appy New Year!  January 1st brought Amy “MountainCityFun” Hilton her 40th birthday. January 2nd, RonTom turned 71. Happy Birthday, Amy and Ron. January 1st brought the surprise and wonder of miniature ice sculptures across Mountain City.Christine Greve posted on Facebook photos of her ice flowers an...

ountain City residents with an email address are invited to complete the 2017 Christmas Light and Display Recognition Ballot at https://tinyurl.com/lmc2017decor this weekend. The voting will take place Friday at dark through 10 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10. Visitors to our house commented on how nice the...

oland Garza was startled when he noticed rustling on a wall décor cross made of sticks. “Rat?” Then, he heard, “cheep. cheep.” A few days earlier they’d opened the doors for fresh air. “Was it tiny with a long tail?” I asked. “Yes, and brown.” Ahhhh, a curious wren. Roland turned out lights, closed ...

ountain City residents tend to come and stay. Gathering this past weekend with three other Live Oak Drive cul-de-sac households, we marveled that the shortest residency was The Kiernan’s, with “only” 20 years. The Polley’s are original owners. Lynn Cobb (and Frances) came in 1990. RonTom and I arriv...

eaders, many of you follow KissMe, Our Great White Hunter With Red Spots. In fact, some of you found his FaceBook Page (KissMe@KissMeClown) The past two weeks, KissMe got pulled from his self-appointed job of keeping our backyard free of squirrels and lizards and such. KissMe went on bed rest and me...

common thread runs from house to house throughout Mountain City. Our hearts and prayers go out for those so severely impacted by Harvey.  Most of us know someone whose home flooded. Over and over, I hear Texans among us saying how proud they are to be a Texan. “We are Texas.” Patricia Porterfield on...

urray! We can look forward to Loving Mountain City’s 4th of July Parade and Lawnmower Races. Patricia Porterfield stepped forward to fill the vacant spot as lead. (Thanks, Patricia!) Streets will be closed from 10-11 a.m. Festivities will start with the lawnmower races, followed by a parade around t...

n Garage Sale Saturday, Ron Tom came home from taking KissMe to visit sales with a tidbit from LaVerne McClendon. An intruder has been entering through her doggy door. It’s eating dog food on top of the washing machine in her utility room. She suspects it’s a raccoon. The creature has not ventured t...

im Herrmann welcomed guests this past week.  On May 15th, a baby Blue Jay sat on his shoulder for a while, hopped up on his arm, and plopped onto his shoe. It was just that one day. The jay stayed around for a few days, but not close to humans.  Humans covered The Herrmann’s backyard on Saturday for...

atch the Loving Mountain City FaceBook and the Mountain City edition of NextDoor.com for new episodes in the tale of Kitty Hulk, The Rogue Attacking Cat that’s causing terror along Maple and Ash. On social media, numerous cat owners with vet bills (and a dead pet) have united to share horror stories...