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Winter in Texas, a thought that never crossed my mind. Not the cold rain of coastal Oregon. No constant wind driving the rain sideways and definitely no view. Large houses at the end of driveways that seemed to stretch for miles. Trees, cattle, and a plethora of horse trailers. Seems everyone in Texas has a flatbed truck and a trailer full of livestock or tractor equipment. The Conroe area of Texas is growing, in fact, …

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The wind blows, the trees sway, the rain comes. This could describe most places on earth. Friends were complaining about the winter storm they experienced on a beach camping trip on the Gulf Coast of the Lone Star State. The wind was blowing at 35 to 40 miles an hour, oh my. They had almost two inches of rain running under their RV, oh my. We had to chuckle at the doomsday scenario they portrayed. …

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The start of a new year always brings thoughts of the past year. Incremental changes year to year do not always reveal the big changes that have taken place over several years until finally, we discover that some things just are not the same. Our neighborhood on the south end of Gold Beach is small. We were on the corner of two dead-end streets. One way in and one way out. Passing by our house …

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Our journey South became protracted by a shared sickness – potentially COVID Delta variant related – but not confirmed. After leaving Winfield KS, we spent a couple of weeks in Sulphur Springs TX where we took our time getting over our symptoms and recuperating our strength and energy. Before heading south again, we stopped to pick up components for our ever-growing solar system before heading to Montgomery TX for the winter months. We have been …

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Museums seem to most as just a collection of dusty things that people have discarded. However, they tell us how it was all those years ago. This edition of the travel blog is more than just a history lesson. It is also telling us that even though times have changed, the basic principles of success stay the same. Winfield, Kansas, located in the southeast of the state, was founded by Colonel Edwin ‘EC’ Cassander Manning …

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Winter is fast approaching. In the mid-west, the leaves on the trees are red. Some have turned yellow. In the days to come, they will begin to fall to the ground. The branches will be left barren. Frost will soon cover those leaves and then comes the white frosting called snow. Along the west coast, the winds and rain will increase. Any leaf that has fallen from its perch will find itself north, closer to …

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