Boerne – Brunch at Peggy’s on the Green
We drive for food, I think, as Michael noses our car west toward Highway 473. It is Sunday—it is brunch...
Krause’s Cafe and New Braunfels Farmer’s Market
Sometimes, it’s not just serendipity. Sometimes it takes a friend to push and pull and tug—and make a firm date....
San Marcos – The Price Center Tea Room
The Price Center chef smiles when I ask if he minds if I take his picture. He removes his glasses,...
San Antonio – The Oge House
Checking-in Between Google Maps on my phone and Michael’s memory of old San Antonio, we successfully slide into the large...
Music – Fredericksburg – A Gospel Brunch at the Hill Top Cafe
The Hill Top Café, tucked on the side of the highway on US 87, peeks at us between the trees....
Music – San Marcos – Concerts in the Park
Four of us troop toward the bandstand in San Marcos Plaza Park bordered by the icy cold San Marcos River....
The Back Porch Restaurant-NO LONGER IN BUSINESS
The Back Porch on Cypress Creek At 6 p.m. we back out of our driveway, top-down on the convertible, making...
Wimberley – Middleton’s Brewing Company
Food and Beer Pairing When I think of Middleton’s Brewing Company, I think of Saturday afternoons, golden colored Belgian Blonde...
Wimberley – Picnic at Wimberley Valley Winery
I sit here, in the backseat of a friend’s pick-up truck, eyeing the way he has packed our picnic. Neat....
Kyle – The Sage Hill Inn and Spa
Standing here, staring at the abundant array of flowers, I can’t help but think I should have made reservations for...
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!
