Several years ago, I cleaned up the kitchen after we decorated pumpkins. The older two children were off in their room playing, and Emerald was just hanging around under my feet as usual. She was my constant shadow back then. My mind was racing, thinking through everything I should have done that day and should be doing that night.
WOW! What an exhilarating day at the Center as we honored our veterans! People bedecked in various patterns of red, white, and blue or caps bearing the insignia of their branch of service streamed through our doors to be honored and thanked for their willingness to fight for America.
It’s that time of year again. Time to write about how thankful I am, time to gather with friends and family to reminisce about the good old days, and time to sit quietly in prayer or deep thoughts on just how thankful I am.
Last week, I was excited about spending time with my friend Barbara at the Quebe Sisters concert. Unfortunately, we missed the show because I was moving too fast. I was rushing to be on time, thinking about the dreadful weather, thinking about the dinner I missed, wondering if I should leave Blue on the patio, etc. I was moving too fast mentally and physically. Barbara was such a good friend to notice how distressed I was when I arrived to pick her up. I reluctantly told her that I had left home with my cellphone on top of my car and lost it somewhere on Hwy 79. She insisted that we turn around and head back to Olney so I could find my phone. I was both relieved and sad about forcing her to miss the concert, too. I had to take her advice because everything was on that phone—passwords, interview recordings, articles, EVERYTHING. Because I don’t trust “the cloud,” I had no choice but to keep searching.
Welcome back, friends of Olney History. The year is still 1892; Olney continues to advance into the future. The first hotel was built—The Linzy Hotel. Records show it was put up for sale in 1922 by F.A. Sutherlin. However, the records do not indicate if Sutherlin was the builder. Later in the year 1927, the Linzy burnt to the ground, according to the Young County portion of, “The TXGenWeb Project. The Linzy Hotel was a landmark in the Olney community and a place for all to engage in what would become legendary.
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