Sheila Pankratz treated us to a look at a several frames from her butterfly collection. The collection is made up of gifts or mounts she found in various stores. The butterflies in the frames were found dead and then mounted, so no butterfly was harmed merely to become a mount. Several frames have nametags, origins, and descriptions of the butterflies within them. One of her most intriguing mounts, as seen in the photo, is of a dead leaf butterfly. A person quickly notices the butterfly with wings spread on the bottom of the twig. Higher upon the twig is a dead leaf…or is it? Look closely and you might just spot some antennae and little eyes. What a unique creator we have!

We had a nice turnout for the annual student art show of the Canadian River Art Academy. If you missed it, don’t worry. The artwork will be up until the end of February. Some of the more advanced students’ work is for sale, and make perfect gifts for cow and Willie Nelson lovers. Come by and check them out!

I treasure my mom’s handwritten recipe cards and was thrilled when my sister-in-law, Sally, sent me her mother’s (Eunice Merritt) muchloved 1970 lemon pie recipe. Enjoy! - KIM B.

I don’t remember exactly when I took to living in stretch pants full time. The process was gradual; I’m sure of that.