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TRAVEL THERE: RICK STEVES SHARES TRAVEL SECRETS AT TRAVEL & ADVENTURE SHOW Samantha Brown is my travel celebrity of choice, but I think her fans may be outnumbered by Rick Steves‘ fans – if the turnout at their travel show seminars can be trusted.  A couple of weeks ago I attended the Dallas Travel & AdventureContinue reading “European Travel Rick Steves’ Style”

AT HOME IN HEATH: PRECIOUS WAS THE BEST DOG – EVER I didn’t deserve a dog as wonderful as Precious.  I always felt she’d gotten cheated in the Mommy department.  Some dogs spend their lives perfectly groomed, lolling around in a sea of toys, wearing the latest in doggie fashion.  Precious didn’t seem to care aboutContinue reading “Some Final Words”

TRAVEL HERE: SB HALL AT UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS So, a couple of students from India come to a small Catholic University in the US.  There they meet, fall in love and borrow a typewriter on campus to start an international company, which in turn, makes them rich beyond their wildest dreams.  Sounds like the plotContinue reading “The Highest Point in Dallas County”

AT HOME IN HEATH: PRECIOUS COMES HOME TO TEXAS One of the happiest days of my life was the one on which we decided to move back to Texas.  As it turned out, the move was one of the toughest I had to make, not that I had any regrets.  The whole thing was justContinue reading “Adventures in the Desert with Precious”

TRAVEL THERE: TRAVEL & ADVENTURE SHOW IS TOO SUCCESSFUL FOR ITS OWN GOOD For the last few years I’ve spent at least one full day at Dallas Travel & Adventure Show.  Each year I’ve told you to put this on your calendar.  If this year is any indicator of future shows, I might have toContinue reading “Travel Show Success Breeds Disappointment”

TRAVEL HERE: NEW FACE IN A FAMILIAR PLACE PUTS THE TOWN EAST RED LOBSTER BACK ON THE LIST Her name was Francesca.  It was just another visit to another Red Lobster, but great service made all the difference.  Red Lobster has been a perennial favorite with us, but she took an old favorite to aContinue reading “Red Lobster at Town East”

AT HOME IN HEATH: PRECIOUS AND HER PALS Moving to the Central Coast of California had been Bill’s idea and while I was glad to oblige him his dream, I was never really happy there.  Oh, I had some happy times and made some great friends, but Texas was home.  I frequently say that getting PreciousContinue reading “Precious on the Central Coast”

TRAVEL HERE: PRINCI ITALIA FOR PASTA IN PRESTON ROYAL What is it about the corner at Preston and Royal?  Like my beloved NorthPark, it stays vibrantly alive while other strip malls go through the entire cycle of being developed to going broke, to being re-developed.  All the Preston Royal strip centers do is keep gettingContinue reading “Princi Italia in Preston Royal”

AT HOME IN HEATH: PRECIOUS LOVED ME BEST It might have been Bill who decided to save Precious from the pet store, but it was me she gave her whole heart to.  She liked Bill well enough, but she didn’t hide who she liked best. Post-Obedience School Behavior Until we went to Obedience School, there wasContinue reading “Mom’s Number One”

TRAVEL THERE: LOCAL TRAVEL AGENCY HOSTS FREE TRAVEL SHOW Allow me to interrupt my nostalgic travel stories to share some tidbits I picked up at a recent travel show.  It was presented by CTC Travel, a local travel agent.  Unlike the Travel and Adventure extravaganza landing in Dallas in a couple of weekends (I have myContinue reading “Travel Show Tidbits”