Browsing Category
Culture
Own a Media Empire They Said
Two years ago on December 10, Katie and I inked the deal that promised us the chance to own a media empire in a town with a population of 90. After we signed papers at Botts Title, we took a congratulatory selfie with Santa Claus at Henkel…
Nancy Lou Webster of Elgin: Never Cottoned to Dresses Nor Convention
Nancy Lou Webster of Elgin never cottoned to dresses nor convention. At age 86, the renowned craftsman still doesn’t.
“The world is full of boxes, but none of us get here built square,” said Webster, who religiously wears work boots and…
Shooting the Breeze with Totally Tikaa
I caught up with Totally Tikaa, as she's known on her blog and social media channels, while she was being driven to Waco to attend her Baylor freshman's first equestrian competition. I follow her on Instagram and had noticed she was doing…
Barbecue, Biscuits and Beans
Barbecue, Biscuits and Beans and My German and Wendish Roots
As told to Katie Stavinoha by Cliff as he drove to the Dudley Brothers Hereford Bull Sale in Comanche, Texas. Cliff was in the buying mode.
All of my grandparents…
Laughing Matters: My Grass is Green, But I’ve Got the Blues
After years of drought we all wanted rain. Some of us even prayed for it. I think maybe we overdid it because the Lord answered us in spades. Make that buckets. Now my grass is green, but I’ve got the blues—got them so bad that I wrote this…
Book Mark: From Tea Cakes to Tamales
Food brings people together, connecting generations in both the preparation and sharing of the meal.
In her new book, From Tea Cakes to Tamales: Third-Generation Texas Recipes, journalist-turned-culinary historian Nola McKey explores the…
Healing Art: Don’t Let Anything Ruin Your Day
I wrote Healing Art: Don’t Let Anything Ruin Your Day as a record of my journey as a photographer and a Parkinson’s patient. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1999, and I began pursuing my crazy dream of becoming a photographer…
Rambling Boy: The King of the Western Belt Buckle Collectors
Robert Brandes is the king of Western belt buckle collectors. He has roughly a thousand of them, and his e-mail address incorporates the words “buckles.com.” His calling card says “Western Buckles” in large type and has his name and address…
Rambling Boy: Reading is Fundamental
For the next few Friday mornings, you will find me in a classroom at Marfa Elementary School reading The Wind in the Willows aloud to a group of Mrs. Lujan’s second graders. I will be there because I am participating in a pilot project…
Glorious Gulf of Mexico: Life Below the Blue
Glorious is not the adjective most Texans would use to describe the Gulf of Mexico. Most of us take it for granted. Generally, the nicest thing we say about the Gulf is that it’s close and convenient. Texas A&M University Press author…