If you’re anything like me, Halloween is not just a fun one-night excursion, but a month-long affair (or longer). It’s more than scary costumes and eating a concerning amount of sugar, but a way to jumpstart the holidays and celebrate the Fall season. However, the segue from Fall décor to Halloween doesn’t have to be as extravagant. If you're looking to spruce up your porch for … [Read more...]
Blossom Wigs
Stephanie Gallagher is now in the wig salon business, teaching others about wigs and connecting with women over hair loss. Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Zendaya, Keira Knightley, Gwen Stefani and Kim Kardashian have a couple of things in common. They are all celebrities, and they all wear wigs. For Blossom Wigs owner Stephanie Gallagher, a … [Read more...]
Fall Decor: The Hunt is On
We have almost made it, folks. Fall is in the air. Of course, it’s still hot but it wouldn’t be West Texas if we didn’t have 90-degree days lasting well into September. Abilene doesn't typically experience a cool, crisp autumn but rather a drawn-out end of summer. Autumn days grow shorter and the cool of the evening sneaks in a little sooner. Our summer hardened landscape … [Read more...]
Abilene Author: Al Pickett
He didn’t know it at the time, of course, but the first book that Al Pickett wrote set a pattern for the ones to follow. It came at someone else’s request, just like his subsequent four books. Al was the sports editor at the Abilene Reporter-News for 15 years before leaving in November 2001. He started a freelance career in 2002 that continues today. He got a call in 2003 … [Read more...]
G3 Homegrown
It doesn’t get much more down home than G3 Homegrown, a local store with a far reach and generations of knowledge to draw from. The store is located at 4601 S. 14th St., but G3, as it’s known, also has a store in Tuscola, sells products in The Shop in Albany, has a store adjacent to Coleman County Processing and takes orders, including subscription boxes. The Gruns started … [Read more...]