It’s a little known fact that I was born in Arkansas. I was always grateful to my parents for moving north before I learned how to talk. As a kid, I imagined my birthplace as forested mountains with unpainted lean-to’s…
Eureka Springs Photos
A very quaint historic Ozark Mountain town. [Show slideshow] 12►
Oklahoma!
When I was a kid and felt especially unhappy with my life, my grandmother would put her arms around my shoulders and say, “Let’s just go out to Oklahoma and start a pony farm.” She and her sister had inherited…
Oklahoma Photos
Treehouse B&B in north Texas and land adventure in Oklahoma. [Show slideshow] 123►
Waco, Texas
Waco made news last month when two rival biker gangs had a lunchtime shootout at a local restaurant, killing nine. But what put Waco on the map before that, at least for us, was one of Kate’s favorite HGTV home…
Waco Photos
A weekend side trip to Lake Whitney and Waco. [Show slideshow] 123►
Tiny Texas Houses Photos
Kate and Don went on a tour of Tiny Texas Houses in Luling, Texas. [Show slideshow] 123►
Sugar Land, Texas
After camping with my sister and brother-in-law at Goose Island, we followed them to Sugar Land (outside of Houston), to spend several days at their house. We were looking forward to kicking back in their pool, but we also had…
Sugar Land Photos
Five days layover in Sugar Land, Texas. [Show slideshow] 123►
Goose Island State Park
With so much of Texas under water, it was hard to find a state park or campground that was still open. The one state park unaffected by recent storms (see Texas-Sized Weather) was Goose Island, down on the Gulf Coast…
Goose Island Photos
Two nights at Goose Island State Park near Corpus Christi, Texas. [Show slideshow] 1234►
Gruene and San Antonio
In 2002, my family had a reunion at the Guadalupe River Ranch near New Braunfels, Texas, and I loved going to the nearby ittle town of Gruene (pronounced Green). It has an old-time dance hall (filmed in the movie “Michael”…