The original title of this post was to be Beer, Brisket and Bluebonnets, in anticipation of enjoying an abundance of those delights in the Texas Hill Country. It was pretty clear within a short drive from Austin to our first destination, Bee Cave, TX that we were about two weeks early to see blooming Bluebonnets. …
Category: Thursday Doors
Boca Grande, Florida
We recently stayed at the Gasparilla Inn in Boca Grande, Florida for their Food and Wine Weekend. While I wrote about that experience extensively, there is much to share about this island, beyond the food and wine festival. It is an island paradise that welcomes sun-seekers, nature lovers, fishermen, golfers, bikers, sea shell enthusiast and …
Behind the Doors of Palm Beach
Several weeks ago Malcolm and I took a slow, scenic drive along Highway A1A in Florida. I was on a mission to find a particular blue door that I had seen a picture of on Instagram. We began our drive at Palm Beach and ended it about sixty miles south. Unfortunately, we never saw the …
Florida – The Space Coast
Titusville, Florida is home to the Kennedy Space Center. Every manned space mission since the very first one in May of 1961 was launched from this sight. It is best known for its Apollo and Shuttle missions, and it serves as a public education facility, entertaining and educating more than 1.5 million visitors per year. The …
Thursday Doors – Far Away
Several months ago I wrote about visiting Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. You can read that story here. The water surrounding the former garrison turned prison, is crystal clear and attracts divers and adventurers from all over the world. It is the closest thing to the pristine beauty of a South Pacific atoll that …
Picture Retirement 