austin: A Day Trip to San Antonio - Serendipity! - 10/07/09 03:29 PM
This past weekend, Phil and I took off for a short overnight visit to our son P.J. in San Antonio, just a couple of hours away. The plan was to spend the night at his place, go to Taco Taco on Saturday morning for barbacoa for breakfast, then go to the … (21 comments)
austin: Turn Your Urban Back Yard Into a Wildlife Habitat - 01/01/09 10:07 AM
One of the delights, this first day of the new year, was reading about a program that the City of Austin has in place to encourage biodiversity within the urban setting.
The City of Austin wants to be designated as a community wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation, and … (2 comments)
austin: December Foodie Events in Central Texas - 11/14/08 10:51 AM
If, like me, you're all about the food, and consider the kitchen to be the center of the home, you'll want to stop in at some of these "foodie" events in Central Texas in late November and December.
Hairson Creek Farm's Annual Open Farm and Potluck. Farm Tour, Music (bring … (0 comments)
austin: It All Started In The Cayman Islands - 10/05/08 11:36 AM
It all started in the Cayman Islands. My daughter Jess was on vacation for a week in the Caymans, her first trip there - she loves diving and fell in love with the islands. While there, she met a young man, Chad, a couple of times. They exchanged internet contact information, … (8 comments)
austin: In Mourning For Las Manitas - 09/04/08 03:13 PM
Las Manitas is - was - is - a downtown Austin landmark for the last 25 yeras. "Was" because it closed its doors yesterday to make way for an oh-so-Austin Marriott. "Is" for two reasons - one, we don't know yet for sure that they won't re-open in a new location, … (2 comments)
austin: Austin Museums - For Free! - 09/03/08 10:43 AM
Every year (this will be the 11th), the Austin Museum Partnership and member museum in the Austin area hold a city-wide, discover (or rediscover) Austin Museums Day - for free!
This is a great chance to get out and explore the numerous museums in the Austin area, ones you've seen before, … (1 comments)
austin: How To Be A Good Driver - In TEXAS - 08/01/08 09:41 AM
Here in Austin, sometimes traffic gets - interesting. It's not that Austin drivers are particularly bad, or that traffic jams are bad in the overall scheme of things (though sometimes locals bemoan how horrible the traffic is, it's not comparable at all to the places where traffic jams are a 24/7 … (5 comments)
austin: Mariachis de Jalisco - Muy Delicioso! - 05/04/08 11:33 AM
A few weeks back, one of the agents in our office introduced me to this little jewel tucked into a strip center on Williams Drive in Georgetown, Texas. When we first moved here, this location was a Chinese restaurant at which we ate a couple of times, but that closed long … (2 comments)
austin: KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD - The Original - 03/14/08 02:06 PM
Just about everybody who's heard of Austin has also heard the refrain, "Keep Austin Weird". While that's now been trademarked by latecomers (and NOT by Red Wassenich, the person who came up with it, for whom trademarking is is the antithesis of the meaning of the phrase, and who has a … (0 comments)
austin: Oh, Go Fly A Kite! - 02/28/08 04:46 PM
No, really. You might get a prize, you never know. It's that time of year again. This Sunday, March 2, is the 80th Annual Zilker Park Kite Festival, a festival that's been going on in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, for far longer than I've been alive. I was going to … (0 comments)
austin: STAR OF TEXAS FAIR & RODEO - February 29-March 15, 2008 - 02/16/08 11:11 AM
Late winter/early spring is rodeo time in Texas. We go see the events, listen to live music, look at the animals being judged for the livestock show and horse show, eat way more than is good for us, and generally have a good old time. This year, the dates for the Star … (2 comments)
austin: Blogging For Grades! - 12/26/07 08:09 AM
An interesting article in this morning's Austin American-Statesman tells of a professor at ACC (Austin Community College) who requires, not lengthy papers, but that his students in his Texas and national government classes write their papers online, as blogs. More fun for them to write, and for him to grade, he … (5 comments)
austin: Christmas 2007 in Central Texas - 12/25/07 09:47 PM
When many people think of Christmas (especially photographers and illustrators), they think of sleighs in the snow, white Christmases, and such. Well, that's really usually contrary to our experience here in Central Texas, for the most part. Especially the white part. Today, our family gathered at the Apache Shores (Austin) home … (7 comments)
austin: It's Time Again For the 37th Street Lights! Huzzah! - 12/22/07 01:36 PM
I haven't managed to make it down there yet this year, but it's once again time for the famous 37th Street Christmas lights. This is something I try to make every year - it's the most amazing experience, world-famous, and all put together by neighbors (not a neighborhood association, but each … (3 comments)
austin: Apparently the Food Really IS That Good! - 12/07/07 05:49 PM
John Kelso has long contributed humor, and the voice of the common man, to the Austin American-Statesman. In fact, I'm having a hard time remembering a time when he wasn't holding forth on things Austin, finding the little stories that make Austin what it is, being the court jester to the … (2 comments)
austin: Citywide Garage Sale, Austin, Texas - 11/25/07 11:52 AM
The last 2007 Citywide Garage Sale, a huge event that's been going on for decades now in Austin, Texas (it predates the building that currently houses it), is this weekend at the Parmer Events Center - if you hurry, you can make the last day today! You can go in search … (5 comments)
austin: Haunted Austin - 10/31/07 11:42 AM
Austin, Texas, being an old city, has its fair share of ghosts. Today seems a good time to ponder them. The Texas Governor's Mansion, of course, would have to be haunted. It has a few ghosts, I'm told (I've not seen them personally). It has several ghosts, from Sam Houston to … (3 comments)
austin: Sunday In the Park with Isamu Taniguchi - 10/08/07 09:30 PM
This past weekend my husband, daughter and I were working hard getting our house in Austin ready for our son to move into this week (he's moving back to Texas from NYC). Sunday afternoon, we needed a break, and we had been talking about landscaping possibilities and were considering bamboo as … (9 comments)
austin: 10th Annual Austin Museum Day - 09/20/07 08:29 PM
SOver the years I've had the good fortune to tour many of the museums in Austin: the Umlauf Sculpture Garden (one of my favorites - his sculptures are so tactile), the Blanton Museum of Art, the Texas Museum of Natural History (with the GIANT armadillo fossil in the basement and the … (4 comments)
austin: Upcoming "Green" Events in Central Texas - 09/19/07 09:22 AM
Austin and Central Texas being the "green zone" that it is, there are frequently green events in the area. Upcoming ones are the City of Austin's Green City Fest at City Hall. Speakers from Mayor Will Winn and the City Council to John Dromgoole (Natural Gardening Guru to Austin) to topics from … (2 comments)
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This past weekend, Phil and I took off for a short overnight visit to our son P.J. in San Antonio, just a couple of hours away. The plan was to spend the night at his place, go to Taco Taco on Saturday morning for barbacoa for breakfast, then go to the … (21 comments)
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