Category: Sheila projects
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 …
My husband and I are planning a trip for our 30th wedding anniversary. In the beginning, we had no particular agenda other than “someplace beach-y for a few …
A great way to explore a new city or town is to see if there are any themed trails set up by locals. They make it easy for you …
There are so many museums and monuments and things to see in Washington, DC that it can be easy to overlook the communities just outside of the District. If …
A city is more than a collection of museums, events, hotels, and restaurants, although as a visitor passing through, it can seem that way because we have limited time …
“Oh, you’d love the Mattress Factory – you should go!” “Why would I want to look at a bunch of mattresses?” “No, no, it’s an ART museum!” Many of …
(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) There are all sorts of ways to enjoy the Austin music …
Many people don’t know that the densely-populated, often traffic-clogged Washington, D.C. metropolitan area boasts a surprisingly large network of hiking and biking trails. In addition to trails that connect …
What gives an airport personality? What sorts of items there can immediately connect an arriving traveler with the town or city? I’m going to start a series of occasional blog …
“Since you last visited us, we’ve moved a freeway” is one of my favorite comments from my OKC friend Seth. He said that to me way back in 2013, …
My college-aged son absolutely thrilled me the other day. Not when he cooked dinner, or when he did his laundry, but when he said, “I think I’d like to …
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 …
