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2014 

It is the Holidays and here are pictures I have taken over the years in different places. I love to travel especially at this time of year all the cities are all dressed up in their Holiday finest. I love all the cities, San Antonio with the river walk; NYC with all it’s magic, London with all i...
11/30/2014
      We attended the 2014 Peter White Christmas Show last night in Austin at One World Theater, it was wonderful as always. It is a great way to get into the Holiday Spirit, the entertainers get the audience to participate, and it is fun for all ages. I saw children 8 or 9, teens and people in ...
11/29/2014
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect upon all our blessings; when I do this I feel ever so humbled as I realize how blessed I am. I have a wonderful family and good friends. I live in the best Nation in the world. Those three things are the most important of all.   I want to thank all the military ...
11/26/2014
  I used to not be a Taylor Swift fan but I like her thinking…this couple of days has been something else my builder came in to make calls and he said I told you that guy was trouble I laughed and said he is the least of my problems he is the easiest one I have. He looked at me like I was nuts; ...
11/26/2014
    Yesterday, I received a call from a buyer who closed on Valentine’s Day this year. Her and her husband are one of the sweetest people, that is not to say that we did not have tense moments as we were building their home, as building a home is stressful and you cannot take all the stress out....
11/25/2014
        I had just finished booking our hotel for our annual London trip a week ago Saturday. Yesterday evening I found out that there had been a small gas explosion in the basement of the hotel early Saturday morning. All 300 guests were evacuated and put up at other hotels 14 people were injur...
11/23/2014
  It is that time of year again Warm Coats & Warm Hearts Coat Drive in a joint effort between Good Morning America and Burlington Coat Factory. The drive goes on from November to January all Burlington stores across the country will collect almost new coats or new coats and work with local chari...
11/21/2014
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I am trying my hand at Pinterest and started a board not knowing I had, and then I knowing started a Board called “Missing London.” It was a day that I had been looking at old pictures of past trips. Today feels a bit like a London day although now it has warmed up past the London temperatures a...
11/19/2014
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Saturday night is usually steak night around our home; since our trip to Argentina, Bob and I have been trying Malbec’s. I like the one we tried last week but I felt that we could find better value elsewhere. So, this weekend we tried our first Malbec blend. It was from the same vineyard that we...
11/18/2014
  My “world” famous Margaritas have been gracing our Holiday table for many years. We have them at Thanksgiving and for our Mexican Christmas Eve dinner. Many of you in the rain have asked for the recipe. The key is to make it the night before so all the flavors blend together. Also taste test o...
11/17/2014
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