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The Evening Before Daylight Saving Time Starts
I’m not posting these on Facebook or Instagram… though I may post them on some of the other social media channels I’m on (Vero or Plates probably, but maybe even Flickr or 500px,…
St. Paul Lutheran School Chili Supper & Chili Cookoff
This afternoon, I arrived at the St. Paul Lutheran School’s Annual Chili Supper, Auction, and Cook-Off early… my intention was to take some photos, process them, and get them uploaded before they started…
Lee County Junior Livestock Show 2024
I sometimes tell folks that I’m only half from the country. I grew up five miles from the nearest town (and it only had one stoplight), and there was a tobacco field behind…
Rededication & Blessing of the 1901 Immanuel Lutheran Bell
As promised… here are some photos of the rededication and blessing of the 1901 Immanuel Lutheran Giddings bell. It sure looks nice! After the end of the service, folks got to write verses…
Chicken BBQ at Christ Lutheran Church in Loebau
The folks at Christ Lutheran Church in Loebau were selling BBQ chicken plates today. Naturally, we wanted to pick some up, so we headed in that direction a little before 5pm. There were…
Old School Texas Barbecue in Giddings, Texas
These are not the first photos of City Meat Market in Giddings that I’ve shared, nor will they be the last, unless I get hit by the proverbial bus or something else happens…
Ash Wednesday
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” With broken heart and contrite sigh,A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry.Thy pard’ning grace is rich and free—O God, be merciful to me!…
To Copperas Cove and Back
Back when I first moved to Texas, I took weekend road trips fairly regularly… usually one or two a month. I’d pick a direction and find what looked like the best “not the…
Candlemas in Dime Box
One of the neat things about the liturgical calendar utilized by some churches is that specific days of the year are set aside to mark important events in the life of Christ. Even…
Texas Wendish Heritage Society Scholarship Fundraiser 2024
As long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to things that I instinctively seem to know are fading away. This past weekend, I had the opportunity to document one of those things…
Faith Lutheran High School Oktoberfest 2023
Well… I’m really late with these photos of the Faith Lutheran High School of Central Texas Oktoberfest… sorry about that! Somehow I never actually scheduled a post with these, and here we are…
A Visit to City Meat Market in Giddings
It’s always a good day when I make it to City Meat Market Giddings TX early enough to get some pork shoulder (and hot guts and brisket too)…
Trunk or Treat at Immanuel Giddings
Immanuel Lutheran Giddings put on a community Trunk or Treat tonight. The turnout was fantastic… and James had a great time! Looks like the other folks in attendance did too. You really can’t…
Brenham Fire Museum
I’m about to embark on a two-week trip to visit my older children… and this time I’m driving. We drove out to Brenham to pick up a rental car for me to use,…
The Roadtripper Visits Serbin, Texas
On October 4, 2023, Chet Garner, host of The Roadtripper, visited Serbin, Texas. He (of course) learned about the history of the Wends and their immigration to Texas, and was also treated to…