Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
When I was growing up my dad took my sisters and me to the National Grasslands on the weekends to ride horses. With shelter-in-place lifted we wanted to get out but still stay away from people and the grasslands are a great place to do so. It is $10 per vehicle to park at the
Title: Almost Just FriendsAuthor: Jill ShalvisPublication Date: 2020Publishing House: HarperCollins Yes, I read a contemporary romance novel. I love fantasy but it can be really dark and I wanted an easy read that wasn’t as dark. I actually won Almost Just Friends in a book giveaway from Traveling with T. Make sure to check out
A new little restaurant opened in Grapevine. Keltin and I love supporting local and decided to give it a try for brunch one morning. Brew and Batter is all about coffee and delicious waffles. Chilling on their patio I enjoyed a nice Rose Cold Brew while Keltin had the Americano. The cold brew was different
We are so happy to be able to get out and hike again! Trophy Club Park was not the trail that we intended to explore the day we did. On a drive earlier in the week to make sure the battery in Keltin’s car didn’t die we found a trailhead in Southlake, TX. Of course
Title: The Time of ContemptAuthor: Andrzej Sapkowski, David French (Translator)Publication Date: 1995, 2013Publishing House: Orbit I listened to this book as an audiobook through the the library. If you can, support your local library. The Time of Contempt is the second book in The Witcher series after Blood of Elves. From Goodreads: Geralt is a
I have been cooking and baking a bunch lately with all this time at home. Some of it has been my own and some, like the scones, have been recipes I found elsewhere and tried out myself. This recipe is one that I found online but for the life of me cannot remember where I
While looking through photos and journal entries wondering what I had that I could talk about while traveling is closed I came across these photos. On one of our many trips to and from Kansas we stopped at Collingsworth Pioneer Park. It sits about 40 minutes north of Childress, TX along highway 83. The best
Title: The Library of LegendsAuthor: Janie ChangPublication Date: 2020Publishing House: William Morrow The Library of Legends was actually my April 2020 book from Book of the Month. I highly suggest this monthly subscription box if you are interested in expanding what you read and don’t worry, if you don’t like the choices you can skip
One of my favorite recipes is actually for a topping, that seems to work well with any savory dish, is chimichurri. I originally found this in an herb cook book and have since tried various versions but the one below is my favorite. I have put chimichurri on everything from steak to salmon and most
If you want to visit a place with good food around every corner and history on every street then visit Florence. The city is magic. Full of music and more stories than you can believe. One magical place that unfortunately did not get its own post is the Galleria degli Uffizi. This ‘U’ shaped building
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