Friday, September 3, 2010

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Tombstone Tuesday – Seashells on Texas Graves Tombstone Tuesday – Seashells on Texas Graves

Are seashells on Texas graves merely for decoration or does this fascinating practice... 

Follow Friday – ATCO, Georgia, The Village Follow Friday – ATCO, Georgia, The Village

Southern mill villages such as Atco were close-knit communities, with houses for... 

Treasure Chest Thursday – Edgerly Petroleum Company, 1926 Treasure Chest Thursday – Edgerly Petroleum Company, 1926

Five men, covered in oil, stand on a drilling platform.  A moment frozen in time... 

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Texas, Our Texas

True Women and Pecans in Seguin, Texas True Women and Pecans in Seguin, Texas

True Women Book Tour If you are a fan of True Women, Janice Woods Windle’s... 

Hollywood Stars and Smithville, Texas Hollywood Stars and Smithville, Texas

What do Hollywood stars Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Jr., Sean Penn, Ryan Reynolds,... 

Sabine Pass, Texas – Hurricanes Rita and Ike Sabine Pass, Texas – Hurricanes Rita and Ike

Sabine Pass and Hurricane Ike – September 2008 The residents of Sabine Pass,... 

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Restaurant Reviews

Good Food and Atmosphere at Hill’s Cafe in Austin Good Food and Atmosphere at Hill’s Cafe in Austin

There’s a reason why Hill’s Cafe has been a south Austin institution since 1947 — and that reason is good food and a fun and friendly atmosphere. Sweet potato fries with honey cream dip are a great way to start a meal at Hill’s. The chicken fried chicken was very good, but the stars of my meal were the tomato pie (smothered in... [Read more of this review]

Comfort Food at its Best – Dot’s Place in Pflugerville Comfort Food at its Best – Dot’s Place in Pflugerville

Update: Dot’s closed in February 2010. The line for the final day wrapped around the corner. Dorothy “Dot” Hewitt had been serving wonderful southern-style cooking for more than 30 years. A local paper joked that heart doctors in Austin could breathe a sigh of relief for the no-longer-to-be-clogged arteries. We’ll miss the food! I... [Read more of this review]

Romantic Evening at Casa Colombia in Austin Romantic Evening at Casa Colombia in Austin

Casa Colombia was a wonderful choice this year for Valentine’s Day. After an afternoon at the Arbor Cinema watching Slumdog Millionaire, the hubster and I decided to try some place different for dinner. Little did we know when we chose Casa Colombia what a wonderfully romantic evening and delicious meal we would have. Casa Colombia is located... [Read more of this review]

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