Open Prairies News Today

When someone suggested recently that I write more about my Wendish heritage, I laughed, knowing folks were tired of the stories aboit my Texas Wendish ancestors from Germany.

1966 was the year I moved to Wharton and began teaching at Wharton County Junior College, the college located a few blocks from my newly rented apartment.

I have a pretty good memory for an eighty-nine year old.

In the no-air-conditioning days of the 1940’s, my brother and I spent most of our time in the backyard, which was cooler than in the house, and not as hot

There it lies, on the window sill, proud and beautiful, flashing its colors in the sun, splashes of ancient dark pink, a bright silver, hints of forest green. It is

2024. It’s Monday morning. So what?! Yesterday was 2023. So what?!

Unique ethnic traditions are often responsible for our New Year’s Eve cuisine. I know this is true of my own, and I did a quick research about other cultures, and

Sunday, December 24, 2023, is not only Christmas Eve, but also it is the Fourth and Last Sunday of Advent (this year the last Sunday of Advent falls on Christmas

Those of you who lived in the 1930’s and 1940’s, as I did, may remember your parents’ furniture. I don’t know about the chairs your family sat on, but ours

Although, as a person who always liked to read and spent a lot of time reading novels and collections of short fiction, my reading preference was usually for non-fiction.