A new view

Books and Crannies

I think its been a while since I posted a picture of the front of Books and Crannies in the old Iris Theater building.

Movie house memories

Saturday morning I happened to be traveling down the south side alley and noticed new art work going up.  Seven old movie poster type murals are being painted on the back of Books and Crannies.  Books and Crannies is a great new and used book store in Terrell on Moore Ave.  The book store is in the old Iris theater building. I'm sure all of these movies at one time played on their screen.

The movie at the top center, The Lady, with Norma Talmadge was the first movie that played in the Iris when it opened on September 1, 1925.  Tickets cost .25 cents each.  The bookstores owners, Ron and Gayle Harris, restored the Iris sign on the front of the building and it was lit up on September 1, 2008.

Currently there is a small theater in he back of the bookstore that houses live plays and old movies.

I'm going to have to drive down the alley again this week and see if they finished up.

More Moore

Kaufman got a new field last year, Forney gets new turf this year, must be nice.

Terrell at night

Notice Santa hanging from the window? The Vagabond players will be performing Dashing thru the Snow this weekend and next weekend.

Dont forget to check out Daily Dog Photo.  Cilla is doing a great job posting daily on her new site.

Weather events

Its seems like bad weather has been hitting everywhere this Spring.   Thankfully, the last few days we've only had rain in Terrell.  Areas south of Terrell have gotten hail, heavy rain and tornadoes.

Tricia, Brians Sister, who writes and posts at Bluff Area Daily has been keeping watch on the flooding in her hometown, Poplar Bluff, MO.  She has some photos on her site taken on Monday.

It hard to get a shot of rain, so here is a heavily altered shot of Moore Ave from Monday night.  This view hasn't changed for probably the past 10 years.

I noticed the Magnolia trees are starting to blossom.  I'll have to take a walk around the neighborhood and find a nice shot.

Don't mess with Texas Trash-Off in Terrell.

Green light to the weekend

Week's half over, no stopping till the weekend.

Game Day

Terrell plays a rare Thursday night game tonight in Mesquite as they visit the Wranglers of West Mesquite.  I'll have updates on the Terrell Daily Photo Facebook page.  Kickoff is 7PM, a half hour earlier than normal.

If you can not go to tonights game, listen live on KPYK.



Todays picture is of Moore Ave last night in Terrell. It could pass for any night in Terrell. Not much happens once the sun goes down.

My shots from downtown

I was having so much fun walking around talking to people that I really didn't get many pictures of downtown. Here are a couple of my shots. I still haven't looked at the shots from the LE Griffith home.

Out and about

Tonight at 6:30 you can meet the new baseball and girls basketball coach for the Tigers at the TAC.

Have the acting bug? Terrell Actors Playhouse is holding auditions on July 25th for Death of a Salesman. More information here. You can also find them on Facebook as Terrell Actors Playhouse.

I have a 5K this Sunday, but my running this week has been a chore. I cant seem to get it together. I hope I can at least finish in under 35 minutes.

Still time to register for the Terrell Photo Walk on July 24th. Follow this link to sign up.

Books and Crannies in the old Iris Theater building will be having a ladies spa day also on the 24th from 12-5. Make a day of it in Terrell. Contact Books and Crannies for more details.

Small town

On Saturday nights they roll up the streets early in Terrell. This is Moore Ave. last Saturday just before 8PM. The building on the right has been empty for probably over 4 years. Anyone have any idea why they quit renovating it?

You think they clean themselves?

The windows of American National Bank on Moore Avenue.



When you eat lunch on a budget you have to find the sales and special offers. This past Monday was the last day that Dickey's Barbecue was offering pulled pork sandwiches for just $1. It was a special they were offering every Monday in January and February. I noticed the last few Mondays that everyone in line was getting 2 sandwiches a side and a drink. Just because they were $1 doesn't mean that you need two sandwiches. I wonder if they would be getting two sandwiches if they were normal price? These guys were making pigs of themselves.......really.

Today lunch was Popeyes. A leg and thigh is only .99 cents on Tuesdays. I made my way to up to order and was asked how many specials I wanted. I watched others order 2 and 3 specials with sides and a drink. I think the cheap prices don't save anyone money, just just makes them fatter. I bought 1 special and a side but no drink. I think they overcharged me. I didn't say anything though, I was chicken.

Yesterdays Tiger baseball game was canceled because of the wet weather and the field condition. Next scheduled game is Thursday in the Desoto Tournament, rain is still in the forecast for Friday.

It's still cold but things are looking up

The white stuff is gone, but it's still cold.



I went running down at the park after work, I can't match Brian running 20 minutes straight yet, but I was able to run 16 minutes, going 3-5-5-3 with 2 minutes of walking between each run.

I wasn't about to get out of the car to get a photo after dark though. This is Moore Ave from the car.

I am not much of a Texas A&M fan, but they gave #1 Kansas a run last night in men's basketball. I was pulling for the Aggies.

Pitchers and catchers report this week! I would love to be able to shoot a MLB game.

If the weather holds, we should be able to get some local sporting events in this week. The boys home soccer match against Kaufman has been moved to this Thursday night and the varsity baseball team is tentatively scheduled to scrimmage against Kaufman also on Thursday.

Last night I told myself that I was going to bed early, before I knew it it was running up on 11PM. Saying I am going to bed early is like saying I am going to work late. Once it gets close to time to go home, I say never mind I'll work late tomorrow.

Facebook seemed to be having problems yesterday. If you didnt get a chance to see the pictures from the snow storm, click the Terrell Daily Photo Facebook Fan page.

Skywatch Friday-Sunrise

This was taken last week on Black Friday just a short time after I took this photo.

More Skywatch Friday sites can be found here.

Today is our annual Christmas luncheon at Maggiano's Little Italy.

Brian has a post up about the Tree of Giving at the Kaufman County Courthouse, its worth taking a look at.

Brian and I will be out Saturday morning taking pictures of the Police vs Fire flag football game. Temperature at game time is suppose to be about 40 degrees F.

The Tigers boys and girls basketball teams are playing in tournaments. Check Cliffs site and the Tribune for results.

Early morning

Another picture from yesterday morning on Moore Ave.

The funeral for Spc. Joseph Lewis is at 2:00PM today at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Terrell.

Facelift continues

Kountry Kitchen

Had breakfast at Kountry Kitchen the other morning. They have moved into the spot that used to be the Flamingo Grill. The operators of the Flamingo Grill have opened up a sports bar at another location.

I had sausage gravy and biscuits, very good.


I watched the American Music Awards last night. Not so much for the awards, but for the performances. I saw some home runs and a few strikeouts.

The best performance of the night was hands down Mary J. Blige, she sounded as great as she looked.

I also enjoyed Eminem, Green Day, Lady Gaga and Whitney Houston.

Striking out was Adam Lambert, his performance wasn't bad, but I didn't like the song. If that's a sample of the music on his new album, I will not be downloading it.

I also could pass on Jennifer Lopez, Jay-Z and Timbaland.

Shop locally

Soon Moore Ave will have the Christmas wreaths and lights. Hard to picture Thanksgiving and Christmas when its sunny and in the 60s this morning. Make sure you visit our locally owned businesses when doing your Christmas shopping.

Getting a face lift

Not me, one of the businesses on Moore Ave. is getting a face lift. This should finish off the entire block.


Come back tomorrow morning for my favorite Tiger football shots from Saturdays game.

A rose is a rose

There are still roses blooming in town. This is from my walk on Sunday. I like the way this one turned out. Brian posted similar picture a week or so ago.



I have two large pecan trees in my yard and this is the pecan year. I don't get upset often (lie), but one thing I hate is to see people in my yard picking up the pecans. Its not that I don't want them to have the pecans, heck they are a pain in the butt when mowing. But, I don't want strangers in my yard. If people will not have the courtesy to ask to be in my yard, then I will not have the courtesy when running them out of my yard, I do it every year. Do I need to translate? Stay out of my yard!

OK sorry bout that. Sometimes I have to be the old crotchety guy.

A twitter equipped bathroom scale......no, NO, NO. But I do feel good about my working out. Yesterday was just over 6.5 miles walking and 60 minutes of P90X.

We are going to have to check out Forney Light Show when it lights up later this month.

Terrell Tiger defender AJ Wells was named defensive player of the week by the Dallas Morning News.