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Having a hot bowl of oatmeal on a cool morning recently before heading out the door triggered thoughts about some of my childhood days in my momma’s kitchen. It was always the warmest room in the house on cold winter mornings. The oatmeal would be steaming hot with sugar, butter and cinnamon added. I could add some extra sugar from the ever present sugar jar on the kitchen table if momma wasn’t looking. You know the kind of container with the little metal flap in the top which made for slow pouring. Those were widely used by restaurants back in the day too.
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COMFORT RINGS IN CHIRSTMAS
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Edna Priour, aka the Jelly Lady, showcases her wide array of jellies at the recent Utopia Arts and Crafts Fall Fair.
Read moreEditor’s Note: Copies of the “Growing Up in Bandera” book are available in the Bulletin’s office and can be shipped anywhere in the county. Call 830-796-3718 for more information.
Read moreOn behalf of everyone here at the Bandera Kronkosky Public Library, Happy Thanksgiving! The holiday season is upon us, and it is a time to reflect on the many blessings in our lives. It is also a time to reach out and support our community.
Read more2:00 a.m. on a Tuesday night. I’m sitting in an 18 ft. aluminum boat, “Boat 1,” tied to a tree on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande River across from the Mexican town of Reynosa swapping stories with my partner and trying to stay awake. It’s our fourth night on the river; two hours into a twelve-hour shift. “Boat 2” is about 200 yards upriver on the other side of “The Peninsula,” a landmark I was told was THE hot spot for illegal activity coming in from Mexico.
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