Category Archives: I Remember When… (my OWN stories)

Memories and vignettes, true stories old or recent.

Moving Bluebonnets

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

One of the most distinctive symbols of Texas, besides the Lone Star flag, is Lupinus texensis, the bluebonnet. Our state flower thrives in poor, rocky soil and tolerates drought pretty well, which probably explains why it is the state flower … Continue reading →

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Zeal Without Knowledge

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

Last week I mentioned how adorable our dogs can be, whenever they are not doing something that is disgusting beyond belief. Sort of like very young children. And so one night, when the back yard erupted into frantic barking in … Continue reading →

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… People Too

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

by Janice C. Johnson This nonfiction piece earned a place in the 2007 literary journal of UTA’s “Sigma Tau Delta” (English honor society) chapter. One is a sweet, gentle blonde, the other a spunky and affectionate redhead. My husband Brent … Continue reading →

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Every Other Generation

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

(A quick note to the Company Girls: All three segments of “Sparks” are posted; you can find them by searching for Sparks to the right.) October, early 1960s: The Perfectionist. Five-year-old Janice regards the big sheet of paper taped to … Continue reading →

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Intervals

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

I have been so busy in the last couple of months that it’s been hard to find time to eat and sleep properly. Exercise totally goes by the wayside — not good! Brent, on the other hand, always remembers that … Continue reading →

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I Want My Car Back

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

I knew the roads were unpaved once you got in there. I had seen the photos from previous summers’ paintball scenario games: Brent and our two boys in the D-Day Adventure Park staging area, on the truck en route to … Continue reading →

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