Making friends as a child or even as a parent to school-aged children is relatively easy. Classrooms and school functions facilitate the building of friendships. Even as one gets older and enters the workforce, it’s [...]

Ingredients:10-12 applesPopsicle sticksMelted dark chocolateSprinkles, nuts, sea salt or candies1 cup of melted butter1 cup of light Karo syrup1 teaspoon of vanilla2 cups brown sugar1 can sweetened, condensed milkDirections: Wash and dry apples.Insert a popsicle [...]

Cancer. The “C word.” The whirlwind that ensues for families after a diagnosis can be overwhelming in more ways than one. Aside from the emotional, physical, mental, and fear load that families face, the financial [...]

By Donna Long Days are getting cooler, nights are getting longer and it is time to start celebrating all things fall. In Texas, one of the biggest fall celebrations is that of Halloween. There are [...]

By Tom Marquardt and Patrick Darr Bob Pepi has seen just about everything in the world of wine. A man who joined his father in 1960 to launch a winery under the family name in [...]

By Kassie Pounds Colorful leaves, a chill in the air, the scent of a fireplace burning, hayrides, football, sweaters, boots, pumpkins – just a few of the things that signal fall has arrived. It’s no [...]

By Brent Shaw, Modern Woodmen, Fraternal Financial | m.brent.shaw@mwarep.org The daunting tasks in life, the ones we don’t like to think about, are often pushed off to be addressed later. What really happens is that [...]

Work is a major component of daily life, so much so that Andrew Naber, an industrial and organizational psychologist and an associate behavioral scientist at RAND Corp., determined the average person spends 90,000 hours at [...]

By Tom Ward | www.teetimewithtom.com With the NFL season just beginning, I thought who better than my friend, former NFL running back Barry Foster, to assist me in demonstrating a terrific golf drill? Foster is [...]

Work is a major component of daily life, so much so that Andrew Naber, an industrial and organizational psychologist and an associate behavioral scientist at RAND Corp., determined the average person spends 90,000 hours at [...]

Meet Lemon, who is thrilled with her new home in Bowie, Texas, with the Merrell-Briseno family. Here, she is all dressed up for the Jim Bowie Days Pet Parade. Her owners say she is the [...]

By Donna Long Billings, Mont., founded in 1882, is known as the “Magic City” because of rapid growth as a railroad town. Billings is part of the Yellowstone Valley which is a canyon that was [...]

By Norman Winter, Horticulturist, Author, and Speaker | Facebook @NormanWinterTheGarden Guy ‘Good Golly Miss Molly How Beautiful You Are’ is just the response one of my Facebook followers wrote upon seeing my post. This was [...]

By Donna Long Tucked in Arlington’s historic downtown and part of one of the city’s most romantic B&Bs is Restaurant506, which emanates a casual elegance with its white table linens and perfectly attired waitstaff where [...]

There are many reasons to get in shape. Weight loss is a prime motivator, as is reversing a negative health effect, such as high cholesterol or increased diabetes risk. Routine exercise also can improve life [...]

The Texas bobcat, because of their shy and nocturnal behavior, are rarely seen by most people and getting good pictures is even more rare. Bobcats have excellent eyesight which helps them thrive so well, but [...]

By Donna Long Fort Myers, Fla. – chosen as one of the top five best places to retire in the Nation by US News in 2020 and is home to some of Florida’s best tourist [...]