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 […]
While driving down Highway 287 towards home, we came to the little town of Chillicothe, Texas. As we entered we were aghast. I think it was Betty that said, “I think Chilllcothe has seen better days.” The buildings were boarded up, and there was little sign of life. As we got further into the town, […]
Dear Friend Ann has so much enthusiasm for life. She is like a walking and talking travel agent who knows good places to visit and eat in almost any place in the world. Recently Ann asked, “Have you ever eaten breakfast at Ballard Street Cafe in downtown Wylie?” “No-o-o. Never heard of it.” “Oh-h-h, You […]
It is true. There is a ghost town in Andrews County. In reality, there is no town left – only ghost. If one knows where to look, remnants of the town of Shafter Lake might be able to be seen. About four miles west of Andrews is Shafter Lake. Yes, in this barren land there is […]
Cleone Colvin, my mother, retired after forty-four years of teaching. That is not a typo. She taught school for forty-four years. Wow! After retirement, she sat about to write a cookbook called A+ in Cooking. (Good name for a cookbook written by a teacher, and it lives up to its name.) For years she had […]
We went to visit Andrews, Texas over the weekend for the city-wide reunion. It really wasn’t one of “my years” for a reunion, but I like to go home each year. It is hard for me to explain, but I yearn to return to Andrews. Perhaps it is because I have such fond memories of […]
Sometimes good things come from little places. Consider – Groom, Texas. Forty miles east of Amarillo in Groom, Texas is a 19 story (that would be 190 feet) free-standing Cross that can be seen twenty miles away on a very clear day. It is called The Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, and it was […]
Packed and ready to head home, we did not get far down the road when we saw signs pointing to an alpaca ranch in Mora, New Mexico. We headed down the road, and am I glad we did. I would like to spend more time at the Victory Alpaca Ranch. From what I understand, they […]
Legendary Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo was our first meal of the road trip. Surely you have heard about the Big Texan. It seems that billboards are about every ten miles on I-40 that leads to Amarillo. (Not really, but there are ALOT of billboards featuring the promise of a free steak dinner.) Yes, […]
Fredericksburg is the wonderful German settlement in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. We didn’t stay long enough. In fact, we stayed just long enough for me to feel the great need to return to the Hill Country of Texas as soon as possible. There is so much more I want to do. Here […]
