Juanjui, Peru is a town of about 40,000 people.  Can you imagine a community that large without a school?  Well, that was the case in Juanjui, but in March of this year, the children of this community will enter a new school thanks to the efforts of Bridge Builders International and Alpha Delta Kappa. Bridge […]

Visiting and touring Paris, Texas was a so much fun.  Getting to visit again with my dear friend Paula whom I have known since Wallace Elementary days was fantastic.  Plus she was an excellent tour guide for her hometown.  Honestly, she could get a job being the official spokesperson for Paris, Texas.  Joining me on this day trip […]

This is another recommendation from MarshaChristmas.  I do love knowing about her comings and goings.  She is always having so much fun.  Around the corner from the Kolache Station Bakery is another little bakery/restaurant called Sugar and Spice Bakery. (One can’t help but finish the phrase – “and everything nice”.  It is nice. (I know […]

Worth a trip to New York City – I kid you not.  Ferrara is “America’s oldest Pasticeria and Cafe”.  It is celebrating its 120th anniversary.  This bakery was established in 1892, and it is located in its original location.  It is called, “Heaven in the heart of New York’s Little Italy”.  (From their brochure.)  Ever-Lovin’ […]

Serendipity: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way —Weikel’s Bakery in La Grange, Texas was just such a place for us. We were driving along highway 71 near La Grange, Texas  looking for a place to eat breakfast.  Hunger was beginning to set in – it was almost 10:00.  That is when we noticed […]