Galveston Railroad Museum
I check to see if the museum is still open, and when their least busy days are — their least...
A Picnic at Fort Travis Seashore Park
We have one last stop to make before boarding the Bolivar Ferry and reaching our ultimate destination of Fort Travis...
A Walk to the Beach
Galveston’s Weather is Like a Box of Chocolates When I wake up each morning — almost anywhere in Texas, especially...
Lafitte’s Cove Nature Preserve – January 2022
A Nature Preserve 10 Miles Down the Road It is cloudy and cool today. Not cold. Not windy. Just pale...
Shrimp ‘N Stuff
Our Introduction to Shrimp ‘N Stuff We first heard of Shrimp’ N Stuff decades ago from a tuxedo-clad waiter in...
A Galveston Vacation Rental
A 1926 Bungalow I have always wanted to live in a house with a front porch, a white picket fence...
Port Aransas Nature Preserve
Port Aransas Nature Preserve I read something a friend posted on Facebook today about the opportunity of “remembering old joy”...
The FDR Suite at The Tarpon Inn
Tarpon Inn After checking in, registering, and paying, we haul our suitcases up the outside staircase of the one-hundred-and-forty-five-year-old Tarpon...
The Last Outpost – Sophie’s Cottage
Leaving the whimsey and magic of The Laurel Tree in Utopia behind, we point our nose toward what I keep...
December at the Laurel Tree Restaurant
The first couple to arrive from our party of six, Michael immediately walks inside the welcoming doors of the Laurel...
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!
