A new bird

I've added Hobbs Holler to Twitter, as you can see if you look over to the right. I'm not sure how it will go, but it seems you have to try these things out to see if they suit you. They're all kind of the same, words on a background, but I guess arrangement counts for something.

The photo today is from the Grady Cemetery. I took it a long time ago, but I don't have a recent photo since my camera broke. I'm expecting one in the mail next week, I'm looking forward to it.

Yesterday I was going to take my kids to see the Cottonwood Cemetery over at Rough Creek. We consider that the western entrance, and Grady the eastern entrance. I swear, I've been going down in there since before I could walk, but I never end up on the same road or at the same destination twice. We never found the cemetery, but ended up at the lookout over the valley, and they thought that was cool, so it worked out. At least you're guaranteed to find something entertaining in the Rough, no matter where you end up.

No definite word about the house fire next door. There's lots of speculation and rumors going around, but I would be interested in seeing a final report from the fire marshal. Oh, yes, they've all been out here, Texas Rangers, too. I'll let you know if I hear definite word or if it comes out in the newspaper.

I was sad to see that Anson Martin's daughter, Linda Thurman, died after a long sickness with cancer. The photo in the paper is beautiful and a tender memorial is printed along with it.

I read an interesting article about Jessie Etheredge in the Snyder Daily News, today's issue, Oct. 25. She was married to W.D. Etheredge and talks about moving to Hobbs in 1933 to teach. Information on how to get a copy can be found at the SDN site.

I found another interesting site, Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, gleaned from Old Photos & Genealogy, a site that I follow here on Blogger. The author writes about more than just genealogy, so give it a go. My mind just can't come to terms with the spelling of that word. You should hear how I try to pronounce it in my mind. It's better if I don't look at it when I'm saying it.

I'm going to go gear up for the big battle. Which one? Steelers vs. Vikings, as though there were another as important. Go Vikes, hope we win!