There are so many stories of Cecil Maugham and his ability to walk long distances at a surprising pace. Seeing this one photo from a time when I best remember him, in the 1960s/70s brought me right back to the … Continue reading Cecil Maugham – A True Marble Falls Legend
If you are thinking about getting married and you both have deep roots in Burnet County, it’s a good idea to look at your genealogy. You never know who your cousins are. In our case my 5th great grandfather and my wife’s 6th great grandfather were one and the same. Of course this isn’t a new discovery, but it’s the first time I had diagrammed it out to this degree. Continue reading Marrying Cousins??
EARLY LIFE I was born in Burnet, Texas, February 2, 1932. My mother was from Marble Falls, Texas and my dad was from Marietta, Ohio. He was working on Buchanan Dam when they met. They never told me too much about how they met and for some reason I never asked them; now I wish I had. My dad worked for Brown & Root Construction Companyand we moved a lot. I hated that, and I remember thinking that when I grew up I was not ever going to move. Yes! I have moved a lot. I lived in Venezuela, Egypt, Israel and who … Continue reading Maxine’s Stories
Back when we had our house in Corpus Christi, I was home alone. I hadn’t slept well, but what’s new. I got up and went down stairs and made myself a cup of coffee. I went over and took a seat in my easy chair where I would be waiting for the sun to rise over Corpus Christi Bay. I was dressed in my usual attire for the coast, shorts and a tee shirt. As I started to sip my coffee I started to notice that my mouth wasn’t working exactly right. I’ve been drinking coffee for over 50 years … Continue reading Is It Bell’s Palsy or a Stroke?
Lawson Products had a salesman that made the rounds to all the contractors shops to sell them nuts and bolts. He kept our bolt bins full to overflowing. We never complained. We knew him coming meant he’d bring a good supply of good quality caps. Of course our Office Manager, Woody, always wanted to know why our bolt and nut bill was so high. This was in the 1970s and before the nice quality cap craze really got started. I really think that these caps are what showed people that a gimme cap didn’t have to be cheap looking. Wasn’t … Continue reading The Lawson Products Caps
There was a place on the western side of Houston near I-10 and Highway 6. Almost 50 years ago I started going there, when I was working nearby. It was an old house, that was converted into an antique store that served up burgers. You would actually sit at antique tables and chairs with other antiques surrounding you. My oh my, those were the best burgers I ever ate. I would seldom go to Houston, without going there. I often planned my trips to Houston around a stop by Charlie’s Hamburgers. I would often think, why don’t they franchise this … Continue reading Charlie’s Hamburgers
It appears that they had an Annual Farm & Ranch Night each year – players would compete in cow milking contests, egg toss and hog calling and perhaps other contests. These were on Double Header Game Days and this was done as a filler between games. There doesn’t seem to be a lot written about this practice. What do you recall? Continue reading Who remembers this about the early years of the Texas Ranger’s Baseball Team:
How much fun would this be to see!!!! I asked Howdy Fowler of Marathon, Texas about it and he said they haven’t put it on in several years. He said it was a really fun thing. Too bad it’s been … Continue reading Mule Rodeo and Donkey Races at Fort Davis
It always amazed me how often I used to find tools, like wrenches, hammers, screw drivers and the like laying on the road when I was traveling from place to place. I always accused my careless mechanic of being the … Continue reading I Could Never Pass Up Tools Laying In The Road
Angora Chronicles 