C enizo N ot es
by Carolyn Brown Zniewski, publisher and Danielle Gallo, editor
T
he New Year is
upon us and I
must say I hope it
runs more smoothly than
it did in 2017. There is a
Chinese curse that I often
think of when the world
seems to be at odds with
itself and surprises wait
around every corner.
“May you live in interest-
ing times.” I think we can all agree that the past
year has been interesting, and I for one could do
with a little quiet time. This issue has some great
articles for you to read that will get you far from the
excitement and let you enjoy a good read. For a
change from interviews, Jim Glendinning has
given us a picture of his own childhood by taking
us to his home in Scotland. West Texas’s favorite
mystic, the horned lizard, puts in an appearance
and we learn about two talented women in South
County. The photo essay features women as well.
As the proverb on the cover tells us, they deliver the
goods!
We are starting a new corner of personal ads
that I hope folks will use and enjoy. It is called
Neighborhood News. It’s an opportunity for folks
to say hello, post birthdays and anniversaries, con-
gratulate accomplishments and remember old
friends who are no longer with us.
My house is for sale and one of the “lookers”
said she had changed her mind about moving here
because it looked so desolate. I don’t see it that way.
For me, this is the time of year when, on a warm
day, I love to sit on my porch and look out upon
the vast desert landscape to the mountains to the
north, watch an early sunset that spreads over the
entire horizon and bask in the amazing beauty and
perfection of Mother Nature. You wouldn’t get
me in a Dallas high rise for all the books at Front
Street Books. Namaste!
W
we’ve
ell,
gone around
the carousel
one more time, and
now 2018 has begun.
Winter in the Big Bend
is schizophrenic, alter-
nating dry weeks of
warm, sunny days and
freezing interminable
cold snaps punctuated
by frozen pipes. The new year always seems to
begin in fits and starts, like the engine of my old
pickup truck on a cold morning. The end of
the holidays and the long doldrums of January
and February put me in a sort of stasis, half-
hibernating, waiting for spring to make up its
mind. I’m Charlie Brown and spring is Lucy
holding the football: I run up to it everytime,
naively hopeful against all logic that the winter
has really gone, only to find myself flat on my
back in the midst of the Easter freeze.
While you’re waiting for the weather to set-
tle into the mild, flower-scented days of spring,
pass the time with the latest issue of the Cenizo
Journal. In these pages you’ll find the true story
of the great Sanderson train wreck, profiles of
famous Big Bend legends such as Beth Garcia,
Marguerite Chanslor and the elusive horned
lizard, and much more. Enjoy the First
Quarter edition, and stay warm out there!
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