Journal
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9. Collins of Texas is Born
Ranching produced little income and with the setback of the bronze riderless horse that was to be the war memorial Fred and Enid began to look for new ways to make a living. Enid remembered a leather handbag of a friend of hers in Michigan. She had wanted one but...
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8. The War Memorial
Along with ranching my dad did small sculptures of horses and a series of horse head plaques he titled, Quarter horse, Palomino, Arabian, and Bronc. These were beautiful sculptures but there was not much of a market for this type of art. As word got around about his work the city fathers of Bandera...
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7. Bobo the Lamb
In the latter part of February of 1948 before the chilly winds out of the north gave way to the warming breezes from the south, the first lambs began to appear. At lambing time the ewes begin to separate from the flock to give birth to the little fuzzy lamb,...
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6. Elberts Dogs
Elbert was a dog trainer, at one time he had more than thirty border collies of his own, and a few others that he was training for other ranchers. These sheep and goat specialists were great fun to watch as they worked and moved stock. From horseback Elbert would sometimes...
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5. The Neighbors
The Wheelers lived up the next canyon to the south, a little over a mile away. They were a musical family; each of the children and parents played musical instruments. I don't remember ever hearing them play because they had grown up and left the valley while I was still...
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Where Ya Headed Pilgrim?
Pilgrims and Strangers ...To God’s elect, strangers in the world… I Peter 1:1 I don’t feel like a stranger in my world. I've lived in Fredericksburg for 45 years and I feel comfortable here. I have friends, and many acquaintances. Wherever I go I see people I know and often have...