Little Elm Library - Small Place/Big Heart

The Little Elm Library may be small, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in small town charm. When I moved here, I checked out the library the first week and got my family's new library cards. I am keeping my card active for the Dallas library system because as you all know, I'm a voracious bookworm; it quickly became apparent I was going to have to do some of my reading elsewhere because the library is so small. However, this year they are adding on to the collection about 17,000 titles, which is amazing and the new wing of the library, which shares the same building as Town Hall, is under construction as I type.

I got almost half of the library in this photo! It is really tiny, but they assured me they are working on expanding the sci-fi, horror, and fantasy collections, which are sorely misrepresented. Of course, when you only have 26,000 people in your town, you buy what patrons are reading. In this case -- mysteries, nonfiction, history, and romance.

They do have the lovely sculpture featured below, located near the new fiction section, which is the bookshelf on the left. (Yes, it really is a tiny library, but even I, The Grand Puba Bookworm, can find a book I haven't read.)

They are charming. So charming in fact, I couldn't believe it. They don't collect library fines on overdue books! They just ask you to bring them back. They won't let you renew or check out any other books until you return them or pay for their loss. And when I spent the last month in the hospital, they kindly renewed my books over the phone for me and told me to get better.

And the library recently added a webcam for patrons to use, which was announced in the Little Elm Community Newsletter. I love this quaint place! If you're ever in Little Elm, stop by and say hello! :)

Outside the library/town hall building is a memorial dedicated to those who serve/served our country by the local American Legion Post. The eagle statues remind me of my father, who loves all raptors.





A Writer's Day Off - Photo Essay

On Thursday, my husband and I took the '66 mustang on the road to Gun Barrel, Texas to visit our friends, Steve and Paul. (The proverbial foot shot on the dashboard has been a standing inside joke for the past two years. It seems I have a habit of doing this without realizing it. LOL) Steve and Paul own a beautiful country property, complete with a goose pond and an artist studio. Steve is an artist and a magician. He and Paul collect an eclectic mixture of antiques and art, create their own pieces, garden, and rescue an assortment of wild and domestic animals on their property. You never know what you will find waiting for you at Steve Anderson's house. With my new camera in hand and hobbling around the property, I managed to score a few pics, though not as many as I, the crazy photo nut, you have come to know and love, would normally. Here's what I saw on my day off.

Oakwood Cemetery, Denton, Texas - Photo Essay Part 2

This is the second part of the photo essay for Oakwood Cemetery in Denton, Texas. Click here to view Part 1. Perhaps, these graves will speak to you and inspire you to write story or at least take your mind off your writer's block. Either way, I've done my job!

To read about the executed prisoners buried in this cemetery, click here.

Oak Wood Cemetery, Denton, Texas - Photo Essay Part 1

This cemetery was established in 1857. It's not as big and glamorous as some of the others I've photographed, but interesting.

I've mentioned before that cemetery history, rubbings, and photography is one way I blow off some writing stress. I hope you enjoy the photos. As you can see, the cemetery has a mixture of wealthy and less fortunate graves. I'll share some of the grander ones with you soon!

 

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