Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
For years I’ve been hearing my family talk about this place! The old Katy rice dryers that have been our landmarks since we moved to Texas now mark a fun, casual waterhole: No Lable Brewery. Isaac loved cranking rusty handles that produced low, squeaky groans from high up in the machinery. Eloise liked her fruit…
At first, helping my mom decorate for Christmas surprised me with how much it made me miss my own Christmas decorations. And not just the decorations, but putting them out with Chris. We’ve missed every other holiday before, but not this one. I miss Chris’ insistence that the live Christmas tree be purchased and set…
So many Christmas occasions! We watched Amal and the Night Visitors. My mom hosted the church ladies’ cookie exchange. We attended the neighborhood Christmas party and lights hayride. We went to Zoo Lights and ride the zoo carousel again! The kids and I visited Chris’ parents. I met up with my college roommate, Jess, for…
The rain held off while Isaac got his first golf lesson from Grandad. Eloise wore her new Christmas dress from Grammie to lunch, and both kids napped afterwards! We looked at baby pictures of Chris and played with his old toys. Plus enjoyed some new ones. We wish you could’ve been there, Chris!
This time we actually harvested something, unlike our apple, pumpkin, and orange “picking” which was actually more “picking up.” My parents’ neighbors were out of town and offered up the fruits of their sweet-smelling Meyer lemon tree. This is why people like these southern places, right? It’s December and we’re wearing shorts and picking lemons…
It’s 80 degrees outside but the wonder and mystery of the Christmas tree remains in full force. Eloise is completely enchanted by a nutcracker music box where Clara dances around and around. Eloise gently opens and closes the silver and red bauble, plucks Clara from the dance floor, examines her, then sets her back…
I love taking pictures of warning signs overseas. It turns out Texas offers better reasons than most places to exhibit caution. Anyone who knows my dad may be aware of his penchant for pushing normally accepted limits for safety. Maybe it’s hereditary. My kids are enjoying absorbing a big, healthy dose of living on the…
