guns part of culture in rural Grimes County, Texas in early 1950s

in her little mind she was always the Good Guy

cowboys needed just the right hat

new baby cousin Gaylen lived in Houston – cowboy hats came later for him

daddy bought the little girl a swing set for her yard

cowboy hats later replaced by baseball caps

shirts optional in the hot Texas summers

meanwhile, mama insisted on teaching the little girl piano lessons

the little girl hated the piano lessons

The guns and cowboy hats are long gone, but mama’s music lingered from one century to the next.