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Lightning rips the sky, and the immediate crash of thunder blasts me out of my reverie—out of the bathroom, toothbrush tossed […]
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Michael turns and locks the old wooden door. He tugs on the handle making sure the lock is secure. He […]
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Memories Stepping out into the streets of San Miguel, I look and listen for the remembered. The high whistle whine […]
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The road is choked with cars on both sides of the street, and our driver carefully inches forward. The facade […]
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Mike is asleep. Perusing a new French cookbook I bought at the General Store in downtown Paso Robles, I read […]
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A Picnic in Paso Robles I’m thinking of packing a picnic and heading to a winery, but I look out […]
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We wake at dawn to a beautiful ethereal bank of fog rolling in around and between the hills; we drink […]
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We leave Oxnard and the traffic nightmare of Southern California in our rear view mirror as we make our way north toward […]
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A Trip to The Old Place At 4:30 pm, we are in the car heading south toward The Old Place […]
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!
