This was written almost 10 years ago. Don’t get me wrong I’m not planning on checking out anytime soon, but we went up and got Bluebonnet Memorials to make us a headstone. I’m showing it off because of the bluebonnets … Continue reading Funerals
While this is the grave marker that is on his grave, there was another one that set on his front porch for years. He had commissioned the original one to be made with the epitaph as you see below. Sometime … Continue reading Lee Odiorne’s Tombstone
Ronnie Lewis Beloved Family Man and Cherished Grandfather A hard worker, known for his honesty. He spoke the truth, most of the time. A master storyteller, sharing tales of his life, A subject he knew best, full of laughter and light. His mind was sharp, though it had its days,But at heart, he was the real deal, always. Continue reading My Epitaph
About this time of the year, October 1974 took us down past Huntsville to do a drainage project. It was a new development on Lake Livingston called Waterwood. It was aptly named, especially that year. We were in a piney … Continue reading 1974 was a really wet year over in San Jacinto County, Eastern Texas
The name “Falfurrias” antedates Anglo association with the area, and its derivation is uncertain. Town founder Edward C. Lasater claimed that it was a Lipan word meaning “the land of heart’s delight”. Others believed that it was the Spanish name … Continue reading Ever Wonder Where The Town Of Falfurrias Got It’s Name
Ruby Waggoner was my dad’s mother. She and my grandfather had divorced when Cecil was very young. He was raised by his dad, Theron and a host of aunts, uncles and his grandparents. Ruby Lee, Grannie Ruby or Grannie was a big part of our life going up. She lived in Austin and visited her often. She was one funny old gal that laughed a lot and made the rest of us laugh. Any time after I was grown and had projects around North Austin, I’d stop by even if for just a few minutes. One day she and I … Continue reading The Fire
This story is one of the more puzzling things I have encountered lately. In about 2010, I pulled up to the Shell Station and dropped someone off that had been riding with me. I was on the side of the … Continue reading The Man – Goat Head – 2008 (the inscription that was on the lid of the box)
I just drove into a vacant piece of property that I sold to LCRA the year before. Actually I was taking a shortcut to my office. As I drove to an area that few people drive to any more there was a young lady that had parked her Prius in the middle of the road. It took her a few moments to discover that she wasn’t alone. As I set watching she was running and leaping with her hands outreached. It all looked very graceful. After a bit she looked around and saw me, and came back to move her … Continue reading Could I Have Just Found Peter Pan?
I always wondered where the name “Pedernales” came from. This is what I found. The name “Pedernales”, first used in the middle 18th century, comes from a Spanish word for the flint rocks characteristic of the riverbed. Continue reading What’s In A Name
I wonder if the cooks on traildrives scorched the beans, if they still ate them? I think I know the answer. Wasn’t like there was much of a choice. I’m sure that’s where much of the bellyaching about sorry food came from, scorched beans. Continue reading Scorched Beans
Angora Chronicles 