Category: food
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The Book Shoppe and Coffee Café – Frisco, Texas
An unexpected, delicious find just outside Dallas. This is not a Starbucks environment, but a warm, cozy and quiet shoppe, encouraging you to slow down and relax. Check out the photos!
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10 At The End – May
“In May, witness nature’s resilience as it dares to blossom.” Emily Dickinson Gratitude and enjoyment this month…the highlight reel… 2. During a recent walk, I watched a little girl somersault all the way down a hill while her brother played soccer on an adjacent field. That’s good fun right there!…
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7 Strange and Beautiful Things
Sharing curious and beautiful observations from the last couple weeks…
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Different Country, Different Food Ingredients
When my husband told one of his clients that we were visiting Canada, she asked if he would bring her a bottle of Heinz ketchup. Born and raised in Canada, she explained that Heinz ketchup in America is not Heinz ketchup in Canada. So, en route to see the Wayne…
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Magnolia: Waco, Texas
Texas Tuesdays continue… The mega empire known as Magnolia began with the remarkably successful HGTV show Fixer Upper. Though I only watched a handful of episodes over the years, I took more interest once I visited Waco. My daughter only lived in Waco for a few months after college, but…
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Texas Tuesdays: Tacos and BBQ Reign in Central Texas
While my family all enjoy tacos – whatever version those might be up here in the northeast – I honestly don’t like them. They eat enchiladas, burritos and versions of tacos, while I push around some rice bowl thing I’ve ordered. Enter Velvet Taco whenever I’m in Texas. Apparently, this…
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Lunching with my Grown Up Baby
While pushing a triplet stroller (twins and my third 22 months younger), random strangers regularly offered advice…at the park, at the mall… (when strolling at the mall was still a thing)… wherever I might be causing a scene with a three-seater. Of all the suggestions I politely listened to as…
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“Mini Holidays” Help Us Celebrate Life and Keep Us Moving Forward
We tend to prioritize Christmas, Easter and Independence Day over holidays that we don’t get off work or school, such as the upcoming Valentine’s Day. Rightly so. When we’re celebrating our country or our God, such holidays should take precedence. Although many grumble about the so-called “Hallmark Holidays” – those…
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I Can’t Have a Relationship with my Turkey
(Many people enjoyed this post so much last year, I thought it might be fun to re-post as we enter into Thanksgiving week…) I live in a suburb that is home to several beautiful farms. Recently, I saw two different signs offering turkeys for sale for Thanksgiving. I pulled over…
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Baking Brings Calm. Order. Completion.
I made cookies over the weekend. Although there were plenty of tasks I “should have” done instead, I needed to do something that made me feel normal, creative… and – in the end – something was accomplished that was visible and complete. I went so far as to arrange the…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 