Texoma Living! is looking so good! It is such a treat to read such interesting stories about local people. The article on Jack and Nancy Ridgeway really captured their gracious personalities. They do so much for so many people.
Month: December 2007
Joan Douglass
Joan Douglass once believed that wall-to-wall carpeting and a white telephone were evidence of a successful life. That was when she and her husband Bill were first married and had few assets other than their love for each other.
Folks Back Home
I moved to Texoma from northeast Oregon this past spring. As a retired person it was a chance to be closer to my children. I first saw Texoma Living! at my doctor’s office. What a pleasant surprise! I had no idea the art community was so large and varied. The young man who does the bronze sculptures (Shannon Cain) is so talented, as are the many others featured.
Shoe Shine
Some people may think having a shoeshine is simply about improving or restoring the appearance of their shoes, but don’t you believe it. If Willie Riles, who has been bringing up the shine at Kelly Square in Sherman for 18 years, has ministered to their needs, they know that it is about something more, including a smile and an entertaining conversation.
The Mayor of Cookie Town
Ray Bledsoe doesn’t believe in day-old cookies. They have to be fresh to be good in his estimation, which is why he mixes his dry ingredients the night before and puts them into zipped plastic bags, three batches at a time. In the morning all he has to do is add the eggs and liquid or oil and whatever other ingredients are called for, and he is in business.
The Dummy Works
Three heads, the torsos nowhere nearby, lie lined up on a bed in a small silver traveling trailer in a North Texas parking lot. Noggins from a child, an adult, and a senior citizen stare glassy eyed and grinning at anyone who walks in. This might be unsettling to some folks. For Tim Cowles it is another day at work.