When dogsitting gets ruff

Body With summer approaching, my calendar’s color codes reflect where I will be dogsitting and housesitting. All the families who call on my caretaking services have dogs (each family has more than one, in fact). The pets and I are on a first-name basis.

Fort Hood renamed after Korean, Vietnam war hero

Body AUSTIN— It’s official. Fort Hood, named for a high-ranking Confederate officer in the Civil War, has been renamed Fort Cavazos, in honor of native Texan Richard E. Cavazos, the country’s first Hispanic four-star general.

2023 CAPROCK HAPPENINGS

Body Please let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.com Public and Civic Meetings Coming Up Please let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.com SILVERTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT board meeting, Thursday, May 18, 6 p.m.

Creators, fixers, mistake makers

Body Creator is one of those glorious words full of good vibes. Fixer doesn’t have the same ring, but if you’re more of a fixer than a creator, don’t sell yourself short. By any other name, you are a creator. You create fixes. Much of life amounts to fixing.

Candy Bar Bites a fun snack to make—and much

Body Social media often provides fun ways to keep up with food trends. One of the best pasta sauces I’ve ever made was the one I wrote about using an idea from TikTok. It was a baked red sauce with a block of feta or cream cheese in the middle of a bunch of tomatoes.

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Body Well, so far the saying, “May showers bring May flowers,” is coming true, as we have received some sprinkles every few days, and the dandelions are really blooming. My goodness, the boys and girls were really working around the war memorial on the courthouse lawn Friday.

Motley Co. Library Summer Reading kicks off June 5

Body The Motley County Library Summer Reading program will kick off Monday, June 5 at 10 a.m. Sessions will be held every Monday morning in June (June 5, 12, 19 and 26) from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 12 noon.

TUMBLEWEED SMITH

Body TUMBLEWEED As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.

Looking over my shoulder

Body I can pinpoint the year when English became the subject I wanted to teach. 1970 found me in a classroom where poetry made sense, Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” captivated me, and Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” was ridiculously non-relatable.

The 501

Body Remember when we took water for granted? It was the first thing served in a restaurant. The waitress put it down about the same time she handed you a menu. That’s how I remember it. If you were just learning to read, you treasured the times when she also handed you a menu.