Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Come on over. We'll have a cup of coffee, and a game of SKIP JACK!

At home, growing up in Camp Wood, Mom and Dad always had the coffee pot on, and friends and relatives dropped by often to have a cup, set on the porch, puff on cigarettes, discuss the local events, and marvel at the strange things that happened in far off places, like Uvalde and Rocksprings, or even way off down to old Hondo. 

Monday, January 30, 2012

The BEST Job I Ever Had!

Back in an earlier post, I promised that I would tell you a couple of stories that came to my feeble mind at that time: 1) the story about my big brother, septic tanks and dynamite; and 2) the story about the best job I ever had! 

I actually got around to following through on story #1, (much to my Brother's dismay), but have neglected to live up to my promise on story # 2.  So here goes. 

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Christmas and West Texas - 2011

After the brutal heat of Summer 2011 finally broke, BB, Henri and me ventured back into the trailer and combined Christmas with a West Texas Trip.