We’ve finally done it – we have a landscape plan for the front yard! It will be a few months before we have the cash in hand to pay for the work that needs to be done…removing our trees, tilling the yard, repair/install the irrigation system, installing sod and installing the new decorative landscape. I.Can.Hardly.Wait. […]
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Dinner at Whiskey Cake
I love Whiskey Cake – both the dessert and the restaurant where I first enjoyed it. After I had lunch there for the first time several years ago, I knew I had to come back with Kelly. It’s just a shame that it took four years to find a time to go together! The menu […]
How to Donate a Tube TV
Slowly but surely I’m clearing the game/craft project room – it’s lived the past 4 years as a dumping ground. For a woman who is anti-clutter, it’s a downright embarrassment. I’m not going to post a photo of the room. Not happening. Anyway, one thing that I determined must go was our old tube television. […]
For You, Taste of Poland
Who knew that Polish food has so many commonalities with German and Russian food? (Maybe anyone who thinks carefully about the back-and-forth history of Eastern Europe.) Even so, I found the food at Plano’s For You, Taste of Poland to be both delicious and familiar – just what I like in homestyle comfort food. But […]
Road Food: Kellys Family Farm Stand
Grass fed beef is really good for you. Finding it is a bit more of a challenge. When I learned that a local family not only sells grass fed beef, but also sells burgers out of a trailer on their ranch, I knew we had to stop. Kelly Family Farms is about 20 minutes from […]
The Long-Awaited Visit to Off-Site Kitchen
We finally found time to stop at Off-Site Kitchen for a burger. I’ve wanted to go forever, but parking at the original location (little more than a shack near downtown Dallas) was tough. Backgrounder: Off-Site Kitchen (OSK) started as an off-shoot food stand associated with the meat prep facility for a locally owned restaurant chain. […]
The Holidays in a Cup
It’s an indescribable sadness to arrive at the gelato shop on a 80F Christmas Eve only to find out that they closed 5 minutes before you arrived. But if you’re determined, you’ll regroup and return the day after Christmas for a bite of seasonal sweetness… In our case, that was Paciugo’s eggnog gelato. We also […]
Fall Festival: Oktoberfest in McKinney
We love going to Addison’s Oktoberfest but had never made time to go to McKinney’s version. When Kelly learned that his favorite beer, Franconia, was the exclusive McKinney Oktoberfest beer, he put it at the top of our must-attend list. McKinney definitely has more of a small town festival feeling than the “event” vibe that […]
Running Basics: Working on Form
One of my 101 goals was to work on my running form. I was doing a good job of that – until I broke my foot, of course. I won’t let that discourage me. Back to running form: Kelly and I took a 4-week class with several members of the Dallas Galloway training group. Taking […]
The Local Tour: Visiting 903 Brewers
Kelly and I have always loved factory tours. We love seeing how things are made and understanding the process that it takes to create familiar products. We also love supporting local businesses, so local business/factory tours are our favorite. North Texas has experienced an explosion (of sorts) of craft brew companies. We thought it might […]