Trash Can Engineering
I’d like to recognize our neighbor, Walt Gallaway, for his engineering skills. Using only black gaffer’s tape and steel bolts, he has managed to keep his Live Oak Waste receptacle in service even after a mortal wound that split the container halfway down its side. Kudos, Mr Gallaway!
Your Dog Barks Too Much
Some years ago a sweet old lady on Great Oaks Circle kept a German Shepherd as her constant companion and guard dog. Unfortunately, the dog barked constantly, and loudly, driving her neighbors to distraction. One of them posted the sign below on her mailbox. Ms Gamblin and her annoying companion are no longer with us, […]
Remembering Jerry Jones
Friend and neighbor Jerry Jones passed away on April 1st of 2023. I had spoken with Jerry in March when I called to brag about a big bass our grandson, Jack, had caught and to inquire about his health (he’d had heart surgery a few weeks earlier). He sounded weak but he complimented Jack on […]
Welcome to the Buller Family
Fourteen years ago we marketed 3036 Ridgetop Road for the Congratulations to Paul & Tammy Lawless who, after fourteen years, are leaving Country Place for Florida. And a big Texas welcome to the Bullers, Allen & Teresa and their children, Miles and Cara, who are moving into the Ridgetop home the Lawless’s are leaving behind.
Thanksgiving 2021
Rea & Sharon Boudreaux (3033 Great Oak Circle) keep a beautiful yard and often decorate their mailbox for the season. Here’s their Thanksgiving 2021 adornment. Andrea and I would like to wish all our neighbors a happy Thanksgiving.
Halloween Hayride/Festival 2021
We had a picture-perfect day for our Hayride and Fall Festival today. Many thanks to Valencia, Charles, and their crew for such an enjoyable event. [metaslider id=”1425″]
Brush Begone!
Most mornings I walk past and admire a neighbor’s acreage located right here in our neighborhood. Taylor Burns owns about 30 acres at the east end of Copperoaks, most of which is heavily wooded. Recently I stopped to watch a man on Taylor’s property using a grinder to sharpen the blades of a tractor attachment […]
Goodbye Lowells, Welcome Mitchells
The Lowell’s are moving. We put their home on the market on a Friday and there was a feeding frenzy over the next couple of days…they received four offers…two at asking price and two over! The Mitchell’s will be moving to Country Place soon…they wrote a charming letter which reassured all of us that we […]
New Faces
I’ve been seeing a lot of new faces walking in the neighborhood recently, and it occurs to me that those of you who moved here in the past few months have really missed out on the social life of Country Place due to the pandemic. We haven’t been able to hold our Spring Picnic and […]
Morning Walk: New Neighbors
One of the benefits of living in Country Place is the ability to take walks surrounded by trees and many beautifully landscaped yards. It’s also a great place to catch up with neighbors, as I did last Monday morning. One of the folks I ran across is Aaron Finley. He and his wife bought the […]
A Cool August Morning
It was 67° this morning and I took a long walk through the neighborhood. I ran across several people along the way. Howard Patterson, of course, who walks every morning as part of his physical therapy after knee replacement, several people too far away for me to recognize, and Susan Manor, walking some energetic kids. […]
I Think That I Shall Never See…
We have many lovely trees in Country Place, both wild and cultivated. This cypress, in Rebecca and Dave Mohr’s yard, is one of the latter and here is highlighted by a shaft of light cutting through the canopy.