Bluebonnets
In the years since first moving out of Texas for university, I didn’t come back to visit in the height of spring. My visits were either too early or too late. And it is unfortunate that I must admit to...
View ArticleBuddhist Center of Dallas
Originally I planned to go to San Antonio for Memorial Day weekend, and was looking forward to visiting old missions outside of San Antonio, the riverwalk, and of course, the Alamo. That was until...
View ArticleDallas Greek Food Festival 2014
The Greek Food Festival came back to Dallas for it’s 58th(!) year. At 58 years, I’m still surprised I had no idea about the festival when I first lived in Dallas. But regardless, I did find it and...
View Article2014 Holiday Activities in Dallas
I had so much fun at the City Lights event in downtown Dallas last year. The Christmas tree lighting was celebrated with holiday music, food and wine, and even fireworks! And while I had planned to go...
View ArticleHidden Teddy Bears in Dallas
That’s right. There are teddy bears hiding in a Dallas park. Or more specifically, teddy bear sculptures. The sculptures were presented in 1995, and I only just found out about them this year. I forget...
View ArticleA Last Attempt at Winter
Texas escaped winter this year, or so I had begun to think. Earlier in February there were brilliant, sunny days in the 70s, including one lovely weekend where my sister and I headed out for frozen...
View ArticleBluebonnet Trail 2015
In April I drove back to Ennis to see again the Bluebonnet Trails, having first visited around the same time in 2014. The map and directions can look a little confusing, but the good news is that once...
View ArticleVacation: When the Weather Doesn’t Cooperate
This was my second attempt in as many years to spend Memorial Day weekend in San Antonio. Last year the weekend called rain and since I had booked a room with a free cancellation policy, I cancelled...
View ArticleBats Under Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge Remain Elusive…to Me
I’m a believer of third time’s the charm. It’s seemed to work out well for me, and part of that may even just be the power of positive thinking. So I was hopeful that this past weekend when I went to...
View ArticleFive Things to do in San Antonio
Or more specifically, five things to do in one day in San Antonio. My planned trip was cut short due to the weather, but there was still plenty to do. And as I explained, there was still also just the...
View ArticleTexas Veggie Fair 2015
Thank you, Texas, for the absolutely perfect day last weekend! The temperature was in the 80s with sunny, clear skies and even a little bit of a breeze. If you weren’t at the State Fair‘s final...
View ArticleFall Leaves in Dallas
I was wrong. And in this case, I am happy to admit to it. I was wrong about fall leaves in Dallas. I remembered very little coloring, because after all, the joke is that North Texas doesn’t have a...
View ArticleTaking Photos of the Dallas Skyline from Trinity Groves
The other weekend I joined a friend in Trinity Groves for a late lunch and a photo shoot of the Dallas skyline (which, in 2014, was named the top international skyline according to USA Today’s poll). I...
View ArticleTwo Somewhat Secret, Favorite Spots in Dallas
I was reminded last weekend of some favorite places in Dallas, that I’m going to call somewhat secret by how little I have heard talk about them. Not to mention that one of them, I once used to seem to...
View ArticleYoga on the Bridge in Dallas
Yesterday I had my first outdoor yoga class with nearly 1,100 fellow yogis. That’s right! And it was an incredible experience that I’m already marking my calendar for next year’s Yoga on the Bridge. It...
View ArticleButterflies at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens
If you’re in the North Texas area, then you know that we have been having such a great spell of spring-like weather (though of course, spring officially started Saturday night!) the latter part of this...
View ArticleWanderlust 108 – Dallas
I can credit my friend for first introducing me to Wanderlust several years ago. She attended one of their three-day yoga festivals and it sounded so amazing. We had first talked about the possibility...
View ArticleOne Day in Houston
Last weekend I hit the road to spend the weekend in Houston. Although since I drove down after work on Friday, and came home early Sunday, the goal was really to have one full but chill day in Houston....
View ArticleGoliad’s Annual Tour de Missions and My First Bike Ride
The third weekend in October I took a road trip south to Goliad, TX to participate in my first bike ride. I should begin by noting that I started biking – leisurely – over the summer with early Sunday...
View ArticleMcKinney Falls State Park
At the risk of speaking too soon, it’s been a fantastically warm winter. Yes, there have been a few cold days, a few cold weekends calling for hot chocolate and warm blankets, but then there have been...
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