February 2025

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Hearty winter soup for those chilly evenings Despite afternoon temperatures being in the mid to high 70s in the Last Frontier lately, we’re technically still in the midst of winter. As most of us know, the south, and Texas in particular, does its own thing when it comes to seasonal weather.

What is 'love'? Is it words boldly and colorfully painted on a poster? Is it letters embroidered on a fluffy pillow tossed on a couch? Is it the name embossed on the bottle of your favorite perfume? Love is a powerful four-letter word.

Have you ever felt an emptiness that nothing seems to fill? That deep sense of incompleteness points to a spiritual hunger we often try to satisfy with success, relationships, or possessions—but nothing truly satisfies.

Recently we moved from the country into town. It is so different from all the other places we have lived. We were always a good number of miles from major towns. But we were able to be in the country and have various kinds of animals and different pets. Now we are down to one ol cat.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, do you have an organic suggestion for removing the cane in my backyard? I’m about to start a major relandscaping effort and must get rid of the cane first. If the plants’ leaves are two inches wide and 10 or 15 inches long, that would be cane.