Discover What Lies Behind The Pine Curtain
By Courtney Terry / Courtney’s Thumb
It’s true what they say about time…the older you are, the faster it flies by. I’ve been meaning to write my column for a couple of months now, it seems there is always something else that needs my attention too: house to clean, dogs to shave, plants to plant, bugs to kill, weeds to pull, wine to drink and the list goes on and on…
By Courtney Terry / Courtney’s Thumb
A couple weekends ago I decided that since the weather was cooperating and warm, I would break ground on my garden for 2012. Rumor is that exercise is great for stress and the body in general, so I figured some manual labor would improve my humor and tighten some seldom used muscles. Little did I know how sore I would be the next day…
By Courtney Terry / Courtney’s Thumb
This time of year usually brings families together, what with Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner. I took it upon myself to have a family reunion since the summer had finally relented its sweltering days to cooler and more enjoyable ones. According to Wiki, it says “a family reunion is an occasion when members of an extended family get together. ‘Typical’ family reunions consist of grandparents, great grandparents assembling for a meal, some recreation and discussions.” I find this definition hilarious! First of all, who has a ‘typical’ family? No one does! That’s why the saying goes: you can pick your friends, not your family.
What an eventful month September was!! Labor Day weekend brought many undesired wildfires along with some gusty winds that fueled the fires. At my homestead we had a tree fall on a power line and block the driveway and start a fire. Luckily, a friend that lives in Ft. Stockton was leaving to head home and encountered the blocked road and the fire that had just began, the wind was blowing toward the west and the dilapidated old house was under no threat as long as the wind didn’t shift.
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