Posted in Uncategorized, tagged a great hospital in Texas Health Resources., being sick in Kaufman County, hospitalized on March 27, 2015| 5 Comments »
My new home for five days. Copyright 2015 John J. Rigo, Texas’ Poet
Found myself checked into a Kaufman County hospital under the Texas Presterian chain of hospitals yesterday afternoon. It is pemounia. Hopefully in five days I hope I will be home again. It takes something like this to realize that one is destructable.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Our New vineyard and farm name on January 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Shortly after posting our signs for both our future vineyard and winery and farm and ranch we discovered that the name of “Silver Star” was associated with many low quality products in the State of Texas, hence our name change to “Stewart-Rigo” which represents the proud maiden name of my wife and my last name. The beautiful picture on the new farm and ranch sign actually comes from a picture taken of our farm and ranch.
New Sign for Stewart-Rigo Farm and Ranch of Texas formerly “Silver Star” copyright 2015 John J. Rigo
We are proud to announce that our new name of our farm and ranch is now posted. After research and finding the name of “Silver Star” itself was associated with many low quality products in Texas, we decided to change our names on both our future winery as well as our farm and ranch. The name consists of the proud maiden name of my wife and my last name. The view on the sign comes from our own ranch.
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2014| 1 Comment »
We are proud to announce that our new winery sign is here. “Stewart-Rigo Winery” formerly “Silver Star Winery of Texas”
Our New Sign for “Stewart-Rigo Winery” formerly “Silver Star Winery of Texas” copyright 2014 John J. Rigo
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2014| Leave a Comment »
“All Great projects and visions for growth in a community start with a dream and move forward with hard work and perserverence.” copyright and written by John J. Rigo
Posted in Uncategorized on August 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Are you as a rancher or farmer in the Austin, Wichita Falls, Graham and Ft. Worth areas of Texas preparting for the coming drought with pre-purchased hay prior to sky-rocketing prices? Hauling prices are in a range of $15 to $25 additional charge per bale, depending on distance involved from Eustace, Texas.
Posted in McKinney Texas has changed since 1970, Uncategorized, tagged Antique, Brownstone, Forgiveness, Harlem, Lord, McKinney Texas, New York City, Recreation, Shopping, United States on May 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »
1927 Collin County Courthouse, McKinney Texas Historical Marker (Photo credit: fables98)
Posted in A Poem regarding the opening of the gates of heaven, An Easter Poem by John J. Rigo, Uncategorized, tagged A McKinney Texas' Poet, A Painting by John J. Rigo of Jesus on the Cross., An Easter Poem, Easter, God's Love for Us: Is Never Finished, Texas' Poet, The gates of Heaven are open on Easter, Winner of Collin County Poetry Award on April 18, 2014| 1 Comment »
1959 Painting by John J. Rigo, titled, “Mother’s Sorrow.”
Posted in Angels in Night Dreams a poem, Christmas Angels, Uncategorized, tagged A poem by John J. Rigo, Dallas, Jesus, Lord, night dreams, Poems, return of angels, Stepfamily, Texas, texas poems on March 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Courtesy of Google Image search.
Courtesy of Google Image search.
Texas Poetry 
“What your Best Friends Are” copyright 2010 John J. Rigo, Texas Commentator
Posted in Advice from a Departed Friend, Great advise from a departed friend, Uncategorized, tagged A Texas' Commentator in John J. Rigo, Commentary by John J. Rigo a Texas' Commentator, Eustace Texas, friends, Henderson County Texas, Johnny, Louisiana, Silver Star, Texas, United States, What money can buy, Your Green Friends on March 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »
“Your Little Green Friends“
One of my dearest friends from over thirty-five years ago was a gentleman by the name of Cliff Russell. Cliff is dead now. At that time he was the Father in a loving spirit that my real Father never was, between his drunken whisky binges. One day while in my thirties I related to him my disappointment with an individual that I thought was a friend.
Cliff had an easy way about him when he was offering advice. It was that “home-grown” attitude from being born and raised in Louisiana. He related, “Johnny, let me show you, what your best friends in life look like.” Slowly he withdrew from his pocket a roll of hundred dollar bills. As the saying goes, “The roll was big enough to choke a horse.”
Cliff went on to say, “This is your Little Green Friends. They will keep you warm when you are cold, cool when you are hot, and will buy you all the company, you will ever want, when you are lonely.” To this day I have never forgotten one of the loving lessons given to me in my life from a dear, now departed friend.
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