In the small town of Todd Mission, Texas approximately 50 miles northwest of Houston is the largest
Category: Weekend Getaways
Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival
The Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival and Chili Cook-off in Farmers Branch, Texas was quite a shindig event! The festival is put on every year by the Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce and the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation. This two day event brought 11 bands from around the country to show their talent for strumming out folk songs and over…
Explore Sundance Square like a local
Sundance Square is the heart of downtown Fort Worth. It is a 35-block area filled with restaurants, boutique shops, art galleries, and hot nightspots. It buzzes with activity as thousands of feet crisscross its red brick streets, courtyard, and plaza filled with lush landscape. Mouth-watering Menu If people watching is your thing, then you will…
Monumental Monday: William Wallace Monument
The William Wallace Monument located in the stone age settlement of Stirling, Scotland, a city that surrounds the fortress Stirling Castle and the medieval old
Kayaking? Take your trash with you!
This past weekend was a great time to kayak! The sun was nice and toasty, the waves on the lake were not to high, there was minimal wind. Perfect day! We packed some water and snacks, loaded up the kayaks and off we went to Lake Arlington, one of the local lakes that is popular…
A hidden gem in the Yorkshire Dales
A Yorkshire Dales Discovery Tucked away in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Tupgill Coverham, Leyburn is a fabulously fun hidden gem for young and young at heart called
Remember
Where were you on this very day 14 years ago today. I know exactly where I was and what I was doing. Today the United States, and maybe even other countries in the world are remembering this day, remembering the people that died, remembering the terror that griped our country and had many people around…
Travel Opportunities abound!
Earlier this summer I had took the opportunity to become involved in something that has been around since people have owned homes, had animals to care for and have traveled. In short, housesitting. In the past it has been neighbors, friends or family that would take care of your home and furry family members while…
What did you do this weekend?
Labor Day, which is the first Monday in September, is a national holiday to honor the contributions that American workers have made to our country as a whole and within the communities that they live in and to celebrate the national labor movement of the 1880’s. Labor Day is typically celebrated today with friends and…
England: Quick stop for nibbles and tippies
England is incredible with the amount of diversity in people, adventures, food, and cocktails you find in unlikely places. We have done so much and been so many places!! I have so many stories to tell from exploring alleys to sheep herding at a B&B to hanging out at pubs with our sons! Right now we…
Back To Alaska
Talking to the person next to you on a plane can reveal a surprising discovery
Fort Worth, Texas: The Must See Art Festival
Art Festival If you have not experienced the Main Street Art Festival in Fort Worth, then you are missing out! It is fun, informative and an all-around great way to spend a weekend! It show-cases new and upcoming artists from around the country. There is a wide variety of media represented, everything from glass, metal, mixed,…
The Ghost That Followed Us
Now, I am not a big believer in the ghost, goblins, supernatural and such. I think that sometimes, people make up a fair amount to make a good story. But I will say, after this trip, it