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COVID-related travel complications still abound and not all places are maskless.
By MARILYN ROBITAILLE As we take those first tentative steps out from under the rock of COVID, remember that Texas is not the world. If...
Jul 16, 20213 min read
8 pounds, 6.25 inches gone in 3 weeks. A big thanks to Julie Brinkley for helping me on this journey
By SARA VANDEN BERGE You guys, I’ve been doing a thing. A dieting thing. Those who know me (or read this blog) have heard me complain...
Jul 12, 20212 min read
Remove crayon and markers stains, polish copper and jewelry with toothpaste. Seriously, it works!
By Alexis Rochester Did you know there are many things around your home you can and should clean with toothpaste? It’s true! Toothpaste...
Jul 1, 20212 min read
These 3 household items you can use to disinfect your home and office might surprise you.
By ALEXIS ROCHESTER During the pandemic, hundreds of readers asked us what they could use to disinfect their homes since almost all...
Jun 24, 20212 min read
Going Places: Book a trip to a beautiful resort in Mexico where sun, sand and salty margs await.
By MARILYN ROBITAILLE I’m packing my bags for a week in paradise at the Mayan Palace in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. I know what some of you...
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Happy Father's Day: Remembering my dad’s passion for life and the lessons he taught me.
By SARA VANDEN BERGE I have only written about my dad twice since he died 12 years ago. Most of it has to do with the fact that I’m...
Jun 20, 20212 min read
Looking to add some positivity to your social media experience? Then join Erath Raves on Facebook.
By SARA VANDEN BERGE I made the decision a long time ago to never join Facebook groups that bash local businesses and people. You know...
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Going Places: Bring memories into focus by keeping a travel journal.
By MARILYN ROBITAILLE I recently ran across a travel journal that I kept from a trip we took in 1992. I always jot down where I am and...
Jun 15, 20214 min read
Super cool things you can do with leftover coffee grounds.
By ALEXIS ROCHESTER If you are a coffee drinker, then you probably have an abundant supply of leftover coffee grounds being thrown away...
Jun 14, 20212 min read
Going Places: Deep travel and the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells.
By MARILYN ROBITAILLE I ran across a perfect travel term that describes something we should all embrace: “deep travel.” Author David K....
Jun 1, 20213 min read
Another year, another spin around the sun; I celebrated my birthday with more love than I deserve.
By SARA VANDEN BERGE It’s hard to believe that it’s been a whole year since I turned 50. So it’s really strange to say that, as of today,...
May 25, 20211 min read
Milo gets a trim and Camp VB is almost over. (I’m exhausted.)
By SARA VANDEN BERGE Milo, my adorable grandpup that has been staying with us this week, was starting to look like a raggedy mut,...
May 22, 20212 min read
If you’re an Elvis fan, you owe it to yourself to take a trip to Memphis and Tupelo.
By MARILYN ROBITAILLE Elvis Presley died Aug. 16, 1977, but he lives on in his music. If you’re a die-hard Elvis fan, you owe it to...
May 20, 20214 min read
Going Places: Now that we can leave home again, loosen up and get lost.
By MARILYN ROBITAILLE I want to make a case for being lost occasionally. I’m not talking about putting yourself in a dangerous situation...
May 13, 20212 min read
When the giggles take over, sometimes, there’s just no stopping it. Even in a city council meeting…
By SARA VANDEN BERGE It was supposed to be a serious night at City Hall; a time when newly-elected city council members were sworn into...
May 12, 20212 min read
We just returned from a trip to Las Vegas and I have this restaurant to tell you about.
By SARA VANDEN BERGE The Husband and I returned Sunday afternoon from a three-night jaunt to Las Vegas, Nevada where we spent a few...
May 12, 20213 min read
Going Places: The best remedy to city chaos can come in the form of green grass.
By MARILYN ROBITAILLE Sometimes when the “world’s too much with you,” as Mr. Wordsworth put it, the only respite for your frazzled nerves...
Apr 29, 20212 min read
Going Places: Sedona, Arizona, where Mother Nature steals the show.
By MARILYN ROBITAILLE When you think of Arizona, I’m sure you think of desert heat and cactus. Snowbirds flock there by the thousands to...
Apr 21, 20213 min read
Chills, Christmas pjs and that second Covid shot. Ay, yai, yai.
By SARA VANDEN BERGE I’m lying in bed wearing my Christmas pjs. Yeah, I know it’s April, but I’m cold and these are the warmest, softest...
Apr 15, 20212 min read
‘Let’s work together to make these community improvements. They will benefit all of us.’
To the residents of Stephenville: The City of Stephenville has submitted to voters the issue of whether or not we will make needed...
Apr 15, 20211 min read
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