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Since college days, I’ve called Houston “home”. However, Mom lives in Austin. So, for these many decades, I’ve zipped along Hwy 290 to spend weekends and holidays with family. As the years rolled by, I would stop at an interesting…
Continue readingThere’s nothing more fun than doing “tasties” at some of Austin’s best food trailers. In fact, Austin has 648 registered food trailers and the prediction is 1600 by October. That’s a lot of food and fun in Austin, Texas. Here’s…
Continue readingSpeaking of dining secrets, NYC hasn’t cornered the market on great places to dine at inexpensive prices. Austin, Texas has some secrets up its sleeve as well. I’ve been working on a system for getting great food CHEAP using Restaurant.com….
Continue readingIf you’re driving along IH 35 near Georgetown, Texas, keep a sharp eye out for highway 29. Get out of your hurry mode because there’s a treat in store. Williamson County has some of the richest, blackest farmland this side…
Continue readingThe door opened to reveal a tall, slim man looking all the world like the lead in an old Tom Nix western. He grinned and tipped his perfectly creased, Stetson grey beaver cowboy hat. His deep voice resonated, “Welcome, ma’am….
Continue readingOf course, the big state fair is in Dallas, but that never stopped Texans from having their own local fairs. Every year around this time, the suffocating August heat breaks into a cool 92 degrees, leaves begin to fall on…
Continue readingAbout nine days ago a letter arrived in the mail with a lawyer’s return address. That’s never good news. Inside was a surprise. I owned a lot on Lake Thunderbird near Smithville, Texas. I also owed the back taxes and…
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