Palm Sunday Bible class at East Side Church of Christ meant we were going to get use rubber cement. That liquid adhesive smelled so good, slathering it onto the brush was in itself a religious experience. My fellow little Christians-in-the-making and I liberally applied the glue on the construction paper. The end result was a scene of cutout Jesus, the donkey, and the blades of green grass, our “palm leaves” to show God’s son making his triumphant way into Jerusalem.

The breadboard-less kitchen I married for love. What was I thinking? I married a man with no kitchen breadboard.

As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone Star State and brings them into the homes and hearts of thousands.

AUSTIN— Recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that six of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2022 to 2023 were in Texas. According to the Texas Tribune, Kaufman County, just east of Dallas, led the list with a 7.6% increase in new residents that brought its population to more than 185,000. Census data shows that Rockwall and Liberty counties closed out the top three, with growth rates of 6.5% and 5.7%, respectively.

Spring officially makes its entry this week, but the Texaswildflowersceneisway ahead of the game this year. If you get the chance in the next three weeks, hit the highwaysandbepreparedfor quite the show that bluebonnets have in store for you.

In the March 6 and March 13 columns were guidelines for choosing fruit trees for our USDA Hardiness zones 7 and 8. In today’s column are guidelines for training stone fruit trees.

HANABA MUNN WELCH Focus on hams and zoots Look in the closet of a mild-mannered amateur radio operator, and you’re not likely to find a zoot suit. Zoot guys and hams are essentially non-overlapping subcultures that rarely get mentioned in the same breath.

It’s that time. An added day to keep the Gregorian Calendar happy so that all is well in mathematics of the Earth’s rotation around the sun (which is exactly 365.25 days).

Early voting in the March 5 primary election ends Friday with a host of candidates on the ballot in both parties, including president, U.S. Senate, all 38 Texas U.S. representatives, all 150 Texas House representatives, and down to local races for district attorney, sheriff and other positions.

Little Dribblers basketball has several things happening at once. Kids are being told to look, pass, shoot, dribble, jump, grab and steal.