I’m oficially a godmother again. The first time was for my nephew, Colton. This past Saturday was the Baptism of my goddaughter Kaelyn. I arrived in Florida almost a week…

It feels strange to be back in New York, but it’s a nice time of year to be here. Most of my Christmas shopping has been foiled by the masses…

At a Roush Show Car Garage Liberty, NC On the way back to Chicago

Our final week of the tour in Phoenix was hectic, but we made time for a hike in McDowell Mountain Park, in the lower Verde River basin near Scottsdale. It’s…

That’s 130 km/h for all our international readers…fast for the US! But no advice on what to do in that case. . . This was has always struck us as…

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is 1800 acres of animals animals animals (over 1000, representing 50 or so species). Although we love animals, most of you know neither of us likes…

Located just outside Glen Rose, TX, Dinosaur Valley State Park reportedly has some of the best preserved dinosaur tracks in the world!  (The 70-foot Apatosaurus and 45-foot Tyrannosaurus Rex above were…

We spent our few days off (making up for working the weekend) in Granbury and the surrounding area. Granbury is a town of about 7,600. It was settled in the…

Fort Worth got the name “Cowtown” for the millions of head of cattle that passed through as they were herded north (over 4 million between 1866 and 1890). It was…

Texas State Fair History The Texas State Fair has been held at the same site, Fair Park (itself a National Historic Landmark), since 1886. Our visit was the second day of the…