South by Southwest

A blog about the Sunshine Family's life and times transitioning from Big City life to Small Town Texas life with a husband, two young adults an emotionally needy dog and two crazy kittens.

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

Last Quilt Update for This Week (Probably)

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On Thursday, Val, her adorable mother and mama's friend made it to the Event of the Season: Quilt Week. The big show happened in downtow...

Friday, April 24, 2026

The Paducah Tour

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On Wednesday, Valerie, her adorable mother and I headed to Paducah. Adorable Mama had some shopping to do at all the usual haunts--Hobby Lo...

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Murray Kentucky

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Though it fits my criteria of a suitable place to live because it has more than one Dollar General, I'm not moving here. Though I would....

Friday, April 17, 2026

They Are Back

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It's turtle season. That means Luna is bringing us turtles from the back yard. Per our usual routine, we take a sharpie and write the n...

Monday, April 13, 2026

Sunday Morning's Visitor

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I post too much about critters because East Texas has their fair share and it's slightly more interesting than writing about the weather...

Saturday, April 11, 2026

A Nothing Post

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I just want to put this out there. Marty has another interview with another company next week. This will be two interviews in three weeks. ...

Friday, April 10, 2026

Diabetic Coma Week

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Let me just say this: I love the people around here. They are amazing. Also, I'm not a diabetic. But this week I ate like I want to be. ...

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Fiona D.: Fiona Dragon is a pseudonym from when I first started home schooling. Fiona was a character I made up to help teach my reluctant reader. My reluctant reader and her brother are now grown. A few years ago we uprooted our lives in the big city in exchange for a quieter pace of life. It's been an adventure and culture shock all rolled into one untidy package.

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