The past year I felt a little bit more settled into Texas. I do miss DC, but I’ve been finding out little gems in Texas (like the teddy bear sculptures!), festivals and of course a little bit of travel. It was a year of firsts, which is usually the sign…
“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home!” – Charles…
Our family histories mean a lot to us. For me, there are the stories of my great-grandmother’s journey over from Ireland, providing still a link to the country for my family. And then knowing of my grandfathers’ WWII missions and what my grandmothers did in the US during the war.…
That’s right. There are teddy bears hiding in a Dallas park. Or more specifically, teddy bear sculptures. The sculptures were presented in 1995, and I only just found out about them this year. I forget even how they came up, but my sister casually asked if I knew about the…
I had so much fun at the City Lights event in downtown Dallas last year. The Christmas tree lighting was celebrated with holiday music, food and wine, and even fireworks! And while I had planned to go again this year, it was rescheduled for today (Sunday, November 23) due to…
Saturday marked not only the first day of November, or the start of the holidays (I had my first red holiday Starbucks cup sighting that same afternoon!), or All Saints’ Day, but it was also the start of the 2014 National Novel Writing Month. What is National Novel Writing Month?…