terrific, but it was time to cut them down and put up the next season of plants. Along with their removal, I pulled down the vines that had been very […]

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