Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
Title: Recursion Author: Blake CrouchPublication Date: 2019Publishing House: Penguin Random House Recursion was my June 2019 Book of the Month selection. I didn’t get around to reading it until just before leaving for Belize… and finished it on the flight there. This is a quick read that pulls you in almost immediately. This book is
Keltin and I primarily get our vegetables through a CSA box and the last time we picked up a box it contained, among other things, cherry tomatoes, jalapenos, and an onion. I already had most of the other ingredients and what is better to do in the heat of a Texas summer than make fresh
It has been a while since Keltin and I took Bear on a good hike and we decided to head up to Lake Mineral Wells State Park recently. We go there early to beat the crowds and hopefully the heat. We actually managed fairly well on those two fronts only to nearly drowned in the
After hiking at Lake Mineral Wells State Park we explored the actual town a bit. Mineral Wells is probably best well know for the Baker Hotel. A building that towers over the city, a now closed remnant from the 1930’s. We wanted to explore the area a bit and take some photos of the old
Keltin loves pickles and especially dill pickles. We recently ended up with some pickling cucumber and I thought that I’d try my hand at turning them into actual pickles. I don’t have the equipment to properly “can” these, so these are refrigerator pickles only. I have a ton of fresh dill leaves from my areo-garden
On the same beach trip where we took the wonderful photos of an energetic Bear there was a sailboat beached well… on the beach. Name: Black Pearl, or I think it was anyway. Said boat made for some great shots. All of these were taken with our 70-200mm lens. My sister met up with us
Title: The NixAuthor: Nathan HillPublication Date: 2016Publishing House: Alfred A. Knopf The Nix has been on my to read list for almost a year. Keltin got a copy from the library and said that I should add it to my list. In a fit of sass I bought a copy at a used book store
Keltin and I recently saw Hello, Dolly! at the Dallas Summer Musicals. We are almost to the end of the season with only Fiddler of the Roof left after this. Hello, Dolly! was first performed on Broadway in 1964. Some of the ideas in this play are a bit older but they are charming. The
I recently made Lemon Balm-Blackberry Meringue and they are fantastic, like biting into a cloud but I wanted to try some other flavor combinations. I have a couple of basil plants growing like crazy and decided that the next version to try was Strawberry-Basil. The flavors go great together already and were wonderful combined in
Bear loves to run and swim. Most of the time it is in lakes but he is a fan of the beach too. Keltin took these in Galveston last time we were there. If you drive past the seawall and the places where you can pay to drive on the beach you can find some
McGee Travel Tales 