Miss Jane of gardening fame sent me a text. Texas Country Reporter had been to Frontier Texas in Abilene, Texas. She knew we were going through Abilene on our way to Andrews for the Class of ’63’s fifty year reunion, AND she thought Frontier Texas was someplace Lanabird would like to visit. She was absolutely […]
I am fascinated with gates and doors. Just imagine all that has transpired behind these “closed doors”. (As Charlie Rich would say.) What splendor – the gates to Buckingham Palace. These gates are so massive and beautiful. Then there were these gates to the Palace Gardens. Be still my heart. How wonderful! Monogramed locks. They […]
One of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Spanish art outside of Spain is right here in Dallas, Texas. This collection of Spanish art is housed at the Meadows Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University. For years – no decades- Ever-Lovin’ and I have said we wanted to visit the Meadows Museum, […]
Pecan Lodge cooks up some of the best barbecue in Texas in the WORLD – Pecan Lodge is wildly acknowledged as serving the best barbecue in North Texas. That is what I heard and read. Texas Monthly lists Pecan Lodge as one of the top 4 barbecue joints in Texas in their ratings of the state’s […]
Had heard about the Stephenville Museum. Aunt Lois would sell lye soap during their Pioneer Days each year. BUT I had never actually been to the museum. It was a treat. The old log cabins are most interesting, and we enjoyed our visit. If you like old historical places, this is a good place to […]
Aunt Lois is 100 years young. She is amazing. Aunt Lois is blind and has trouble hearing, but she is still sharp. She lives in Stephenville, Texas, and Super Sister and I have been trying to visit her once a month. True confession. We had to put ourselves on a schedule so that we would […]
Reason number 3,764 to return to England. I didn’t get to visit all the museums. (There are probably more than 3,764 museums in England, but… that number will do for a start.) We missed The British Museum and the National Portrait Gallery just to mention two. We did not even get to see all the […]
On the last night of our tour, we were taken to Brockfield Hall, Warthill, York, England for a “Be My Guest” English dinner. It was a chance for us to rub elbows and have dinner with almost royalty in an stately English home. The bus couldn’t go up the narrow lane to the home. I […]
English Ways – There are some things associated with this land across the pond. The classic red telephone booths – even if everyone has a cell phone, these phone booths are still on the streets. The tube. It was really easy to use, and the English people are so friendly and helpful. If they see […]
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 […]
