Do you have a favorite outdoor water faucet? If it’s one from your childhood, it’s probably imbued with memories of summertime fun. My current favorite is the one that mostly doesn’t freeze in winter.

“There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children she didn’t know what to do.” –Mother Goose A mother is a mother whether her shoe is filled with one or seven. The nine months alone in the womb count towards heavy labor.

FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ COURT Monday, May 13, 12, 8 a.m., County Courthouse, 100 Main St., Floydada. FLOYDADA CISD Tuesday, May 14, 7 p.m.

AUSTIN— April was a busy month for tornadoes across the United States with 373 recorded, bringing the total for the year to 549, the Austin American-Statesman reported. That is nearly double the average at this point in the year, the National Weather Service says.

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COMMENTARY HANABA MUNN WELCH Live long enough and your life is like a quilt — stages patched together. I’m looking now at a piece of my maroon corduroy pep squad skirt sewn into a quilt.

CUISINE & CULTURE ELLEN PEFFLEY May has been declared Native Plant Month by The Garden Club of America (gcamerica.org). The Garden Club of America began the Native Plant Month Initiative (NPMI) “to increase awareness of the critical role native plants play in supporting a healthy environment, helping wildlife and pollinator populations thrive, reducing the use of pesticides and fertilizers, cleaning air and water, and so much more”.

Spring has brought the blessings of rain and the trauma of storms (twisters) in the past two weeks. Nature has her way of soothing us and scaring us.

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AUSTIN— Early voting began Monday, April 22 for municipal, school board and various bond elections. It ends on April 30 with Saturday, May 4 being election day. What is on the ballot depends on where you live.