The sweet smell of spring

I remember the time my wife called and asked me to go look out the window and see if her little peach tree was blooming. She was away on a short business trip. I looked out the window, and sure enough, there was one pink bloom.

Lenny's Life Lessons

Hello, dearest San Saba loves! Lenny here, at least I think I am still a dachshund, a newspaper columnist, and a dog, but I am learning quickly I am not always in charge of things. Guess what? I don’t care for it!I had to go to the vet last week.

The Richland Springs Report

It seems strange to complain about all the severe weather missing our area, but we need multiple inches of rain in this area. Oak pollen is filling the air and covering anything left outdoors, including my new black car. It has this lovely coat of yellow covering every black shiny exposed part.

The Idle American

I might never have resented my brother if he’d have been born other than in 1944, when Grapette was getting a foothold in our town.

Simple Truths

1 Timothy 6:10-12 “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Romanos 6:5-14 DHH Si nos hemos unido a Cristo en una muerte como la suya, también nos uniremos a él en su resurrección. Sabemos que lo que antes éramos fue crucificado con Cristo, para que el poder de nuestra naturaleza pecadora quedara destruido y ya no siguiéramos siendo esclavos del pecado.

Idle American

The ballyhoo about “no free lunches” was first bandied about in the 1880s and today, Southwest Airlines’ “bags fly free” death bell is on the verge of gonging.

Lenny's Life Lessons

Hey there, wonderful San Saba loves! We sure hope life has been treating you well. Mom and I both have been suffering with horrible allergies, and all this wind has made them even worse.

Notes from the Spring Creek Arts Guild

Continuing on my food and nutrition jag, another topic around which there is a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding is food allergies. First, let us nail down what is a food allergy. An allergy is the immune system overreacting to a harmless substance.

The sweet old couple

They are elderly and have very little money. Both have a number of health problems, but despite this, they always seem to have a good attitude and talk about trusting in God.