4B Ranch – September 2020
The Road to Shangri-La It seems there is more traffic this morning than other days when we have pointed the...
Kuhlman Cellars
Even though it is Texas during the dog days of August and temperatures are projected to soar, I am excited;...
Inks Lake State Park
The Best Laid Plans… We leave early this morning as Michael points our car north toward Inks Lake State Park....
Palmetto State Park
Opening my eyes, I see darkness. I look to my left and try to focus on the clock across the...
A Picnic at Lockhart State Park
Planning the Picnic I wake early this morning to cook for our weekly picnic adventure, this one at Lockhart State...
Uptown Blanco Cafe
A Tiny Bit of History After nosing into and backing out of a parking space several times in order to...
Texas Monthly Live
A bevy of talented writers, all editors of Texas Monthly, step to the podium one by one and begin to speak. Words from their hearts that have their soul in and of Texas. There are eight stories in all and they span the width and breadth of this state.
El Alma Mexican Restaurant
Mexican Food can be healthy and delicious at the same time and El Alma Mexican Restaurant in Austin is the restaurant that proves this is true.
Castell General Store
Thursday – Castell General Store! At times I have to put reminders on my calendar. Reminders to stop, take a...
Utopia – Springtime at the Laurel Tree
Getting There On the last leg of our two-and-a-half-hour journey to the Laurel Tree in Utopia, the hills are dark...
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!
