R SCHNEIDER’S THIS & THAT APRIL 2025
It seems like every year we have been here in Texas spring/summer comes earlier. The entire month of March stayed above freezing and temperatures the last two weeks of March have been in the 70's [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS AND THAT MARCH 2025
We have not had any freezing weather since the middle of February. Today it hit 82 degrees. My indoor plantings are almost ready to put outside and I am ready to be outside a bit [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS AND THAT FEBRUARY
Our part of the country has had acceptable weather all year - with the exception of January and early February. We have had miserable weather again during mid-winter. I know I should not complain as [...]
R SCHNEIDERS THIS AND THAT JANUARY
We had a really nice holiday season this year. I played a lot of bridge and ate a lot of good food! Again in 2025 December was our best sales month. Traditionally December is our [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS AND THAT DECEMBER 2024
It seems at this time every year I remark on how quickly the year has passed. This year is no exception. We thank you all for another very good business year for us. You have [...]
R SCHNEIDERS’T THIS AND THAT NOVEMBER 2024
October was a warm month here - highs were in high 80's to high 90's until the last ten days when we got a week of more fall like temperatures. My gardening has ended for [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS & THAT OCTOBER 2024
September was a pretty nice month - temperatures stayed mostly in the 80's and 90's. We had a heavy rain a couple days ago - very welcomed - but we had a bolt of lightning [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS AND THAT – SEPTEMBER 2024
August brought is the first really hot weather of the year - almost every day temperatures exceeded 100 degrees. (It was bound to catch us). My garden is done for the year. I’m just keeping [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS AND THAT – AUGUST
Our relatively mild weather this continues. We have had a dozen days this year of 100 degree weather but they have been spread apart and in the low 100's - We usually have 20-25 days [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS AND THAT – JULY
After nearly 20 years of using the same computer I finally had no buy a new one. Prior to my last computer I never had a computer last more than a couple of years so [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS & THAT JUNE
As summer approaches we are thankful for a truly exceptional spring. We have had consistently mild temperatures and much more needed rain than usual. We had one bad hail storm - which netted us a [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS & THAT MAY
We have had a very mild spring this year. Last year we had several 100 degree days in April and this year we had highs in the 60's and 70's. Warm enough to get the [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS AND THAT – APRIL
I am ready for spring. The plants that I started indoors are ready to put outside and all will be the ground by the middle of April. (An early start usually results in lots of [...]
R SCHNEIDER’S THIS AND THAT – MARCH 2024
We spend most of time these days scanning stamps and adding them to our price lists. It is a major challenge keeping our listed stamps current. Our web site provider does a good job of [...]
FEBRUARY THIS AND THAT
The last two weeks of January set all kinds of local bad weather records. We had lot’s of below freezing weather accompanied by winds 30-45 mph. No snow but the winds made outside activities most [...]