Rememories
Black Jack’s Crossing
Earlier in the season we did a post about General Black Jack Pershing. . Here’s the rest of the story: In January 1914, Gen. John Pershing was assigned to command the Army’s 8th Cavalry Regiment in Fort Bliss, Texas, responsible for security along the U.S.-Mexico border. . . Pancho Villa was banking on American support [...]
Tomorrow is NATIONAL TIE ONE ON DAY!!
Here’s the latest press release for tomorrow’s National Tie One on Day! . . Contact: EllynAnne Geisel 719-545-5704 ellynanne@apronmemories.com www.apronmemories.com . PUEBLO, CO – National Tie One On Day™ Thanksgiving Out of a Can. When it came to opening a can and calling it cooking, my mother was the champ. And no meal lent itself [...]
Pancho & Sancho, Now
I shared a family re-memory last post of our “Pancho & Sancho” day. Well, “Pancho and Sancho” are now Sophomores and Juniors in high school and if you asked them, just plain STUD JOCKS! And just in case they should ever get too high on themselves, Audrey and I thought we should take ‘em back [...]
I’ll be “Sancho”, You be “Pancho”
There is a little Mexican village just across the Rio Grande from Lajitas called, Boquillas del Carmen. It’s not much, but people used to cross over from stateside Lajitas for an “exotic” dinner or festive shopping in the small, local market. Unfortunately after 911, the crossover ferry was shutdown, cutting off virtually all of its [...]
Editors are Forecasting: Navajo
Urban Outfitters is doing it. . Ralph Lauren is doing it. . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwen Stephani’s L.A.M.B. is doing it. . Double D has been doing it! > Navajo / Pendleton printed blankets, towels, jackets, even window treatments have been on trend for quite some time. [...]
Dad’s Chili – Too Tough For Terlingua!
With the Terlingua International Chili Championship kicking off this week, I thought I’d share dad’s trophy chili recipe. He always wanted to enter into the Terlingua Chili Championship, but said they wouldn’t accept his application because they couldn’t stand the competition! That, or they’d eat it all before he could get it to the judging [...]
Paula’s Dress……for Paula!
Picture This: . It’s Fall 1974 in Smalltown, Texas. I’m the new kid in town. (My mom & dad have uprooted me without consent during my critical teen years – scarring.) I’ve got no friends. It’s my first day of enrollment in a new middle school. Mid semester, no less and it’s public. . (ugh, [...]
Blue Jean Baby: Are You Old Enough to Remember This?
Who remembers this trend from the 70′s? Remember when we would get our favorite pair of denim cut-offs, frayed to perfection or our denim Levi jacket and then painstakingly embroider little flowers, mushrooms and smiley faces all over them? Or even cool expressions like “love”, “groovy” and “keep on truckin”? Remember how when we finally [...]
From the Archives: Flag Day
In honor of Flag Day, we have dug in Double D Ranch’s archive and have come up with a photo of Audrey rock’n the Original Flag Jacket! . Anybody have one of these in their closet? . . This photo brings back a lot of memories for me. This was our first EVER spring collection. [...]
Our Cowboy President
Our Cowboy President would would have been 100 years old today. . I sure miss his colloquial ‘tell-it-like-it-is’ speeches. . . Here are a few of my favorite Reagan quotes – I couldn’t pick just one. . If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone [...]
