Archive: Texas

20 Feet Seafood Joint

Posted on: May 4, 2013        In: Out and About        With: No comments
I was scooped.  The Buckner Gang went to 20 Feet Seafood Joint, and loved it. “You must blog about this restaurant!,” said one and all.  I began preparing.   The pictures had been transferred from the camera into a folder on the desktop.   Ideas were in my head. The Dallas Morning News stole my […]

New London, Texas

Posted on: May 2, 2013        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
While planning our journey through East Texas, friend BB mentioned she would like to visit New London, Texas, the site of the worst school disaster in American history. Robert Hilliard was a video photographer for a documentary about the New London School Disaster Explosion.  These vintage photographs are from his website.  Above is a picture […]

An Afternoon in Denton, Texas

Posted on: May 1, 2013        In: Out and About        With: No comments
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 […]

Mc Nee Home

Posted on: Apr 30, 2013        In: Out and About        With: No comments
Can you imagine staying in one of the loveliest historic homes in Henderson?  That was our privilege during our recent East Texas journey.  The Mr. and The Mrs. are related to Nancy who inherited the McNee Home.  Nancy graciously allowed us to stay at the McNee Home during our visit to Henderson.  We are blessed. […]

Henderson, Texas

Posted on: Apr 28, 2013        In: Out and About        With: No comments
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

Posted on: Apr 26, 2013        In: Out and About        With: No comments
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 […]

Ennis Bluebonnet Trails

Posted on: Apr 25, 2013        In: Out and About        With: No comments
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 […]

BIG Things are Happening in Dallas

Posted on: Apr 19, 2013        In: Out and About        With: No comments
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 […]

Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Home Tour

Posted on: Apr 7, 2013        In: Out and About        With: No comments
Perhaps sharing information about the four homes on the Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Home Tour would be too much for one blog.  The good news is – I could take pictures inside the homes this year.  The bad news is – sometimes I was too shy to take pictures.  All in all it […]

Good News and Bad News

Posted on: Apr 4, 2013        In: Out and About        With: No comments
This blog is a little different.  I have good news and bad news to share.  Do you want the good news or the bad news first? I will share the bad news first. – I always like to get bad news out of the way. The “Don’t You Just Love a Bargain,” store is closing. […]