“A penny saved is a penny gained.” This proverb was first recorded in 1633 in George Herbert’s Outlandish Proverbs. In more recent years the word gained has been changed to earned. Every school child needed to learn this important lesson. The year was 1949, and “Thousands of schools throughout the Nation promoted the SCHOOL SAVINGS […]
It began with one lone baby flamingo in our neighbor’s front yard. For weeks – maybe a month it stood by its lonesome without any companionship. The bright pink contrasted lovely with the green grass, but I felt sorry for the single flamingo. After all, shouldn’t there be a flock of flamingos? Then miracles of […]
Heads-up…. This is the weekend for the 58th Annual Greek Food Festival right here on Hillcrest and Alma Roads in Dallas, Texas. The festival began as a ladies bazaar at the Greek Orthodox Church that was on Swiss Avenue. I remember that it was many moons ago when we literally stumbled upon the festival on Swiss Avenue, […]
It had been a while since we had been to Buckner, and it was good to be back. In the small auditorium there was somethings new hanging on the wall. Buckner has t-shirts for sale. I believe some of these must be associated with fund raising events. T-shirts can easily share the message of an […]
Getting to dine at Rise No.1 (They spell the name of the restaurant with a lower case “r” in case you are wondering.) is a treat. For some time, this restaurant has been at the top of my “Want to Go Back” list. Yea! Recently, Friend BB, MarshaChristmas, Shirley, and myself enjoyed lunch at Rise. This restaurant is unique, and […]
Some post are destined to be continued…. More than one of you asked how to get the Bible that Neighbor Jim shared with me. This Bible provides “step by step how to share your faith.” Inside the Bible is a link to the Time to Revive website where you can purchase the Bibles. There are even options […]
Ideas can take years to incubate. At least that is what happens to me. This story began many moons ago. Was it one year, two years, or more? I honestly can’t remember. What I do remember is that one day I found four brass English wall plaques at a thrift store. They were 75 cents each. […]
Neighbor Jim stopped by the house one morning recently. As a faithful reader of Lanabird, he had read the post about Gabe Lyons who was the speaker at the annual Leadership Conference of First Baptist Church Richardson. (You can read that post HERE.) Neighbor Jim brought me a gift – a special New Testament. He […]
People who know and have experienced the Village Baking Company speak in awe of their breads. I had heard of this bakery, but had no idea where it was. When MarshaChristmas asked if it would be okay to stop by the Village Baking Company after lunch, I was beyond excited. This artisan bakery has been on […]
On the corner of Beltline and Plano Road in Richardson is a new restaurant. Well, technically speaking it is not completely new. Down the street there used to be the old Applebee’s. It had been there a long, long, long time. In fact, I think I read somewhere that that Applebee’s was the first […]
