A lot of folks forget about Wyoming when they’re making summer plans, unless their summer plans include Yellowstone National Park. There is so much more to that rectangular state than Yellowstone though. If you like getting away from all the…
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When I was a kid, having that first slice of watermelon was one of those indicators that summer vacation had finally arrived. Some places go absolutely nuts over watermelon. For example, every June Luling, TX, has the “Watermelon Thump,” and…
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According to Webster’s Dictionary: Island – a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent. I love the “surrounded by water” portion of that definition. I also love the Pacific Northwest portion of the US. Compared to…
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FIREWORKS! HOT DOGS! BBQ! PARADES! Ah, remember those sunny afternoons and dusky evenings when you were a kid impatiently waiting for the fireworks to start? It’s so nice to relive some of those memories with the grandkids. They’re hopping up…
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On July 2, 1776 the Second Continental Congress decided to legally separate the thirteen colonies from England. In order to explain that decision to the citizens of the thirteen colonies as well as justify their action to the crown, a…
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Port Isabel, TX is so far south on South Padre Island…..(how south is it?)…..that if you went any further south, you’d be in Mexico! It’s the coastal town just to the east of Brownsville, kind of the Galveston if Brownsville…
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Texas, our Texas! All hail the mighty State! Today we’re going to drive from one end of Texas Independence all the way to the other! Who knew that the concept of Texan Independence had geographical boundaries? Used to be that…
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Oh my Lord, social mealtimes have a way of creating some very long-lasting memories don’t they? Positive and negative. On the positive side, I STILL remember how incredible my grandmother’s green beans tasted ,or my great-grandmother’s homemade Lemon ice cream….
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Y’all, it’s so HUMID and rainy and floody and tropical stormy here in Houston that I can’t help but think about some of those drier prettier places that Oregon has going on right now. Don’t get me wrong, I love…
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