“Welcome to the State Fair of Texas.” Big Tex is sixty years old this year.  Still looks pretty good. in those Dickies. “While photographing food stalls at the State Fair of Texas, one of the vendors said, “Aren’t you going to take my picture?” “Sure,” says I. She was so cute!  She was happy, friendly, […]

Here is more about our wonderful trip to Colorado with good friends Betty and Robert. Continental Divide: I had heard about it – The Continental Divide.  The “backbone” of America.  The dividing line where the waters flow to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.  (Later I learned that the waters flow north and south also.) I […]

After processing a bazillion shoes at Buckner International, the gang was hungry.  Alex (the young man in charge of volunteers) suggested we go to the Circle Grill.  I guess you would call the Circle Grill an institution in Dallas – it has been here since the 1950’s.It is a diner sort of place with “home […]

Never been there.  Never done that.  In all my forty something years as a resident of Dallas County, I had never been to the Old Red Museum.  I had wondered about it, and told people I wanted to go, but… We saw the floats, found a parking space, and proceeded to watch the State Fair […]

Eating fair food is one of the main reasons to go to the fair.  That is a true statement – at least as I understand it.  There are contest for the best new fried foods.  Daily newspaper articles and TV news reports extoll the food at the fair.  I would not doubt that there are […]

Amazing! Friend Nancy mentioned that she had heard about the Chinese Lantern Festival at the State Fair of Texas, and it was suppose to be really good – so she heard.  But we had no idea what to expect, as we walked through this gate. This magnificent gate was our entry into another world.  Inside […]

We went to the fair.  Not just any fair, but THE State Fair of Texas.  There is none better! It had been several years since we last went to the State Fair of Texas, and I must say that this year it was good!  Everything was so clean and the buildings were beautiful.  As Ever-Lovin’ […]

While in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, Bob and Ever-Lovin’ were excited to see a billboard for the Fred Harman Museum. “Who is that?”  (I admit.  I am pop culturally challenged.) “You know!  Red Ryder and Little Beaver.” Who-o-o???  Red Ryder???  (See that smile on Ever-Lovin’s face.  He was excited to be here. – I loved it!) Little […]

Serendipity:  the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for (Merriam Webster Dictionary) That is what happened to us.  This was so good.  It was serendipitous.  We were driving home from having breakfast at Smoke wondering what we were going to do for the rest of the day.  Suddenly we saw […]

In less than the span of one week, not one but two people told me I needed to go to Smoke for breakfast.  I took that as a sign – wouldn’t you!  Smoke is a restaurant in North Oak Cliff at 901 Ft. Worth Avenue.  We found the restaurant easily.  First we crossed the new […]