Category Archives: Texas

Disconnected…Reconnecting

Posted on March 19, 2023 by bullersbackporch

Disconnected myself from this blog & the back porch over the last 2 weeks to reconnect with old friends, favorite foods and fun down in Texas. The whole trip presented a series of challenges due to my prolonged incapacitation & … Continue reading →

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Sing a Song of Texas

Posted on March 2, 2023 by bullersbackporch

Happy Texas Independence Day! 187 years ago today, a group of Texicans (as they called themselves back then) declared independence from Mexico to establish the Republic of Texas. Of course, it wasn’t that easy, and it took a revolution and … Continue reading →

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Bookman, Pass By

Posted on March 30, 2021 by bullersbackporch

Farewell to Larry McMurtry, a true man of letters and a giant in the field of Texas and western literature. From his first novel, Horseman, Pass By (re-titled “Hud” for the movie, uh, variation) to the legendary Lonesome Dove tales … Continue reading →

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Texans, Imported & Exported

Posted on October 27, 2020 by bullersbackporch

Legendary songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker died last Friday after battling throat cancer. He and his music had a huge influence on me, and I considered blogging about that. But so many other people, including fellow musicians and songwriters, already have … Continue reading →

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Happy Texas Independence Day!

Posted on March 2, 2020 by bullersbackporch

184 years ago today, a brave — possibly foolhardy — band of men gathered in the small settlement of Washington-on-the-Brazos and signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.  Soon, they would be fleeing for their lives from the oncoming armies of … Continue reading →

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To Torture a Texan…

Posted on October 16, 2018 by bullersbackporch

Unk sez… Stay tuned…

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Onward Through the Blog…

Posted on June 28, 2018 by bullersbackporch

a doodle for my 400th post from Buller’s Back Porch…

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Horses, Colts & Mules — East Texas Trading circa early 1900’s

Posted on May 31, 2018 by bullersbackporch

Continuing our run of my Grandfather’s guest posts about horse trading, taken from his memoirs of rural life east Texas during the late 19th and early 20th Century. And at another time I had bought a man’s entire crop Cotton, … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a House — Part 1

Posted on March 26, 2018 by bullersbackporch

I started this as a simple list of the various houses and places I have lived. But with nearly every place, I found myself wanting to explore that memory a bit more…and more…and more…until the list grew into several separate … Continue reading →

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Back Porch in the Rear View, 2017

Posted on December 30, 2017 by bullersbackporch

The end of the year is awash in people’s lists: 10 Best Movies, Top 10 International News Stories, 12 Stories You Missed, and the like. So why not a list of stories told on the Buller Back Porch this past … Continue reading →

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