A Dream of Retirement…finally Fulfilled.
It has been a tough closing for the prior year of 2012, as well as the beginning of 2013. My wife and I retired from our insurance agency of 28 years at the end of 2012. Our customers were more than dollar signs to us in earning a living…….they were family to us. With many over a period of two months, did my wife and I share many tears of departure from our business relationship of so many years. Removing all the signs of what was once our State Farm Insurance agency was equally difficult from the face of our owned commercial building on McDonald Street in McKinney, Texas.
The first day of the new year of 2013 we horribly lost to a defective Electrolux electric stove, two of our most previous processions, our two McGraw parrots of 24 and 17 years respectfully in Mickey and Minnie. Each day that goes by we both grieve at their loss.
At the end of December of 2012 we closed on a 29 acre farm in East Texas. The sale and purchase closed a two-year search for the perfect property for our soon to be farm and winery in East Texas, and additionally will soon become our final primary retirement home.
As of yesterday after many weeks of brain storming and a week’s trip to UC of Davis in California to taking courses in starting a vineyard, I have created and posted the beginning of our Dream fulfillment on WordPress with another new blog that will render consistent postings on our progress in starting what we feel will be one of the finest vineyards, farms and winery’s in East Texas.
If you ever thought of having a small farm yourself or better yet have a vineyard of your own, check out our blog: http://silverstarwineryoftexas.com
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“One of Seven Poems of “The Master’s Series of Poetry.”
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When I was young
I never thought I would get old.
When I was young
I believed love from another was eternal.
When I was young
I thought all my dreams would come true.
This day as I look into the mirror
I now see the lines of old age
upon now a unyouthful face.
I have found that true love is a fleeting thing.
I have learned that the paths of life
are filled with broken dreams.
On this day of my Seventy-First Birthday
I thank my Lord and Savior for this humble life.
In spite of my aging body
my broken heart
my crushed dreams
the gift of this life
is truly
a beautiful thing.
Posted in Celebrating a Birthday this February 4th, Poem | Tagged A new poem by a McKinney Texas' poet, A poem in looking back at a long life, A poem of life from a Texas' Poet, A Seventy-First Birthday Poem, Celebrating a Birthday this February 4th, Looking back from a 70 year old birthday, Poem, Poetry | Leave a Comment »
Updated February 1, 2013: This commentary was originally published in May of 2010. With Obama attempting to make another illegal group of voters legal, in order to further destroy the Republican Party; the insight that this information renders should be very interesting to the average voter that is overcome by the Obama media machine.
As a reader of the above, did you assume that these were the new guide lines for the new Immigration Laws for the State of Arizona? As we all know the President of Mexicoin in 2010 enjoyed a great meal as a guest of Obama in the White House. During his visit he pointed out repeatedly how unfair the New Immigration Laws of Arizona would be to the people of Mexico. A premise that our President Obama agreed with wholeheartedly at that time, and now in his second term is further destroying the fabric of great country. Obama is now incouraging illegal immigration into our country by the cartel of Mexico for illegal drug running as well as supplying assualt weapons to the the crime underworld in our country. All of this while attempting to remove the rights of Americans to defend themselves against criminals.
NOW FOR THE FUN PART OF THE ABOVE REGULATIONS AND RULES! What you are reading above is NOT the new immigration laws for Arizona, but the CURRENT IMMIGRATION LAWS FOR THE COUNTRY OF MEXICO!
Posted in Further opening our doors to Illegals, Is Obama supporting the Drug Cartel of Mexico? | Tagged A non-profit fund raising opportunity for the Collin County area of Texas, A Published East Texas Poet, Immigration Laws, Immigration laws with a surprise twist, Three cheers for Arizona!, Top 200 poets internationally in Who's Who, Updated posting from 2010, Will the U.S. have another Civil war?, Winner of the Collin County Poetry Award, Winning Poet of the Collin County Texas Poetry Contest | Leave a Comment »
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