Greetings — we’ve finally dug ourselves out from under the weight of remodeling and are so glad to be back doing fun research and writing.

We’ve posted one Houston Cemetery and two Sidebars that are related: Villa de Matel Cemetery tells a tragic tale, the Most Beautiful Sacred Space in Houston describes an architectural gem and Sacred Relics reveals a practice found throughout the world’s major religions.

Enjoy.

Hello All —

In anticipation of Sunday’s Super Bowl, we have a Sidebar about Taking One for the Team.

We’ve also posted a story about a special way to celebrate life.

And finally, Marks got some good press this month in February Papercity Houston.

Enjoy.

Greetings —

Our condo remodeling job is almost complete. I’m finally back at my own desk instead of emailing you from the La Quinta or from dear friend Jayme’s apartment.

We’ve completed the posting for San Antonio’s Historic Cemeteries. Scroll down to Dignowity Family Cemetery & everything is new from there. Read about Juan Vargas who fought at the Alamo without a gun and Adina De Zavala who worked with Clara Discoll to save the Alamo.

We’ve also added some interesting Sidebars about Thailand, a country we’ve visited many times. In particular, The Spirit World in Politics is fascinating in light of headlines and news coming out of that country right now but the Ghosts of Thailand is intriguing too.

I’ve added some photos to the Gravesites Gallery for the De Zavala Cemetery that I think you’ll find noteworthy.

Enjoy.