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Daddy says these definitely need to be on the menu!

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Sadly my Daddy has been getting sicker since April and we are now at MD Anderson and his prognosis is not going to allow him to care for his little farm.

I will be posting pictures of the horses, goats pigs ,saddles and all kinds of gear that my parents will need to sell or possibly some animals or gear just need to go to good homes.

Give me time to get the kids to send pictures to post .

We know he has bone Cancer we just don't know yet where the cancer began.
This has been very surprising to us all this last month and half.

My step-mom Maggie Lindsey can definitely answer a lot of questions if you have any in messenger.
Maggie Lindsey FB page .
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Please keep our Family in your prayers.

I don't know any answers to questions about the animals or gear. I'm with my Dad at MD Anderson Caring for him so please contact Maggie with questions.

This Saturday, you can tour the Bell House. It may look like a small house, but it has a big place in history.

After the Civil War, an African-American community known as The Settlement emerged during the Reconstruction era. Unlike many freed slaves, the founding families of the community were landowners and eventually formed a thriving, self-sufficient community.

The Bell House is the oldest structure in this 1867 Settlement Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The home was owned by Falvilla Bell, who was the daughter of Settlement founder Calvin Bell.

Calvin made history as the first freed slave to register a cattle brand in Galveston County. There is a replica on display inside the home; the original is on display in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The interior may look unfinished, but this was intentional, as a complete restoration would have covered over important, original architectural detailing. Many of the walls have remnants of the original wallpapers, and some even have remnants of the newspapers used as a base for the wallpapers.

Much of the wood in the home is mismatched because it is reclaimed wood. After hurricanes, the family would collect lumber scraps to use in the home.

There are no furnishings, but there are interpretative panels all throughout the home, detailing the history of the Settlement and its founding families.

The Bell House is located at 117 S. Bell Drive. It will be open for free tours this Saturday, June 8 from 1-3 p.m.

The Origin of America’s Favorite Nursery Rhyme:

Davy Crockett's older sister, Effie Crockett was invited to help some mothers in the Muskogee Tribe. Once she arrived in camp, Effie laughed at what she saw. The Muskogee Tribe had a custom of cradling their pappooses among the swaying branches of birch trees. This protected their babies from ground insects, the sun, and wild animals.

After first finding it funny, she soon learned all the great reasons for this practice and marveled at the beauty of it.

Effie watched the swaying and soothing motion of the topmost branches of the trees. She loved how each baby enjoyed nature, how they listened to the songbirds, observed every ladybug, and smiled at the colors of a butterfly, every little breeze was felt and enjoyed by these young ones; each babe seemed perfectly content.

One of the Tribal mothers began to sing a song to the children in her native tongue. As the Muskogee mother sang, Miss Effie observed a small tear running down the mother’s cheek.

Lulu se pepe i le pito i luga o le laau,
A agi le matagi e luluina le moega pepe,
A gau le lala e paʻu ai le moega pepe,
Ma o le a sau i lalo pepe, moega pepe ma mea uma.

Effie translated the words and kept the tune. She shared it with everyone and it soon became a wildly popular nursery rhyme among the Colonies.

The English translation:
Rock-a-bye baby on the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock,
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.

Why did the Muskogee mother cry?

A “bough” is simply a tree branch, and its breaking was used by the Muskogee mothers as an analogy of their little baby growing up.

Their little baby would soon outgrow his cradle. With each gently rocking wind, time was passing. One day, little baby would no longer need the protection of his mother. One day, the “branch” would break because her little baby had become too heavy. The “cradle” would fall to the earth – the child, no longer a baby, would dust himself off and grow into a man.

The now famous lullaby was first printed in Mother Goose’s Melody.

The rest is history.

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Coffee Connection donated $1,000 to Gulf Coast Outreach Services to assist with Narcan distribution in Galveston County.

Coffee Connection donated $1,000 to CASA to support them in helping work with foster children.

Thank you for all the reviews! We appreciate and learn from the 5 ⭐ or the dreaded 1 ⭐.
We are changing up a few things and making a few others work more efficiently. The new Year is going to be a great year!

Google review of Legal Brew by Susie Garza ★★★★★ "Absolutely delightful cafe. My family visited from Galveston today and enjoyed the black eyed peas dish, a breakfast sandwich, a pancake & sausage on a stick, bear hug latte, Salty Irishman latte (so good!) and a danish. The owner and her son and the rest of the staff are lovely and...

Wow Kati Bird knocked it out of the park!

Just so everyone knows the St.Mary of the Miraculous Medal Early Childhood Center Christmas party was supervised by Roger and he made sure to test all the snacks and tell everyone to behave and have a great party. Then he told his Brother Steven ( Deaf Chef) that he needed a ride home ❤️
God Bless Roger and keep praying for his good health and happiness ❤️

Well Guys I was forced to take an extra day off because of dish rags in the pipes🤣 I have no words. We thank God we have a great contractor who is always able to help us out of our messes❤️ our kitchen Guy Jeremy ❤️is cleaning everything up and I took the opportunity to go to the island and check out the 2 sisters who own( Galveston) Seawall Coffee Company . I have been watching them on FB for 2 yrs now and man I'm so pumped up after talking with them.
They are my Queens! Amelia and I learned a lot in just a short time and can't wait to visit again. Also I did have a pre coffee Bloody Mary at Miller's with my shrimp and Grits.
It was an unexpected day off but much needed.
P.S they were also featuring in the magazine along with our coffee roaster Brandon at
Indie coffee❤️

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❤️ since I can't work then I'll catch up on some good vibes reading ❤️

The Gift that Changed a Father and Daughter’s Story - Prison Fellowship Rick always had a heart for his daughter—he just didn’t know how to show it. Through the power of Christ, and help from Angel Tree, he soon learned how.

So sorry.
Closed today .
Plumbing issues. Hopefully by Monday we will have it fixed. Thank you for your patience 😊

A customer brought me in the fork and spoon and I had to hang them immediately!
I just love them!
Reminds me of many good memories of going to fork and spoon and eating breakfast as a little girl!

Shredded beef barley soup.

I didn't get off until 7 but I made it before they closed the kitchen!