Utopia – Treehouse Utopia
Treehouse Utopia Arriving a wee bit before check-in time at the Treehouse Utopia offices, we are not totally surprised to...
Concan – Hippie Chic’s River Shack
Country Roads Hippie Chic’s River Shack in Concan is today’s lunchtime destination. So, as we back out of the driveway...
Hye – Garrison Brothers Distillery
Sitting here, scrolling through Facebook, suddenly I see a notice for Winner Winner Chicken Dinner at Garrison Brothers Distillery. Reading further...
A Texas Hill Country Picnic
I love to cook. I love the country. I dream of picnics in the country. The deep country, where...
Music – Billy Crockett – A Man and His Music
I know Billy Crocket as a kingmaker, introducing and applauding and supporting a wide range of talent from East Coast...
The Antler Café
A Country Café Texas Weather On a late Saturday afternoon in July, as we leave for our short trip to...
Medina – 4B Ranch – July 2017
A Lazy Sunday the 4B Ranch A little less than a year-and-a-half after I discovered the 4B Ranch, we once...
Utopia – The Laurel Tree – Lunch in the Treehouse
The Laurel Tree Our motorcycle escort to The Laurel Tree in Utopia—a fast-moving train in front of us—weaves along the...
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...
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...
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!
