Dear sweet friends David and Sheila invited us to lunch. Love lunch invitations. Thank you very much. Then they suggested we do lunch in Denton, Texas. Fantastic. I love road trips, and the short drive to Denton up I 35 is easy. There were three things we wanted to do on this pretty spring day […]
Henderson, Texas – Little did I know what a gem of a small East Texas town this would be. We enjoyed great shopping, good food, and fantastic hospitality. Historic Henderson the signs read. The downtown shopping area is listed in the National Register Downtown Historic Square. The Henderson tourism website claims that this “downtown shopping […]
Kilgore, Texas was the first stop on our East Texas tour. I had heard about Kilgore, Texas. – Kilgore Rangerettes, oil wells –I guess that was about it. But, while reading information about East Texas towns, Kilgore seemed to be a place to visit, and I am glad we did. My hometown – Andrews, Texas […]
Okay, I admit it. I thought you had to go to Fredericksburg or at least the Hill Country to see bluebonnets. Some years we have been lucky. We have been “in the neighborhood” and enjoyed seeing the wildflowers. Other years, we have trouble making the trip. Let it be known. I love seeing bluebonnets […]
My friend The Mrs. called one day and said, “Have I got the perfect thing for you”. Well maybe she didn’t actually say those exact words, but it was something like that because she had heard about a DallasBIG contest sponsored by The Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau. Loree (The cute and talented wife to […]
We lived in Dallas County many many years, and had never visited the Sixth Floor Museum – a museum that chronicles the life, the assassination and the legacy of President John F. Kennedy. Often we mentioned wanting to visit the museum, but perhaps we were a little hesitant to go to an infamous place – […]
I heart these safety rest areas. I learn something from each one I visit. Huntsville, Texas is in Walker County. Who and what do you think is featured here? Sam Houston. Yes. The Huntsville Prison. Yes. What else do you know about this area? Ever heard of “Minnie Fish” or Joshua Houston? As you walk […]
This is not by any means an exhaustive list of places to eat along I-45 between Dallas and Houston (I would like your recommendations), but Excellent Cook Nancy mentioned that Buc-ee’s, Woody’s, and Sam’s were noteworthy, so we checked them out. After all, Excellent Cook Nancy does have experience driving I-45 to Houston. There are […]
When searching for places to eat in Houston, we came across another recommendation from Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Channel. Greek food appeals to us (We miss Opa’s.) and thought we would give Niko Niko’s a try. First indication that this is a popular diner/dive was the parking lot. We […]
1620 River Oaks Boulevard in Houston, Texas must be the home of American royalty. Be still my heart. I know I have lived a sheltered life, but I thought I had been in a couple of very very nice homes. Once I even got to go inside Mount Vernon, Ruth Hunt’s home on White Rock […]
