For any who want more, complete list of all posts by month since 2011
  • Road Trip to Crabbs Prairie: A 1950s Journey from Richards, Texas

    Road Trip to Crabbs Prairie: A 1950s Journey from Richards, Texas


    When I was a little girl growing up in the 1950s in the small town of Richards, Texas, (pop. 500 counting dogs and chickens according to my granddaddy) the summers were hot, and entertainment depended on my imagination unless my fifty-something-year-old grandmother I called Ma intervened to drive us to someplace exotic like Crabbs Prairie, an even smaller community than Richards, where her people lived. My relatively young grandmother loved to drive, and I loved to ride while she regaled me with her stories about family and friendsthe rides were always too short.

    Stay tuned for Part II.

  • Thank You, Annie: Celebrating Animal Couriers

    Thank You, Annie: Celebrating Animal Couriers


    “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” – John F. Kennedy

    Annie Alexander and her blog Animal Couriers first subscribed to me here in September, 2016, after many years of friendship with my first WordPress efforts through the eyes of a little feisty Welsh Terrier: The Red Man. Red’s Rants and Raves ended in 2016 when Red passed on to his reward following five years of cultivating a devoted group of followers including Annie and her Animal Couriers.

    Annie’s support in our blogging community has made a difference in my writings and in my life – I’m long overdue in saying a proper thank you to her.

    Please follow her adventures traveling across Europe and around the world with her happy passengers!

    http://www.animalcouriers.com/on-the-road-with-animalcouriers/