Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer. There are more photos, Click here to upload photos desired at a good resolution. No charge whatsoever. Round Two, Week Two of this 2019 Rusty Weir singer/songwriter contest has come and gone, leaving in its wake lots of good music, smiles, and memories. The contest is held at and […]
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer. Anyone is welcome to download a photo without charge. These are saved on Flickr.com, click here, at 7×5, 360 dpi. It’s back on, folks — The 9th yearly Rusty Wier singer/songwriter contest held at Love & War in Texas every winter. After a 2-week break, Round 2 began […]
First appeared in The Paris News, Sunday, 2.10.19 Story and photo by Mary Jane Farmer For Jack Rosenthal III, things are hoppin’ like a grasshopper on steroids. Trey, who goes professionally as Trey Rose, announced Friday that he’s tried out for “The Voice.” At this point, his manager, Chris Gunn, said, they cannot say any […]
Flatland Cavalry , “Homeland Insecurity,” Independent Label Flatland Cavalry, with the release of Homeland Insecurity, has established their niche in the upper echelon of Texas and country music. The 11 songs in this new album get better every time one listens to them. There’s some new phrase that might have been missed with the first […]
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer t’s a few months away, still, but Kerrville Folk Festival is releasing its list of performers in waves, a few last week, a few this week, and let’s hope more next week. And first on this agenda is to bookmark this Website. It has all the info and […]
By Mary Jane Farmer Skimmers found — Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman reported that, on January 24, police were called to a convenience store/gas station on U.S. 75 service road in reference to skimming devices having been found on three of its gas pumps. Skimming devices are defined online as “used by criminals […]
Seldom write ‘blog’ style, but here’s one! And these and other photos are accessible, free download, Click here Counting blessings today. So many — new people I met, new musicians I heard, favorites I heard again, drives through the small backroads. Started Friday as I headed out to Tyler for the Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival’s […]
Press Release, with courtesy photos Tickets to the 2019 Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Association Hall of Fame Awards Show went on sale this week. The awards show will be held Saturday, February 23 at the Paramount Theater in Austin. This year’s inductees include songwriters Christopher Cross, Steve Earle, Billy F. Gibbons, and Bob McDill. The February awards show promises […]
Howe PD investigates skimmers placed on local gas pumps
By Mary Jane Farmer Skimmers found — Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman reported that, on January 24, police were called to a convenience store/gas station on U.S. 75 service road in reference to skimming devices having been found on three of its gas pumps. Skimming devices are defined online as “used by criminals […]
Learning by Doing: Hobby Ideas for Young People
Story by Julie Morris, Photos by Mary Jane Farmer Hobbies can help children in many ways. There are educational—mentally and physically—beneficial activities that build self-confidence and help kids establish a sense of identity. Parents have a unique opportunity to steer a child’s interests in healthy and constructive ways by helping them find a hobby they […]
TxDOT to revamp U.S. 75 exit ramps
Mary Jane Farmer, Scene In Town For the next several months, drivers going north on U.S. 75, to Sherman, should plan for the possibilities of delays, because TxDOT is beginning work on a project they call ‘ramp reversals.’ Texas Department of Transportation officials announced Thursday that work begins this week on ramp reversals on U.S. […]
Photography is… No. 2 stimulates imagination
C\ Click here, on this link, to see a few more of my “challenge” photos. No. 2 — Photography requires imagination Each year, lately, I have gone on my own photographic journey, calling it my “Challenge.” I’ll pick a topic and do what I can to photograph items, people, […]
Photography is… No. 1-Immortality
First in a series about photography and why I (Mary Jane Farmer) love it so much. Some of this is ‘borrowed’ from another source, most is uniquely my own. Photography creates immortality — Every Thanksgiving, my family is at my house. It’s tradition. The grandkids take out the old photo albums and go through them, again […]
Kinky Freidman — Still The Kinkster
Lately, I’ve been listening to Kinky Freidman’s newest CD in about, oh, say, 40-ish years. It’s called Circus of Life and is due out in about three weeks, or July 3 to be more specific. And, believe or trust me, it’s well worth the money. The Texas Jewboy has not lost his touch, not at […]
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