I saw it coming and was truly amazed that downtown Plano, Texas would be getting a Lockhart Smoke House. Yes, the same Lockhart Smoke House that is in the Bishop Arts District of Oak Cliff. The same Lockhart Smokehouse that was in Texas Monthly’s list of the 5o Best BBQ Joints in the World. When […]
One could not help but hope to see bluebonnets on our trip to Gruene, Texas. After all – it is springtime in the Lone Star State, and we would be driving through Central Texas. We were not disappointed. Be still my heart! Along the highways of our beloved state, bluebonnets’ indigo color paint the landscape. […]
For us it was an invitation to a destination wedding in historic Gruene, Texas. For Caitlyn and Dale, Gruene is where their story began. It was only fitting that they would choose to marry there. It was a perfect spring day, and the setting in the courtyard of Oma Gruene’s Secret Garden was fantastic. The […]
This is another recommendation from MarshaChristmas. I do love knowing about her comings and goings. She is always having so much fun. Around the corner from the Kolache Station Bakery is another little bakery/restaurant called Sugar and Spice Bakery. (One can’t help but finish the phrase – “and everything nice”. It is nice. (I know […]
Number One Son suggested a new restaurant to try called Pollo Tropical. Since it was a new restaurant, it had been getting reviews in the press. Be still my heart! The cool sea breeze blue walls with white trim certainly reminded me of the tropics. How wonderful to drive up to something so pretty. I […]
Gonzales, Texas is a historic town on the Independence Trail. Not only did it have the Jail Museum and the Gonzales Food Market, it also had beautiful homes and an interesting museum. Be still my heart! Isn’t this the most gorgeous courthouse! The red brick with white limestone trim was built in 1896. It is […]
When the clerk at the hotel in Victoria heard we were headed to Gonzales, he said we HAD to eat at the Food Market in downtown Gonzales. “The best sausage I have ever eaten,” he proclaimed. Yea! We love recommendations. There it was – right on the historic square of Gonzales, Texas. We could smell […]
I LOVE to get recommendations from my ultimate cheerleader MarshaChristmas. She is a wonderful support to me and Lanabird. MarshaChristmas gets out and about more than anybody I know, and she knows when places are good. Recently she emailed me with not one but three suggestions of places I might like to try. All three […]
One of the most unusual museums we have ever visited was the Old Jail Museum in Gonzales, Texas. This jail was built in 1887, and it was used until 1975 – unbelievable. The Chamber of Commerce and the Gonzales Visitor Center are located on the ground floor of the Old Jail Museum. We went to […]
Presidio La Bahia (Fort by the Bay) is the WORLD’S finest example of a Spanish frontier fort. It has all the pedigrees – National Historic Site and Historic Texas Lands designations. I honestly did not know this treasure existed, but there it was 1 1/2 miles down the road from Goliad. This fort was built […]
