Thought it was time I shared the Orange Muffin recipe that I made for the ADK meeting. (I promised I would.) This recipe is a recipe from Helen Corbitt. It is easy to make and delicious. I like these muffins because they keep well, and you can even freeze them. I was reminded of this […]
We asked for a “good place to eat” in Victoria. The desk clerk suggested The PumpHouse. Then another guest chimed in and raved about this Riverside Restaurant and Bar. Hi-ho, hi-ho, to The PumpHouse we did go. Eating at The PumpHouse Riverside Restaurant and Bar was one of the most enjoyable evenings we have shared […]
Located between Houston and Corpus Christi is the town of Victoria. It is referred to as “The Crossroads” because it is less than a two hour drive from Houston, Corpus Christi, Austin, and San Antonio. It is thirty miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and is considered the perfect base camp for the Coastal […]
What to do in College Station? The brochure suggested a visit to the Sam Houston Sanders Corp of Cadets Center – sounded interesting. The Corp of Cadets Corp has been a sense of pride for Texas A&M University, and we have long admired Texas A&M and their traditions. A look see was in order. Inside […]
Spring has arrived. Believe it if you can. That is what the calendar says – March 20, 2014 is the Vernal Equinox. The Vernal Equinox from almanac.com: Ah, spring! This season brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, and the rebirth of flora and fauna. The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” […]
A couple of years ago the Senior Adults of First Baptist Church Richardson took a tour of the painted churches around Schulenburg, Texas. We didn’t get to go. Friends returned raving about how beautiful the churches were. I wanted to go. It was on my “Want to Do List”. On our Texas tour, Ever-Lovin’ and […]
For ten years, from 1836 to 1846, the Republic of Texas proudly but precariously existed as a separate and unique nation…. The purpose of the Star of the Republic Museum is to collect and preserve the material culture of the Texas Republic (1836-1846) and to interpret the history, cultures, diversity, and values of early Texans.(Star of […]
Blue Bell Ice Cream’s motto – “We eat all we can and sell the rest.” That is the truth. If you work for Blue Bell Creameries, you can eat as much ice cream as you wish while you are on the job. What a perk! While on our Texas tour, we stopped to visit the […]
The Urban Dictionary has this to say about the phrase “Luck of the Irish”: This isn’t luck at all, but more of an attitiude, a positive look at a bad situation. The Irish didn’t survive a potato famine, and being treated as 3rd class citizens upon their arrival to the U.S. (til the mid-late 1900’s) […]
Washington-on-the-Brasos is the Birthplace of the Texas Republic. The name sounds official – Washington, just like Washington, D.C. This birthplace of the Texas Republic is important to all who proudly proclaim citizenship in the grand state of Texas. In this revered historic place, the Texians made their formal Declaration of Independence from Mexico. On the […]
