Sandy Hestes Did you know that you can do exercises to help develop your own drawing skills and creativity? Pat Heberling, Paint & Palette Club treasurer, led a group of artists through several practice exercises recently to help inspire and revitalize their drawing skills. Activities were designed to help you “see” what you are drawing…
Vicki Baker There’s a famous quote attributed to Winston Churchill that goes, “History is written by the victors.” This belief could only be true if history was fixed, settled, and static. It never is. It keeps evolving. When new facts emerge, it gets revisited. That’s been the case with author and historian E. R. Bills,…
Susan Parker Nobody throws a Patio Party like the Robson Ranch Baby Boomers! Thanks to the organizational ability of Super Boomer Carol Jankowski, 129 Boomers set off for the Patio Party of the year! Carol and her second in command, Ralph Jankowski, purchased 42 bags of summer balsamic salad, 150 garlic bread sticks, 40 pounds…
Sandy Hestes … but the visitors to the Paint & Palette Art Reception on May 11 were certainly not doing the blues! There was a buzz in the air. People enjoyed visiting, meeting old and new friends, viewing the “blue” artwork, and sharing a cocktail. The variety of “blue” art ranged from oil, watercolor, acrylic,…
Carolann Boykin In May, 14 of your fellow friends and neighbors ventured to Louisville, Ky., to attend the 149th Kentucky Derby. What a race it was! Actually, it was two fun-filled days of races, laughter, and getting to know new people who became good friends by the end of the week. The Oaks is the…
With the national debt exceeding $31 trillion and concerns about potential future tax increases, retirees and those nearing retirement face a critical decision regarding their retirement savings. Here we explore the benefits of Roth conversion, with the possibility of dramatic tax rate hikes. By taking advantage of historically low tax rates, individuals can position themselves…
Dennis Brooks Having your drone move sideways into a tree is a bad thing. In this case, the drone not only survived without damage, but after crashing and being stuck in the tree for several minutes, it fell to the ground when the limb broke. The camera was in record mode and produced some really…
Dennis Brooks With Memorial Day recently, it seemed appropriate to get a drone’s view of the Robson Ranch Denton Memorial. My wife and I, our fathers, and our grandfathers are all veterans and on the pavers in the center. We represent the Army, the Navy, the Marines, the Army Air Corps, and the Air Force,…
Lorraine Wilson Happy Tails Dog Club welcomed Prudi Koeninger, president of DFW Wildlife Coalition, to our May 13 meeting. Prudi provided great insight into how to live with the many creatures in our yards. One important takeaway was that the wildlife around us is not a threat to us. Even the bobcats and coyotes don’t…
Dennis Brooks, Club Vice President An oddity in current drone designs and new to the Drone Club, the Zero Zero Robotics V-Coptr Falcon is a bi-copter (two rotors), rather than the usual quadcopter (four rotors) design. Used for the recent Memorial image, it even survived a trip through a tree during the flight. You can…