Jerry Garner, Lindale fireman, is hanging up his bunker gear for the last time after 61 years of service. For the last 25 years he has served at...

Now, I’m fixin’ to get into this week’s junk, but first I’m gonna have to do some explainin’. The reason I’m explainin’ is because it has to do with the story. This...

I was asked to rerun one of Janet’s stories, so here it is. This was written nearly 23 years ago.  Can you believe she still puts up with me?There are a few things I need...

If a man’s home is his castle, then a boy’s room is his. I know my room was. My room was also a museum. It contained all sorts of junk includin’ feathers, wasp nests, and...

 Well, it finally happened; I got cloned. It was on Facebook. I had read warnin’s of this happenin’, but like everyone else, I didn’t think it would ever happen to me.  I...

Periwinkles have long been one of our most dependable summer bedding plants, brightening East Texas landscapes with months of cheerful color. For...

Tyler—Every spring, East Texas gardeners set out with big plans and bigger hopes. Seedlings go into the ground, raised beds are mulched, and optimism is high. By fall, that...

 I thought y’all might like to see some conversations between my wife and me.       Janet called me just a little while ago.      “I’m picking up a few groceries,” she...

You know, I was thinkin’ the other day, I sure am glad I was born a boy. I don’t think I could have made it as a girl. I’m too ugly, too hairy, well except for my head, and...

Tyler—When you say “pea” to most gardeners in the world, they think of “English” peas that thrive in cool moist environments. But to most...

Have you ever dropped a lawnmower on your head? I know I have. Let me stop here and say that last week was not what you would call one of the best weeks of my life. I...

I saw a picture on Facebook the other day of an old playground equipment, you know, swings and merry-go-rounds and such. Well, I remembered that I had written a story about...

Tyler—There are currently more cases of rose rosette virus in Tyler than at any point over the ten years that I’ve worked here. Tyler is known as...

The other day I was asked to rerun a story that I had written back 27 years ago. Yep, I’ve been writin’ this junk for that long. Heck, longer. This comin’ July, I will have...

You know, I’m gettin’ kind of worried. I haven’t seen a kid on a bike in I don’t know how long. Don’t kids ride bikes anymore? All I ever see ridin’ bicycles now-a-days are...