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Blessing of God’s Cat
A few days ago I was installing new maps I created and designed at an Oratory in a Texas Panhandle cemetery. A cold, brisk wind was blowing and I was doing the job by myself of hanging six maps. The Oratory has two glass paneled boxes with dimensions of 56” x 38”. The glass panels…
Read MoreThe Unexpected Gift…
Yes – I made someone cry, but it’s not what you think… For two months in 2014, I restored historical photographs of nuns who served as school principals, teachers, and housekeepers in the small community of Nazareth, Texas for a forthcoming history publication of the Holy Family Church in Nazareth. From 1915 – 1990 these…
Read MoreLonely Plains Church of Taiban, New Mexico
Taiban Church This church sits on the western edge of the Llano Estacado in Eastern New Mexico (NM). I drive by it every time I travel to the beautiful Land of Enchantment. It is a lone sentential of Neo-Classical architecture that has long since been abandoned. Back in 2012, I walked just south of…
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Forgotten Winds 