Thankful For Cooler Temps A happy and sunny Fall morning from the island, everyone.  Actually, as a rare occurrence, I’m in Seadrift this early morning, having ventured across the bay a few days ago to visit with my California sister, Darla, and her husband, David, who drove down to attend the 2nd birthday of my […]

It’s spooky season again, but this year I’m thinking that the scariest thing is how many people I know that are really struggling, how many are a missed paycheck away from some really horrible outcomes, how many cannot meet basic needs, how many are right now facing a horror story worse than any ghost, goblin, […]

We are entering the Holiday Season, where we increase our thankfulness for our multiple blessings. I do not remember when, but for the past many years, the Port O’Connor churches have provided tangible expressions of love to the needy in our area. We will be gathering at First Baptist Church on November 12 at 6:00 […]

Approaching Fall and Beach Rides Greetings from the off-grid Matagorda Peninsula barrier island, located approximately 5 miles off the coast of Port O’Connor, TX., with West Matagorda Bay to the north, and the Gulf of Mexico bordering the south side. Many people that are not associated with an isolated homesteading lifestyle, are not familiar with […]

Fall has returned to our radars and so has Fall allergies. For me it’s kinda funny because besides knowing I’m allergic to dogs and cats (and honestly not caring one bit), I did not have a lot of seasonal symptoms until living for over a year in Knoxville, Tennessee where the locals claim: “If you […]