by Marie Watts | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog
Note: This blog was first published on Patti Shene’s Over 50 Writer’s Blog on Veteran’s Day, 2020. This Veteran’s Day I would like to pay tribute to a special veteran in my life, my dad, Second Lieutenant Albert Theodore Watson Senior (October 14,...
by Marie Watts | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog
During a recent podcast interview, host Terry Shepherd asked me what advice I would give my eighteen-year-old self. Frankly, I was stumped. My reply was that I would say ‘yes’ when asked to take on a task or project that I was unsure I could master. Later, I would...
by Marie Watts | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog
I insist on doing home repairs. Why? The main reason is, I’m cheap! I don’t really remember my dad doing many home repairs while I was growing up. In fact, I can’t remember who fixed the toilets. My mother, however, would do interior painting. When I first...
by Marie Watts | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog
At last, I have found an activity to take my mind off COVID. Shredding with the tractor. For my big-city friends, this means driving the tractor around the pasture and cutting the weeds, shrubs, and grass with a device attached to the back. The bush hog will shred...
by Marie Watts | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog
October 19-25 is Free Speech Week. The First Amendment written in 1791 states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the...
by Marie Watts | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog
Recently we began to notice small brown somethings resembling windblown leaves swirling through the air. Since the trees are still green in central Texas, I was quickly able to remove that possibility from the list. Their speed, unfortunately, made identification...
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