I ran onto this old story about my grandson Will or “Catfish” to many of you. This young man is headed to high school when the new school year starts up in a few weeks. This boy is a Gem Dandy and always has been. https://www.facebook.com/groups/729839877052650/permalink/732981890071782?sfns=mo Continue reading We knew we had our hands full very early on with this one.
For all the stories I’ve told on here and circumstances I grew up with, I don’t think my Mother or any of my Grandmother’s ever heard me say a curse word prior to me being grown. This was not because we grew up in a highly religious home. My mother was a spiritual person but she didn’t attend church regularly. I attended church with my Grandmother Leona, but I didn’t exactly fall in line there. It was a different time we lived in. We actually knew how to turn course language on and off. I guess it was more out … Continue reading One Of The Strangest Things
This is a very funny story about a young boy that came to be known as Okra, how he went off to war without a gun and how Georgetown, Texas became the Poppy Capital of Texas. Click to access From-War-Zone-to-Poppy-Zone-Excerpt.pdf Continue reading The Amazing Story of Henry Purl “Okra” Compton
Today I honor my mother on Mother’s Day and my father on the day he would have become 94 years old. Cecil and Bonnie Gay (a photo from their wedding day – August 17, 1948) The first half of their marriage resulted in the birth and raising of Kenny and me. The second half of their marriage was dedicated to nurturing and raising their daughters, Joy and Jan. Continue reading On This Day – May 12, 2019
This is not my writing below. A very good friend sent it to me . Perhaps they saw me in it. (At least I hope so) I’m in the Pacific Northwest on vacation the next week or so. My daughter just graduated from college up here in Oregon and she’s going to be staying in Portland. My son went to college in DC and stayed there. We’re all together on this trip for my daughter’s graduation celebration through the Pacific Northwest, then mom and dad return to L.A., my son to DC, and my daughter stays in Oregon. Things change. … Continue reading On Growing Old (or Older)
I came in Saturday evening knowing I’d put off assembling a huge doll until the last minute for my Granddaughter Sarah’s 5th Birthday today. I flew in on it about 8:00 PM last night doing it on the Brazilian Mahogany Coffee Table in our living room. The boss lady made sure it was covered so I wouldn’t scratch it. But doing it there allowed me to have plenty of light but most importantly it kept me from bending over and sitting in the floor for the 3 hours I worked on it. At least this way I was able to … Continue reading I Have Always Been Very Agile (that’s kind of an inside joke)
I discovered a new term that relates to the surveying and layout of Texas when USGS Markers were place primarily along roadways and railroads from points all over the state. I knew the markers were placed, but had never thought about the timeframe in which it was undertaken. This name Spirit Leveling comes from the use of a spirit level used in surveying equipment. Below is a report as is relates to this being done all over Texas from 1896 to 1915. https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0637/report.pdf Continue reading Spirit Leveling in Texas
I recently came across this newspaper clipping. I haven’t been able to date it yet. Mrs. W.W. “Iva” Fuller was a tenacious woman and this article demonstrates that. I talked to her daughter, Mary Alice, but she doesn’t remember the actual date of the article. But it calls into question several things for me. We had this Marble Falls Monument as a previous topic some time back. It appears the monument was originally placed many years ago when Gen. Adam R. “Stovepipe” Johnson was still alive. The monument was moved or rededicated in a 1962 ceremony that LBJ attended. The … Continue reading The Mystery Of The Marble Falls Granite Marker
Many probably recall the story about Daynon Lewis, a girl of 13 year of age, found hanging in a little shed behind the family home, back in 1965. It had a a major impact of all the kids that went to school with her and everyone in Marble Falls. We have talked a lot on various threads on here about the incident and how no one was ever charged in her murder. It was such a tragic thing. We all knew her as Daynon, however here name was Laniece Daynon Lewis. She is remembered as a very nice and sweet … Continue reading The Young Girl That Was Murdered Down By Backbone Creek.
Back in the late 70’s things were going pretty well for us in the construction business, but had slowed a bit. As things often happen, a miracle job fell out of the sky. A Burnet County fellow, Fritz Heine had gone off to Houston and was doing well contracting with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. I knew of Fritz but mostly just by name. He was a generation ahead of me, about my Dads age. He had a son named Henry that had finished his senior year of school in Marble Falls, then he came and worked for a year or … Continue reading We Weren’t Made To Feel Welcome In Victoria, Texas
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