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Welcome to Whizzerville!

Okay, the towns “real” name is McMahan and a few years ago was up for sale. Tom Douple and his buddies were eating BBQ in Lockhart, when they saw the ad and decided to make the short drive to McMahan to see what all there was for sale. They fell in love with...

Adventure, Children, Family, Featured, Food, Friends, Life, Simple Life, Texas, Time, TravelOctober 19, 2012Nanette2 comments Permalink

Things that are bigger in Texas

Lets start with the obvious. The Texas State flag. Have you ever noticed it is a small portion of the American flag, just much bigger?

Pecans - I thought Alabama had some big pecans, but Texas wins hands down. I have...

Adventure, Children, Featured, Food, Friends, History, Life, Nature, Texas, Time, TravelOctober 4, 2012Nanette2 comments Permalink

A Coal Miner’s Son

Down in a hollow, in the coal mining hills of Eastern Kentucky, lived Melvin and Clara Webb. Melvin and Clara had eight children, Melvin Jr., Loretta (Loretta Lynn), Herman, Jay Lee (Willie Lee), Donald Ray, Peggy Sue, Betty Ruth and Brenda Gail (Crystal Gayle). A rather musically inclined family I will have to say. Herman Webb,...

Buttered side down…

...ever have one of THOSE kind of days?

On the day I entered Indiana, it was raining. Nothing bad, just enough to make me leery about taking my camera out, but I had to. I started in Elkhart with the “Quilt Tour.” ...