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Cardiospermum halicacabum and other plants in the Cardiospermum genus, Cardiospermum spp. are called balloon vine, love in a puff and heartseed. In Mexico they’re called farolitos, little lanterns. These names refer to the 1-inch papery balloon or lantern-like puffy hollow fruits or pods, first green and then brown. Inside are three sections, each with one black seed that has a white spot in the shape of a heart. Cardiospermum is the combination of the Latin words cardio, meaning heart, and sperma, meaning seed. Sometimes the white mark on the seed looks more like the yin-yang symbol. Fragrant white flowers are small with four petals. The plant is a thin vine, up to 10 feet. Leaves consist of three leaflets and each of those have three leaflets. In warm areas such as Grimes County, balloon vine is a perermiaL On the same vine may be flowers and green and brown pods.
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Upcoming meetings of the Masonic Lodge include the monthly meeting of the Orphans Friend Masonic Lodge No 17 in Anderson Monday, Jan. 4. The meeting will begin with a meal at 6 p.m. followed by the business meeting at 6:30 p.m.
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Over the past few days our community has shown up and proven that we are here to make a difference! If you were around the Grimes County area for Halloween you saw tons of witches, ghouls, goblins, first responders, and a dinosaur wrangler running around the streets of Richards and Anderson. Our little trick or treaters were able to visit Main Street Richards for their Halloween event and grabbed some goodies and books. Huge shout out to the Richards Civic Club and Richards Volunteer Fire Department for their smiles and willingness to not let 2020 spoil the Halloween fun every Richards community member deserves!
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The Bedias Women’s Club shares they are cancelling/postponing their annual Veterans Day Dinner and their annual November Country Market event. Mackie shares that the women’s club plans to offer a spring Country Market and host a spring event honoring Bedias area Veterans.
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Have you secured your tickets for a chance to win $11,500 worth of cattle from J&J Cattle Co. as part of the Bedias Vol. Fire Dept. Annual Fundraiser? Don’t miss out! Please go to PayPal @ BVFDfundraiser@yahoo.com. Tickets are $50 each and 1,000 tickets will be sold. Be sure to include your phone number. You can also mail a check to Bedias Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 294, Bedias, TX 77831.
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The Zinnia genus, in the daisy family, has many species native to Central and South America and the American Southwest. Depending on the variety, you may have seen them in Grimes County gardens almost year-round except during the coldest days of winter. Usually on a single 10 to 12-inch upright stem, they come in a variety of colors though the ones I’ve seen have been various shades of yellow, red, and purple. Some have a single color. Some are mixed. Some have a single row of blooms and some have more. Opposite leaves are sessile, clinging to the stem. Named for German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727 - 1759), zinnias are often seen in cut flower arrangements.
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Mary Jane Harris Briscoe was born in 1819 at St. Genevieve, Missouri fatefully next door to the residence of Moses Austin, early dreamer of Texas. Her father, John Harris, fell in with Austin’s idea of the colonization of what became the Republic of Texas.
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It has been so hot lately that my phone has been sending heat advisory alerts. When I left for church on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. it was actually hot and stifling already. Everyone please stay cool and hydrated and don’t forget those pets!
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