Joyful San Miguel
Michael turns and locks the old wooden door. He tugs on the handle making sure the lock is secure. He...
San Miguel de Allende – The Streets of San Miguel
Memories Stepping out into the streets of San Miguel, I look and listen for the remembered. The high whistle whine...
Casa Jacaranda
The road is choked with cars on both sides of the street, and our driver carefully inches forward. The facade...
Mahone Bay
Murphy’s Law at Work in Mahone Bay Michael parks the car in front of the correct address in Mahone Bay...
Leaving Prince Edward Island
I’m feeling cheated, and I only have myself to blame. Our week on Prince Edward Island is over — OVER. It...
French Fortress at Louisbourg
We are tattered and torn. Bruised and beaten. I feel I can barely get out of bed. My fault. I...
Halifax
The Citadel Because we know not where we go or how to get there, we park at the bottom of...
Peggy’s Cove
I first heard of Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia last summer, when a ten-best list popped up on my Yahoo...
Lunenburg
Down the stairs and in the car, we point our toes west. It is Michael’s week to entertain and feed...
Charlottetown-A Walk in the Park and a Foodie’s Adventure
This morning’s news shows a large mass of rain moving east across the Maritime Provinces, forecast to hit Charlottetown late...
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!
