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Norma Schmelling

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Eight Miles from the Front Gate: My Life on the Y. O. Ranch with Charles Schreiner III

Eight Miles from the Front Gate: My Life on the Y. O. Ranch with Charles Schreiner III

“Gone with the Wind” meets “Citizen Kane,” when a former ERA lobbyist marries the owner of a large historic Texas ranch.

2025

Norma Schreiner

Norma Schreiner

Stories

Norma Schmelling

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Jul 13, 2025

A Tribute to a Very Special Jaguar

In the wild he would not have hesitated to kill us with a single bite of his exceptionally strong jaws and then have us for dinner. He had…

A Tribute to a Very Special Jaguar

Norma Schmelling

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Jul 7, 2025

Pilling a Cat

If you ever want your love of animals tested, try pilling a cat. To prove how strongly I feel on this subject, here are a few things, in no…

Pilling a Cat

Norma Schmelling

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Jun 26, 2025

I Am a Magnet for Car Disasters

In the 1960s, when I was in high school, cars were a very big deal with the guys. This was an age when you could work on cars and even take…

I Am a Magnet for Car Disasters

Norma Schmelling

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Jun 20, 2025

Do you have a Common Place Book?

Though I did not know that it had a name when I started one, there is a formal name for the notebook of quotes I began while in college. It…

Do you have a Common Place Book?

Norma Schmelling

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Jun 14, 2025

An Observence of Flag Day, June 14

In case you forgot, or perhaps never knew, June 14 is Flag Day. There is a lot of emphasis on the various parades occurring throughout the…

An Observence of Flag Day, June 14

Norma Schmelling

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Jun 11, 2025

Seeing Elephant Intelligence First Hand

The reason I went to India was not to see the Taj Mahal, the magnificent temples and palaces, Delhi, or Mumbai. I saw all of these but I…

Seeing Elephant Intelligence First Hand

Norma Schmelling

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Jun 4, 2025

Nature Red in Tooth and Claw or How Watching a Lizard Eat a Cockroach Taught Me Patience

If you ever want an example in patience, watch a four inch green anole lizard consume an almost two inch cockroach.

Nature Red in Tooth and Claw or How Watching a Lizard Eat a Cockroach Taught Me Patience

Norma Schmelling

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May 29, 2025

THE PLACES I’VE BEEN

While it seems only a few years ago, it was probably more than ten and likely closer to 15, when someone sent me this clever play on words…

THE PLACES I’VE BEEN

Norma Schmelling

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May 23, 2025

A Hero to Remember on Memorial Day

Does the name Mike Christian mean anything to you? My guess is it doesn’t. It meant nothing to me until I read an excerpt about Mike from…

A Hero to Remember on Memorial Day

Norma Schmelling

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May 11, 2025

The Cost of Friendship

When you become friends with someone, you seldom contemplate what the future holds for that friendship.

The Cost of Friendship

Norma Schmelling

Norma Schmelling

Book Author

Her memoir, Eight Miles from the Front Gate, is available for pre-ordering on Amazon. It will be published October 27, 2025 by Texas A&M Press.

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