Deep winter is a quiet time for nature. Our recent cold spell has left greenery mostly on live oaks and evergreens. In winter, trees display their structure rather than their foliage. So what are trees doing at this time of year? Do they sleep? There is more than meets the eye.
You might imagine that most of the questions we get at the Rosenberg Library are about books, and many of them are. But did you know that just as many are about technology?
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DEAR ABBY: Since my divorce, I have started dating again. I was seeing a firefighter until I realized he was married with kids. Yes, I was angry with him for hiding the truth from me from the start. Then I started dating another guy I thought was the one for me. I even had him move in with me.
DEAR ABBY: I'm having a problem with my husband's judgmental and narcissistic stepmom. She wasn't nice to him or his siblings while they were growing up. My hubby recently had a heart attack. After I called to tell his dad and emailed his siblings, she got very upset with me because I didn't…
DEAR ABBY: My soon-to-be husband and I are moving back to our hometown in the months prior to our wedding. This is, in part, to make wedding organizing easier since we're having it near home. We have other weddings to attend this season, and we need to reduce our living expenses while we sav…
DEAR ABBY: My mom divorced my dad more than 20 years ago. She remarried three years ago. She sent my sister and me a text the week of her wedding saying she was keeping the wedding small and only for those she felt would be comfortable there. They eloped midweek with my aunt and uncle standi…
DEAR ABBY: I ran into a friend at the chiropractor's, and he persuaded me to change my plans and not go to the movies but to join him on a walk on the beach. We set plans to meet by the beach and, as I was approaching the street corner, I saw him not wait for me but cross the street while he…
DEAR ABBY: I'm writing because I need some guidance. My 21-year-old son, "Dennis," is involved with a young woman he met in college. She is physically, verbally and emotionally abusive to him. Dennis is very intelligent — a straight-A student, to be exact. We gave Dennis the best life we pos…
The Lexington Cemetery is not only a final resting place, but also a tourist attraction. The African Cemetery No. 2 is another historic cemetery in Lexington. Many United States Colored Troops and famous African Americans are buried at the African Cemetery No. 2.
DEAR ABBY: I am in my 60s, single and childless. I was raised by parents who had issues, and I did not have a nurturing childhood. As a result, for decades I had a chaotic life and turned to alcohol and drugs to soothe my emotional pain.
DEAR ABBY: We recently found out my 19-year-old daughter is pregnant. This is her first boyfriend, and she is absolutely smitten with him. He has asked her to marry him, and we are excited and happy for her, but there is one thing we are having a hard time with: I am almost certain he is che…
DEAR ABBY: My husband's best friend groped my privates several years ago at a party. It was traumatizing. I have never forgotten how abused and dirty it made me feel. I told my husband about it when we got home, but he'd had a lot to drink and told me I must have been imagining things.
Being a lazy gardener brings surprises, some of them pleasant, in the form of green volunteers that appear. Earlier this year I noticed a small plant with large, lobed leaves in an untended area of the backyard. Once I got around to tidying, I identified a small papaya (Carica papaya) that i…
While most people choose to snuggle with a beloved cat or dog at night, Jonathan Wood from The Raptor Project enjoys the company of his predatory fowl. And he has brought a few of them to Lufkin as part of the annual Texas State Forest Festival.
Pomodoro’s Cucina Italiana Restaurant in League City hosted a recent book signing of author Joe Marullo. The event drew family and friends who enjoyed a delicious array of charcuterie boards and delectable wines served by Josephine “Jo” Floridia‘s team.
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