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Approaching 100 years, the craftsman bungalow chosen as April’s Yard of the Month by Spring Lake Garden Club is a handsome example of popular residential architecture and landscaping in the 1920s and 1930s in urban areas of the United States. 

Q. What is up with the tiny caterpillars hanging by a thread from my oak trees?

Journey implies travel and travel implies roads. From my childhood days in west Texas, I remember the long red dirt road from our ranch house to the mailbox, 12 miles distance.

As the coronavirus increases throughout the nation and much of the world, the media continues to spend a large amount of the time trying to keep you updated. Even with that being the case, I’m hoping you don’t mind me adding a little to it by reporting some of things happening in the recycling area concerning it.

Shopping for groceries recently has felt like taking a trip back to the days of hunting and gathering as a society. But in the midst of long lines at H-E-B and empty shelves, local food delivery services like CenTex FarmBox have been filling the gap. CenTex FarmBox is a hyper-local food delivery service that supports local farmers, artisans and vendors.

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As might be expected, the coronavirus is not only acutely affecting our daily lives, but also the recycling industry. As if you aren’t getting enough talk about it from TV, radio and articles in newspapers, here’s a little more.

The subject of my journey this week is because of the pandemic and the resulting social distancing that has restricted me to my home. This down-time provided me with an opportunity to review my 45 years of writing daily journals.