Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
Over Memorial Day weekend Keltin and I decided to visit Austin. Specifically to visit the state capitol building. I had not visited in years and Keltin had never been. We decided to go on Sunday morning, it was probably no where near as busy as Saturday was but we didn’t really account for it being
Bear is a rescue dog that I adopted at 12 weeks. I really did mean to get a little bit older dog – 1 or 2 years old – but he was a little puppy curled up into a little yellow ball in the last kennel. I had to take him home. I count his
Title: Beasts of Extraordinary CircumstanceAuthor: Ruth Emmie LongPublication Date: 2017Publishing House: St. Martin’s Press I have been wanting to read this book for a while. It was a Book of the Month book that I decided to skip because my to read stack at the time was a bit taller than I preferred. Later when
Keltin and I recently procured a new lens for our Canon, a 70-200 mm, and it takes wonderful photos. If you are considering one here are some examples of the quality. The camera is a Canon Rebel T6 DSLR. All of these photos were taken and edited by Keltin and you can see more of
The second brewery we visited in Fredericksburg was the Alstadt Brewery. It sits outside of town on highway 290, and it looks like a mansion. This place is huge. It has the brewery, bar, restaurant, and who knows what else all in one. Keltin and I didn’t try all of their brews on location. We
On the way to Walnut Canyon Cabins and walking distance from Alamo Springs Cafe is Old Tunnel State Park. This is a tiny state park, the smallest in Texas in fact, and is just over 16 acres. Old Tunnel is named for the old train tunnel that runs through the front portion of the park.
Title: An Unkindness of MagiciansAuthor: Kat HowardPublication Date: 2017Publishing House: SAGA PRESS Keltin gifted me this book for Christmas this last year and a long holiday weekend was the perfect time to finish it. This is a book of magic and revenge. The Unseen World is made up of magician. Powerful Houses that rule from
On our walk this morning, with a very excited Bear, a truck pull over in front of us and set a box turtle in the grass. His passenger said “better than in the road!” I couldn’t agree more because I’ve done the same thing. I was heading home from being out of town with my
Catty corner from the Fort Worth T&P Station where you can ride the TRE and new TexRail is a standalone coffee shop called Sons of Liberty Coffee. Keltin takes the public transportation to work and has seen this coffee shop in passing and we finally decided to try it. Well Ketin decided to and asked
I couldn’t go to Texas Wine Country and not drink some Texas Wine. Keltin is not a big wine fan so I got to pick the tasting room and we decided to go to Becker Vineyards. They are actually located in Stonewall, Texas but have a store and tasting room in Fredericksburg. The store front
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