Birding as a hobby

Body CUISINE & CULTURESpending time watching birds flying above and around us, chirping their unique melodies, fills a heart with a sense of calm and wonder. Birds are marvelous creatures.For some gardening is more than just planting seeds and watching them grow. It is a hobby.

The 501

Body COMMENTARYSpice is the variety of life.Culture to culture, spices make the difference.At the 1984 World’s Fair in New Orleans, the Cajun exhibit was a happening place. Joke told by one of the Cajun musicians: “Dey say we Cajuns will eat anyting. Well, I tell you dis.

Ya gotta love lasagna

Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMI’ve tried my hand at making pasta dough—nothing complicated, just a very basic dough recipe, rolling it out paper-thin and cutting it into squares to make ravioli— sometimes with success, sometimes not.

2026 Community Calendar

Body Updates? Email us at fchb.editor@yahoo.comCOMMUNITY SERVICESFOOD BANKS— FLOYDADA— Spirit of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874.LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2488.

Early voting in runoffs ends May 22

Body Early voting in both the Democratic and Republican runoff races ends Friday, May 22, with the election on Tuesday, May 26.On the GOP side, the statewide runoffs are:• U.S.

Time to grow

Body C O M M E N T A R Y | SUEJANESULLIVAN@GMAIL.COMThe seed is in the ground / Now may we rest in hope. — Wendell Berry, “Sabbath VII, ” 1982Wendell Berry’s literature (poetry, essays, books) would be a wonderful addition to a classroom or coffee table.

Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

Body Congratulations to our readers of last week’s installment who emailed us with the right answer: Yes, the place where you can find that notorious misspelling of the “Father of the Mother Road” as “Cyrus Acery” is on a plaque at the Donley County, Texas, I-40 Eastbound rest area.

Family, food and memories

Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMMore than a few years ago, I recall driving down the road with my 18-year-old son sitting in the front passenger seat. This had been a rare occasion since the day he acquired his own driver’s license.

Where are the spring Blooms?

Body CUISINE & CULTURESpring blooms open the gardening year—cheerful yellow daffodils, soft orange and white jonquils, rainbow colors of iris, fragrant purple hyacinths, and deep pink peonies.

The 501

Body COMMENTARYHow many seconds in a microwave does it take for a marshmallow to ignite?I’m asking. It’s a wonder I haven’t found out. I’ve been trying to microwave s’mores. There’s a reason microwave ovens don’t have a s’mores setting.