Lately we've been finding ourselves taking advantage of the lovely Texas weekend weather and doing some day tripping. After a success...

A recent trip to San Antonio found us having brunch at The Guenther House . Carl Hilmar "C.H." Guenther migrated to America ...

Today is the Epiphany, which marks the start of the wonderful tradition known as  king cake season . The Epiphany, sometimes referred to a...

Tonight marks the beginning of the end, it's the last season of PBS's  Downton Abbey . It'll be a bittersweet time, from st...

In December we always find ourselves singing the Vampire Weekend song that first inspired me to become familiar with Horchata. My fir...

Wine and Tote Land's End now carries single totes and tartan canvas. Check out the new collection! Courtesy of Land's En...

Grandma Slone was notorious for her Rocky Road. For as long as I can remember, every year at Christmas time we were always provided with a f...

Even though the living room is overtaken by the scent of pine, I still can't get enough. So every sink is now accompanied by this s...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... and that means Christmas cookies all over the house! One of my favorites that I lik...

'Tis the season to be jolly , and what says jolly more than  poinsettia plants around the house. Coming in different colors and si...

It's begun!  At this time of year the beautiful pines alongside highway 360, a.k.a. Capital of Texas Highway, are morphed into decora...

Happy Thanksgiving!