At Considerable Cost

Here in our part of Texas, when spring rolls around, you'll see cars pulled over on the sides of interstates and highways.   Whole families will be wearing meticulously coordinated outfits and babies will be red-faced by their attempts to tell parents how displeased they are with the present situation.   Cameras are at the ready and parents will either climb into a vehicle with a satisfied smile or with an exasperated sigh, depending upon the results on their cameras.   It's all part of bluebonnet season and as an outsider, a Texas newbie even after sixteen years (16 years?!?), I still get excited by the sudden explosion of brilliant blues and vibrant red and oranges that blanket pastures and roadsides.   Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush are in bloom!   Grab a camera!   Find a good patch of blooms!   Everyone smile and look happy, darn it! We were a little late, so the blooms were starting to fade. ...

Still trying to catch up on blog posts! MORE IN MY KITCHEN LATELY... I'm really enjoying the island in my kitchen.   I have two drawers dedicated to all my baking stuff.   I can store all my baking sheets and pans neatly beneath, along with mixing bowls.   I have about twenty mixing bowls.   And honestly, at holidays, there comes a moment in time where they are all dirty, having been used that day! PRETTY GIRLS & HANDSOME, FUNNY MASTER T C gets stopped in stores all the time, as people ask her if she knows who Shirley Temple is since she looks just like her.   This is her new sailor outfit.   It's not going to do much for making the Shirley Temple references stop.   It's so funny that C is more tomboyish at play, but she prefers dresses.  E is more regal (not just Mama-bias; that's the word people often use when describing her) and lady-like, but while she likes dresses, she prefers wearing...