Do you remember the Ben Franklin stores?  Back when, they were a type of five and dime variety store.  Then some of them changed, and many of them closed.  If my memory is correct, Michael’s (MJ Designs) began as a Ben Franklin store.  This said – There is still a Ben Franklin Store in Stephenville, […]

Had heard about the Stephenville Museum.  Aunt Lois would sell lye soap during their Pioneer Days each year.  BUT I had never actually been to the museum.  It was a treat. The old log cabins are most interesting, and we enjoyed our visit.  If you like old historical places, this is a good place to […]

Being with Super Sister, Cousin Janie, and her daughter Amy in Stephenville was FUN.  Janie’s grandparents were long time Erath County residents.  I believe her grandfather was a principal in the Rocky Point community which made him a rather important person.  I remember going to their home as a child. On Amy’s list of things […]

Aunt Lois is 100 years young.  She is amazing. Aunt Lois is blind and has trouble hearing, but she is still sharp.  She lives in Stephenville, Texas, and Super Sister and I have been trying to visit her once a month.  True confession.  We had to put ourselves on a schedule so that we would […]