Here we go again. Second time in 8 days I’m at the Hospital, this time, waiting for another MRI. I wonder if I can ask for a punch card. Get 5 holes punched and win a free spa weekend. Seriously, the procedures aren’t horrible and the folks are pleasant but this every week a new …
Remember when your mama would take you to get ice cream or some other treat after a trip to the Doctor? Well, I’m a grownup now and I’ve been to so many doctors and had so many test procedures the past couple of years that I would always just be glad to get home and …
As I contemplate what I was doing on this date 48 years ago, I realize that at 25 my life was just starting. Due to the fact that the stubborn little babe I carried refused to turn around and present head first, I was in the hospital awaiting a scheduled c-section. BTW he is still …
Since today is supposed to be another scorcher I decided to stay indoors. So today is the day I take down all of our wall decorations and clean them. I know this is something most visitors don’t notice, but it’s always been important to me. Doesn’t sound like a major issue does it? It didn’t …
For a few years now I’ve not been able to do a lot of things that have always given me satisfaction. Things like housework and yard work. I know that sounds crazy but a well tended garden and a clean house are two things I always prided myself on. My wonderful husband of 49 years …
Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I started this blog as a commercial endeavor to publicize my books. But, as it always does life got in the way. The latest development has convinced me to open up my personal life and share my challenging journey. Last week I was diagnosed with polycythemia. A …
In honor of this books third birthday I am offering Justice Unbalanced for FREE on Kindle from 1:00 AM on September 3rd through midnight September 7th. Grab your copy on Friday to enjoy over the long Labor Day Weekend. Tice McCoy carries within him the heart of a true cowboy – vulnerable, devoted, and trusting …
Every once in a while past endeavors come back to haunt us. Usually they are things we choose not to remember. But occasionally the memories can be not only pleasant but absolutely joyous. Today’s email brought me that joy. For all of the 80’s and early 90’s I made handcrafted artisan miniatures and travelled to …
http://www.graysoncofrontiervillage.us The Hendricks House, built in about 1863 on land given Jesse Elvis Hendricks by his father John, was built near the Shannon church northeast of Sherman. It originally was a one-room cabin with a loft, but Hendricks and his wife, Susan, added several rooms making it two stories in about 1870. The original cabin …
Judge James Thompson was appointed the first Chief Justice of Grayson County and was the first Postmaster at Preston. His home was moved to the village in 1990. Son of Jesse & Anna (McDonald) Thompson. Before he was seven years old his family moved to Cherokee County on the Tennessee River in what is now …
Rita Ownby Holcomb Author 