There’s a good chance you’re reading this after I’ve tearfully sent the last of my visiting family back to their faraway homes after nearly a week of experiencing far West Texas for the first time. When my sister, Casey, who … Continue reading Summer vacations in Far West Texas
Printed with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche – July 20, 2017 I took this photo last year near the Fort Davis Presbyterian Church. A couple months ago, we decided that we wanted to plant prickly pear cactuses as one … Continue reading Prickly Pear season is upon us in far West Texas
Reprinted with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche Newspaper – http://www.alpineavalanche.com It all started back in 1842 when a young Belgian boy named Anton Diedrick witnessed a murder. He was drugged and shanghaied by the murderers, and when he awoke, … Continue reading All the locals go to Poco Mexico Café in Fort Davis
((PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE)) How can you drive past a place with that sign out front, and not stop? When we first started spending every other weekend in Fort Davis a couple years ago, our Sunday … Continue reading The Cutest Restaurant in Balmorhea
PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE http://www.alpineavalanche.com On Saturday, my husband and I had a list of things to do in Alpine that included stops at two of the hardware supplies stores and lunch. After our last errand, … Continue reading Because a pizza this good is worth the drive…
PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE NEWSPAPER It’s not always easy being the new kids on the block… unless you live on the main drag in Fort Davis, Texas. My husband and I decided two years ago that … Continue reading Debut of my newest weekly newspaper column all about food… Savoring West Texas
Because Food is What I Do 