Everyone should make time in their lives to walk through a park on a cool, crisp autumn day. It’s truly a sight to behold–colors of gold and green and red and brown; everyone slightly bundled, with a crisp chill in the air so as to keep you bundled; leaves rustling; laughter; hand holding–to me it’s … Continue reading Forget The Roses…
Day Trips contest ends tomorrow! So this is your last chance to enter! Do it today! You’ve had a whooooooole week to contemplate about it. I know the people faithfully reading this–you all have strong opinions, so spill it! One day road trips…GO! Continue reading Just One More Day…
Now that Autumn is in full swing and the temperatures are starting to slowly creep down, there is a briskness in the air and a bit more pep in everyone’s step. Apples & pumpkin flavored everything is everywhere and the leaves on the trees are starting to change. It is a colorful reminder that I … Continue reading Day Trips!
When I was younger, I used to tell everyone that I hated seafood, except for shrimp, lobster, crab, oysters and mussels. One day, Momma asked “So, you like seafood, you just don’t like fish.” Oh. Right. Yeah. I don’t like fish. Actually, no. I hate fish. Don’t write in and tell me how unhealthy that … Continue reading Fishy Friday
So, it’s been fun this week with all my birthday posts. I hope that you’ve been enjoying them. When it came to picking topics, some were easy–the topics that is, not the people ;- ) others were a bit more challenging and in those cases, I emailed or texted the birthday people to see if … Continue reading Lions and Bears and Hiking…Oh My!
Dearest Mal, as requested a (hopefully) funny Australia story–Happy Birthday!! Show of hands of how many people NOT from Australia who like Vegemite? Or have even tried Vegemite? Or even heard of Vegemite in a setting other than a Men At Work song? Vegemite is a yeast extract paste that exceptionally high in B-vitamins. Here’s what Vegemite … Continue reading A Toast to Vegemite!
Continuing on my birthday week adventures, today’s post is in honor of Wendy’s birthday. Wendy lived (until she got crazy and moved to Chicago) in Galveston three blocks from the beach. For all you out there living under a rock or (gasp!) are unfamiliar with geography of The Great State of Texas, Galveston is an … Continue reading The Ruff Life of a Beach Dog
When I was little and would proclaim that something was not fair, Momma would always respond with “the Fair is in August.” If I would make my proclamation in August, she’d quip “Well, sometimes life just sucks.” As I mentioned, the official kick-off to the Fair is the parade. But then what? THEN you go … Continue reading Fair’s in August
In case you haven’t guessed (or if you don’t actually know me), I’m at home. Which means family time, lots of food and beer, and best of all: sitting on the porch. It is the complete opposite of my life in NYC, where even in Central Park it’s still busy. My mom has the best … Continue reading Hi From The Porch
So here it is in August and I’ve decided to spend a bit of my free time at home and you can’t go home in August and NOT go to the Fair. If you’ve never been to a small county fair, you should definitely put it on your bucket list. I know, I know…it seems … Continue reading Elbow, Elbow, Wrist, Wrist…
The Epicurious Texan 