Category: Features

I Won My Pile of Woes

Stuart Watkins I won my pile of woes riding in rodeos county, state, even national rodeos broke my nose and bent my spurs riding in rodeos but I’m a cowboy can’t you see got the rodeo blood in me roping a steer ain’t nothing I fear bull riding is another thing thought I was cowboy…

SaddleBrooke Yard Art

Stuart Watkins Driving and walking around the various streets in SaddleBrooke, I began to notice the odd, unusual, and beautiful pieces of art that many of our residents have in their front yards. Drive or walk a different route from the one you usually take and pause to check out some of the sculptures, art,…

SaddleBrooke Gift Shop

Stuart Watkins

Stuart Watkins Sucking on a green mint looking around the Gift Shop lots of artist’s works for sale not a customer all day nary a one Artists work so hard on their crafts show them off on consignment and hope, wait, hope that someone will appreciate and buy share the artist’s joy with a loved…

Birth of a Deer

Stuart Watkins My cousin, R, a deer hunting expert from Virginia, gave me a pair of antlers, told me to plant them, and that a baby deer would grow. They had to be planted with a fig tree in order to share nutrients. So, I dug a hole in my backyard and planted a fig tree that…

An Electric Bike for You? Part 2

Roger Fife As a follow up to last month’s article on e-bikes, this installment discusses two important, relevant topics: classes of e-bikes and power sensing. The final installment, planned for next month, will be advice on purchasing an electric bike. There are three e-bike classes. Some of the following definitions may vary by trail or state. Class…