Edinburgh – Holyrood Palace
Holyrood. Every time I see that word I transpose it and think Hollywood—glitz and glamour. I never heard of Holyrood...
Edinburgh – Royal Yacht Britannia
We work our way toward breakfast, walking through the labyrinth like maze, getting from one Georgian townhouse to another. Proceeding...
Scotland – Edinburgh
Traversing the intricacies of the York train terminal gives me a stomachache. Our train is due to depart on Platform...
York – Trains Trains and More Trains
Probably the last place on my list to visit would be the National Railway Museum in York, but for Michael...
York – Clifford’s Tower
It is Michael’s week to feed and entertain us—even though it is an ongoing negotiation each day—the responsibility lands squarely...
York – Rainy Saturday
It is amazing how the brilliant blue skies of yesterday can turn into the heavy wet gray gloom of today....
Yorkshire – Castle Howard
A brilliant blue cloak is spread over the shoulders of Yorkshire this morning –not a cloud in the sky. They...
York – The Vikings
I am a bit ambivalent about visiting the Disney–like Jorvik Viking Center with its talking and moving animatronic Vikings, but I...
York – Solving Problems, Being Domestic
It is cold, it is wet, it is windy. It is York. It is England. I need to buy warmer...
Yorkshire – Home in York
One of the last things Michael tells me before we depart Whitby, while he sits in the chair by the...
About Me
Artist - Traveller - Foodie - Avid Hostess - Picnicker - Amateur Chef
Simply put, I love Texas. I have lived almost my entire life in this state. Born and raised in San Antonio, I spent the majority of my adult life in Fort Worth, in addition to ten years—on and off—sailing in and around the Gulf Coast on our 40’ Endeavor, Island Rose. For the past ten years, my husband and I have called Wimberley home—and if I love Texas—I adore the Texas Hill Country.
We have traveled extensively in this state--from deep East to far West, from North to South--and have probably been on more back roads and in more towns than anyone I have encountered. I AM a Texan—through and through!
I’m a foodie. I love to cook. I am a good judge of what is excellent, what is not. We will drive two-and-a-half hours for Saturday lunch; for the journey and the destination. I love picnics and trying out local wineries. Food and wine pairings draw me like a magnet. And music—all kinds. Concerts are on the menu at our house every year, be they concerts in a house, in a park, in a barn, in an auditorium or at a winery--we're there.
I paint. I cook. I entertain. I love back country roads and small towns—we own two convertibles so I can be sure that nothing bars the experience of just being there.
I finally decided it was time to share my love of this state and these hills with anyone who will listen or read, letting them in on on the famous, the infamous and the not so famous places that dot the countryside and cities. I'll share stories, experiences, and recipes.
Hopefully, you will come along for the ride, blaze your own trails and let me know if you are having fun. If you step out your door and take a chance, I know that you will!
