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?…
“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,” -The Raven Edgar Allan Poe Happy Halloween!!
Recently I was in northwestern Montana and made it back to one of my favorite hikes. This was the third time I have made the Hidden Lake Overlook hike, and it has been a completely different experience each time. My introductory trip was also in August, in sunshine and warm…
The Greek Food Festival came back to Dallas for it’s 58th(!) year. At 58 years, I’m still surprised I had no idea about the festival when I first lived in Dallas. But regardless, I did find it and definitely looked forward to it again this fall. I love Greek food.…
As I start writing this post, it is officially fall. It began at 9:29pm last nigh and today is the first full day of fall. Goodbye summer, until next year. Fall isn’t all bad, of course. I’m just not quite ready to say farewell to the long (although not quite…
