The Marina Bar & Grill – A Perfect Place
View from the Marina Bar & Grill in Galveston, Texas.
A Picnic at Seawolf Park
I peek outside and see a gift! The sun is shining—it hides most days, gracing us with its presence only...
Happy Hour at The Grand Galvez
At 5 o’clock, Michael sits on the front porch waiting for me. I look at him wearing a sports coat...
Sun and Fog and Merchant Ships
Sun Last night, talking to a friend, I bemoaned the fact that the fog had left Galveston. During the first...
The Original Kolache Shoppe
Michael Plans an Outing Few people would think of driving an hour for a kolache—but I would. And not many...
1940 Air Terminal Museum
1940 Air Terminal Museum Our breakfast at The Original Kolache Shoppe is a delicious memory as we make our way...
The Battle of Galveston – A Guided Tour
Walking down 23rd Street in downtown Galveston it looks like an invasion. An invasion of tourists and cars and monster...
The Grand – Galveston’s 1894 Opera House
A Sunday Afternoon in Galveston I hurriedly dress for the late afternoon Galveston Symphony Orchestra Concert at The Grand—thinking I...
Fort Phantom Hill
Driving down the country road, I look out Michael’s side window. “Ooooh!” I exclaim, “I think those are the ruins...
Fort Belknap
This happens to us all the time! It’s a Thursday and the fort should not be closed! But checking the...
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!
