Miss Patty

13 Oct

Travel

October 13, 2014
By Mae

Travel is wonderful. I have rarely met a person who didn't want to travel and see the world. When I was young if a person took a trip o...

09 Oct

Boys will be boys, Cowboys, Cowgirls, Good Gus, Good Gus Characters, Joe Kelly, Judge Ross, Mary, Miss Patty, observation, old west, Pecos, Pecos River, Ray, Reading, school, Texas, Tips about Bullying, tips for parents

Good Sportsmanship

October 9, 2014
By Mae

Good Sportsmanship is important not only in athletics but sometimes even in every day life. We teach our children the value and importa...

08 Oct

Roller Coasters

October 8, 2014
By Mae

Do you like roller coasters? Its one of those amusement park rides that you either love or hate. It appears that around the world, comp...

05 Oct

Boys will be boys, Cowboys, Cowgirls, Good Gus, Good Gus Characters, Joe Kelly, Library, Mary, Miss Patty, old west, Pecos, Reading, school, Texas, tips for parents

Mom or Dad Always Liked you Best

October 5, 2014
By Mae

Mom or Dad always liked you best is a phrase no parent wants to hear. The Smothers Brothers became very popular with that phrase except...

30 Sep

allergies, Cowboys, Cowgirls, Ft. Stockton, Good Gus, Good Gus Characters, Judge Ross, Library, Mary, Miss Patty, old west, Pecos, Reading, school, Texas, tips for parents

Bees

September 30, 2014
By Mae

Bees were in the news today as a special report on the internet. The bees suddenly began dying off in 2007. The bee keepers contacted v...

24 Sep

blacksmith, Children with Disabilities, Cowboys, Cowgirls, elephants, field trip, Good Gus, Good Gus Characters, India, Katie, Miss Patty, old west, Pecos, Ray, Reading, school, Texas, tips for parents

Animals

September 24, 2014
By Mae

Many of my books have animals in the story line. I have included a cat in the book "The Flying Cat,", a giraffe in "Really, There are n...

22 Sep

Cowboys, Cowgirls, Good Gus, Good Gus Characters, Library, Mary, Mary's Cafe', Miss Patty, Nurse Joyce, old west, Pecos, Reading, school

Just Average

September 22, 2014
By Mae

People constantly use the phrase just average. When they refer to other people it sounds derogatory. It really shouldn't be. We have al...

17 Sep

Good Gus, Good Gus Characters, Miss Patty, old west, Pecos, Reading, school, Texas, tips for parents, tips for parents for writing in school

The Classroom

September 17, 2014
By Mae

The classroom has changed quite a bit since the 1800's which is the time period my Good Gus Series is portrayed in Pecos, Texas. The di...

10 Sep

Cowboys, Cowgirls, Good Gus, Good Gus Characters, Miss Patty, old west, Pecos, Reading, Remington, school, Texas

Art

September 10, 2014
By Mae

Art is subjective and open to interpretation. Those are the first words you hear when the subject comes up. When most people think ...

07 Sep

Children who are Sick, Good Gus Characters, Miss Patty, old west, Pecos, Reading, Recos River, tips for parents

Allergies

May 2, 2023
By Mae

I wrote a book a couple of years ago entitled "Bugs, Bugs, Bugs." I wanted all children to be aware that even if you don't have allergi...

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