Cooper’s BBQ, Llano, Texas
Back in Minnesota after a spring visit to Hill Country, we were telling my mother about our trip. As with any discussion about Texas, BBQ came up. We told my mother that we had eaten Read More …
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Let’s go to Luckenbach, Texas
While in Hill Country a few weeks ago, we took some advice from the 1977 country song and headed for Luckenbach, Texas, where there “ain’t nobody feelin’ no pain.”
Cowpet Beach, St. Thomas, USVI
It is dark and dreary in Minnesota today, so it seems like a perfect day to enjoy a few pictures I took earlier this spring at Cowpet Beach on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Read More …
Touring St. John, US Virgin Islands
The island of St. John is just a short ferry trip from St. Thomas, so the friends we were staying with on our visit in April took us there for a day trip. . . Read More …
Early spring blossoms at Eloise Butler Wildflower Gardens, Minneapolis
Minnesota’s spring wildflowers are generally dainty little things, very different from the bold spring flowers of the southwest. However, in sufficient quantity, they can be equally dramatic. I use links to improve your experience using Read More …
Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park, Arizona
Boyce Thompson Arboretum is one of my favorite springtime destinations in Central Arizona. It would be a great destination at any time, as there are always interesting plants and at least a few blossoms, but Read More …
Watch where you park in the Florida Keys
Give any parking lot in the Florida Keys a good look-over before leaving your car or risk being attacked by giant crustaceans . . . South Florida scenes
Happy Hour below the Seven Mile Bridges, Florida
The Florida Keys are linked by series of bridges, the longest of which is the Seven Mile Bridge between Vaca Key (Marathon) and Little Duck Key. There are actually two Seven Mile bridges, a modern Read More …
Remembering South Beach architecture, Miami, Florida
My husband and I spent a few days in Miami in 2006 on what was basically a two-day layover on our way to Peru and Ecuador. We spent all of our time in South Beach Read More …
Ethereal aluminum dresses and more in Albuquerque, New Mexico
I didn’t have many specific plans for my time in Albuquerque this winter, so the idea of seeing Ann Dunbar’s Where-Wear show at the April Price Projects Gallery was actually something the friend I was Read More …