Sunday Market Blessings

This Sunday Market project has turned into more work than this retiired teacher expected! But oh, the Blessings that it has brought to this old heart! Meeting New People! Seeing the excitement in friends’ faces! Hearing the compliments! The expectations of...

Not your same old Farmer’s Market

Ila's Wisdom    When thoughts about the spring and a Farmer’s Marketwere being discussed for Quitman, PJ and I were asked if we would like to be in charge.  Hmmmmmmm…..working every weekend was not on my agenda as I am retired.  But, as we talked...

Here we go…

Ila's Wisdom HERE WE GO…. In the beginning stages of this Website, I was asked to do a Blog.  I said WHY?,  then I thought…WHY NOT?  What better way to share stories and history and friendships of East Texas? I have to admit, I am not a HomeGrown East...

It only takes a Spark….

Ila's Wisdom You know the familiar saying “It only takes a spark to get a fire burning” ?    Well, I love getting a good fire going….lighting the match, watching the kindling begin to burn and spread, and then the larger pieces catching fire and the...

Being thankful for progress

Ila's Wisdom  Ahh, November!  A time to be Thankful and to take time to count our Blessings.   Building this website has been a blessing in so many unexpected ways.  It has made me…  ~ get out of my retirement recliner, ~ use my aging computer brain cells (Who...