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Texas Artisan cheese producers understand how critical the health of their employees and support of their communities are as COVID-19 infections and fatalities peek this summer. They are taking positive actions to sustain their businesses, keep their employees safe, and…
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For my 60th birthday I was given the experience of a lifetime with a day at the Richard Petty Driving Experience at Texas Motor Speedway. Excited and apprehensive, I arrived at the track early in the morning and drove through…
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Our grandson has been an avid NASCAR fan since he was three years old. When Bill was tired of playing on the floor he put him in his lap saying, “Let’s watch the cars go around. Which one will we…
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We had the great fun of being at Texas Motor Speedway for Jeff Gordon’s Last Rodeo…his final race at TMS before retiring this year. And what an event! TMS had signs everywhere honoring Gordon, who had won the previous week…
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Austin Texas has lots of cool stuff…UT, tallest state capitol, Barton Springs, worst traffic (OK that’s not so cool) and Trucklandia. Truck…what? Trucklandia, the largest food truck festival in the world, opened their trailer windows and handed out samples of…
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Of course, everyone knows “Remember the Alamo!” But, what’s this “Remember Goliad”? Presidio La Bahia played a major role in the early days of the Texas Revolution. In 1836 Colonel James Walker Fannin took command of Presidio La Bahia. At…
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Fredericksburg, Texas has just added another star in its crown of Great Places to Visit, the Hill Country Film Festival. Please click on this link to see the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDC9hY3823Y You Tube is updating their features and the video may…
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Throw off that winter coat and escape to the warmth of the Texas Hill Country at Travaasa Resort & Spa, just 19 miles from downtown Austin. What does mechanical bull riding, cooking classes and the Texas two-step dance lessons have…
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On February 28th, I completed the building of my tiny house, a four month process with the help of Adrian and Luis. Here is how it looks today: About a year ago, my good friend, Justine, said she wanted to…
Continue readingSix years after the devastation of Hurricane Ike, Galveston Island is BOOMING! September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike broadsided Galveston Island. Hours after the storm hit at 2:00 a.m., people began assessing the damage…and it was massive. James W. Little, 3rd…
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