Tag: near Austin
For a nice half-day or day trip, here are three Texas state parks near Austin TX that are easy to get to and have lots of trails (including easy …
My grandmother on my Dad’s side made the best fried chicken. I would ride my bike over to her house from my college campus, hang out at her big …
The best way to go into a Texas BBQ joint is through a wooden screen door that leaves a satisfying “thunk” as you enter the building, and get that …
The big Texas pickup truck pulled up to the takeout window, and a male voice said, “One yeast donut, please.” It was 4 p.m. on a weekday afternoon, and …
The text came from a friend; they were meeting in a couple of hours at “that distillery in Smithville” southwest of Austin, then maybe dinner somewhere, and did I …
We had guests over. After a nice wood-fired pizza dinner at the perfectly-named Fire in the Hole on Main Street in our historic downtown, we spent time at sunset throwing …
