On the Porch With Patti

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Even though I’m grown with a big girl job and no babies at home to entertain, educate and elevate for three months of a ...
06/18/2026

Even though I’m grown with a big girl job and no babies at home to entertain, educate and elevate for three months of a sweltering season, summer still reads different. It’s a feeling, a mood, a vibe if you will. I think Ella summed it up best: “Summertime and the livin’ is easy.” Sure, they’re Gershwin’s music and lyrics, but Ella brought them home.

Summer is calmer. Granted the oppressive heat of the South adds to the calm as exertion during June, July and August equals sweating, frizz and the ever-popular heat stroke.

Read more: https://www.fortbendfocus.com/summertime-livin/

One out of every 18 Americans is a cancer survivor. In recognition of National Cancer Survivors Month this June, Houston...
06/16/2026

One out of every 18 Americans is a cancer survivor. In recognition of National Cancer Survivors Month this June, Houston Methodist is highlighting the story of Queenie Freeman, a 61-year-old breast cancer survivor who rang the ceremonial bell this spring after her last radiation treatment at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s Neal Cancer Center. Freeman was accompanied by her husband, rapper Bun B, and her children.

Read more: https://www.fortbendfocus.com/houston-methodist-breast-cancer-survivor-says-routine-mammograms-saved-her-life/

Mr. Kaminski likes to wander. He’s all about getting to a locale and then traveling to a different locale on a grand adv...
06/12/2026

Mr. Kaminski likes to wander. He’s all about getting to a locale and then traveling to a different locale on a grand adventure, no planning, just a spur of the moment excursion.

I do not share his propensity for unprepared, unplanned, unpredictable wanderlust. I need to plan. I need an itinerary. I need to be properly attired and hydrated.

Read more: https://www.fortbendfocus.com/wanderlust/

Builders Begin Pre-sales in The GeorgeModel Homes Under ConstructionPre-sales have started, and model home construction ...
06/10/2026

Builders Begin Pre-sales in The George
Model Homes Under Construction

Pre-sales have started, and model home construction is underway in The George, Johnson Development’s newest master-planned community.

Inspired by the legacy of the historic George Ranch, the community is planned to offer a blend of natural beauty, modern living, and authentic Fort Bend County heritage.

Five builders have started pre-sales in The George, located off Ricefield Road and Benton Road in Fort Bend County, as their model homes continue construction.

Highland Homes is offering floor plans for 60-foot homesites — the largest currently offered in the community — that range from 2,631 to 3,828 square feet and are priced from the low $600,000s. J. Patrick Homes is also building on 60-foot lots, with homes starting in the $590,000s and range from 2,288 to 4,300 square feet.

Read more: https://www.fortbendfocus.com/builders-begin-pre-sales-in-the-george-model-homes-under-construction/

Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB) hosted the official signing ceremony for the Fort Bend County Child S*x Trafficking ...
06/09/2026

Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB) hosted the official signing ceremony for the Fort Bend County Child S*x Trafficking (CST) Care Coordination Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at Child Advocates of Fort Bend.

Community leaders, partner agencies, and stakeholders gathered to formally sign the MOU and recognize the collaborative commitment to protecting vulnerable children throughout Fort Bend County. The signing ceremony marks a significant milestone in Fort Bend County’s collaborative response to child s*x trafficking and formalizes the countywide partnership dedicated to identifying, supporting, and coordinating services for child survivors of trafficking and exploitation.

Read more: https://www.fortbendfocus.com/child-advocates-of-fort-bend-to-host-mou-signing-ceremony-for-fort-bend-county-child-s*x-trafficking-care-coordination/

Summer Fun Starts at The George Ranch!School’s out, and adventure is in. Join us June and July and experience Texas livi...
06/08/2026

Summer Fun Starts at The George Ranch!

School’s out, and adventure is in. Join us June and July and experience Texas living history with cowboys, cabins, cattle, and hands-on fun for the whole family.

Watch cowboys at work
Explore historic homes and cabins
Meet the ranch animals and learn their stories

Summer hours:
Tuesday–Friday | 9 AM–2 PM
Saturday | 9 AM–5 PM

Make The George Ranch part of your summer tradition!

https://www.georgeranch.org/visit/hours-admissions-directions/

I write. It’s just what I do. I am so blessed to have people who enjoy what I write and actually take the time to both r...
06/04/2026

I write. It’s just what I do. I am so blessed to have people who enjoy what I write and actually take the time to both read and tell me so. I don’t ever take that for granted. If I made someone laugh or prompted them to recall a particular moment in their history, it’s everything to me. It gives me such joy that I was able to part of a person’s life, if only for a moment. Mr. Kaminski says all the time I don’t know people, I don’t have people. I have friends. Doesn’t matter where we go or what we’re doing, I make a friend. I think that’s a great thing. Secretly, I believe it annoys him. That might be why I do it, now that I think about it.

I don’t think it’s a particular talent, this writing thing that I do, but I do think being able to scribe, albeit about simply the day-to-day of this thing called life, is truly a blessing, because it’s a blessing to me.

https://www.fortbendfocus.com/scribing-the-legacy-of-life/

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