by Kay Boothe | Feb 6, 2022 | Columnist, Uncategorized
Good, Better, Best—Shedding Light on Antique Kerosene Lamps By Jolene Renfro Before the invention of the kerosene lamp you either went to bed at dark, or you lengthened the daylight hours by burning whale oil in a lamp,...
by Kay Boothe | Feb 5, 2022 | Columnist
Stranger Than Fiction By SHIRLEY PRIHODA Mark Twain, the ordinary man’s sage, said that truth is stranger than fiction. He clarified that by stating fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities…truth isn’t. The occurrence of stranger than fiction events in our lives...
by Kay Boothe | Feb 5, 2022 | Columnist
WHEN IS A LILY NOT A LILY? By Jolene Renfro Question: When is a lily not a lily? Answer: When it is a Schoolhouse lily, Spider lily, Crinum lily, or Rain lily. All are members of the Amaryllis family, not...
by Kay Boothe | Jan 25, 2022 | Columnist
Texas’ First Farmers By Jolene Renfro Our grandson, who was visiting recently, expressed an interest in visiting the Caddo Indian Mounds in Alto. This visit spurred my interest in the culture that was here long before the Spanish explorers came and built Mission Tejas...
by Kay Boothe | Jan 25, 2022 | Columnist
CHILD’S PLAY—–ANTIQUE TOYS By Jolene Renfro Playing with toys has always been an important part of childhood. Children learn their identity, strengthen their bodies, learn cause and effect, explore relationships, and practice skills needed for adulthood...
by Kay Boothe | Jan 25, 2022 | Columnist
Until We Meet Again By SHIRLEY PRIHODA On Saturday, we awakened to what has become the norm in Brazoria County, rain. It would have been a good day to binge watch home renovation shows while sharpening our critiquing skills, but that was not to be. Instead, we did...
