Rockwall, TX (April 14, 2023) – A restored house, with whitewashed wood walls, porches and screen doors open to the beauty, on a good-sized plot of land, in the Texas Hill Country or somewhere in Tennessee, better still; a stone cottage in the Cotswolds, would be the dream photo in my brain. The kitchen, light […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 5, 2023) From the shoreline, the bluffs on the far side of the lake seemed reachable in my twelve-year-old mind. The water was calm, and no boats were out at the time. So, with only my younger brother around to approve or protest, I decided to swim across the entire lake. About […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 4, 2023) I decided to have some horsey fun by hosting Brunch at the Barn with my horse Wendy at beautiful Laurel Ridge Stables in Rowlett. I set up a table in front of Wendy’s stall adorned with a white tablecloth, pink and white flowers, and glamorous gold touches. Since I was […]
ROCKWALL, TX (March 3, 2023) It’s getting on towards March and I feel myself coming back to life. I become slumpy in the second month of the year. Projects set aside for winter months are drudgery in February. Photo albums are stacked in the guest room, archival boxes stacked alongside, waiting for me. I am more […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 17, 2023) And the mystery continues. Why didn’t we shoot down the Chinese spy balloon that crossed the entire United States before our military finally shot it down as it passed over our Eastern coast? That, in my opinion, is a good question. Ask yourself, “What if that would have been one […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 27, 2023) Once, while living in Germany many years ago, we entered into the gray sky season where we did not see the sun for over three months. Seasonal depression ran rampant and my husband and I, me from sunny Southern California and him raised in and under the warm skies of […]
Recognized for its early recognition and treatment of ischemic stroke initiative (Feb. 15, 2023)– Texas Health Resources received the 2022 Bill Aston Award for Quality from the Texas Hospital Association for implementing a process designed to help with early detection of ischemic strokes in patients. This marks the fourth time Texas Health has received the […]
New facility offers convenient, personalized services ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 13, 2023) – Texas Health Resources opened a Texas Health Breeze Urgent Care™ facility in Rockwall. Breeze Urgent Care offers patients fast, convenient and personalized care with upscale amenities and transparent, affordable pricing. The Rockwall facility is one of 22 Breeze Urgent Care centers that have […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 12, 2023) A young woman sat at her desk in an office that served university professors. She smiled at the sight of each vase of flowers delivered to her throughout the day—Valentine’s Day. She hadn’t expected this show of appreciation from those she worked for. Even so, she did hope for a […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 9, 2023) ~ I begin my articles long before I sit down to pound them out on my keyboard. I mull them around for days, sometimes weeks at a time. With this being the “Season of Love” and my editor’s goal to provide meaningful content on the subject, I’ve wrestled with what […]