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Michael Plans an Outing Few people would think of driving an hour for a kolache—but I would. And not many […]
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1940 Air Terminal Museum Our breakfast at The Original Kolache Shoppe is a delicious memory as we make our way […]
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Walking down 23rd Street in downtown Galveston it looks like an invasion. An invasion of tourists and cars and monster […]
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A Sunday Afternoon in Galveston I hurriedly dress for the late afternoon Galveston Symphony Orchestra Concert at The Grand—thinking I […]
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Too Beautiful to Remain Indoors After Michael and I spend the morning working on a jigsaw puzzle from hell, we […]
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The Year Begins with Breakfast. Michael whips up his homey and comforting egg and sausage biscuit sandwich. It is a […]
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I’m not sure how long I have had this recipe for Creamy French Onion Pasta or where it came from. […]
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It is delicious, moist, and full of flavor. Not only is it the best cranberry bread I have ever eaten, but it is also easy to make.
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Fog was a constant companion during Thanksgiving Day 2022.
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A Birding Adventure at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center I stand in the middle of one of the two long […]
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!
