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This is fascinating! I just love naturalism-related collections. I also feel heart-warmed when I learn about some person who has been successful in business is also accomplished in other areas. I think it would be wonderful if more people viewed their hobbies as just as worthwhile as their profession.

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We went to the Jungle Gardens years ago, perhaps in the 1980s.

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"What is a Salt Dome? How do they form? (geology.com)"

https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/how-salt-shaped-texas/

Aha. Story about the salt mine in Grand Saline: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2015/06/12/morton-salt-mine-in-grand-saline-is-an-underground-wonder/

(Nothing to do with books, but you can put some salt on the margarita, and tabasco on your tamale to eat while you read!)

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aged but not in an oak barrel

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Great article. Always impressed with your work.

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I am always impressed by Rennaissance men and women, including McIlhenny and you.

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