“Those old families came to Riverville on Saturday, took care of their shopping and doctoring and visiting, stayed overnight in their two-room house, and went back to their ranch after church the next day. The building was on the register of historic places in Colorado County, but it had been added to and updated over the years though the front was never changed, still low and stone with plain, four-paned windows under a long overhang. A sturdy piece of Texas history. I’d always loved the ol...d house, remembering it happily decorated for a Christmas tour a time or two. The drive leading up to the house was lined with cars along either side. Parishioners were there already with their casseroles and platters of tacos and jugs of sweet tea. I parked next door, in the Rushing to Calvary Independent Church parking lot. This, too, was almost full of cars. We got out, me with one of Miss Amelia’s pecan breads in my hands, and Miss Amelia carrying one of her not-too-special pecan pies, meaning no bourbon in this one.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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