Tag Archives: Texas

Bowie, TX

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CowboyBowie, TX was to be an overnight stop and then back on the road.  The truck did not even get unhooked.  There is not much to Bowie and even less to the Passport Park we are staying in.  Getting ready to leave this morning we each did our usual walk around and then we checked lights.  For some reason the left tail light would light yet no signal, emergency flasher or break light; yikes!  No worry, call Good Sam Roadside Assistance.  Yikes again; it is Memorial Day and no Mobile RV Repair is available.  The best they can do is tomorrow morning.  We also tried to locate someone with no luck. Continue reading →

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Pecan Street Festival – Austin, TX

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AlligatorHeading to the Pecan Street Festival on 6th Street in downtown Austin…

Why is this festival on 6th Street yet called Pecan Street Festival?  We found our answer in the history of Austin.  In 1839 Edwin Waller laid out the Austin streets in a fourteen block grid plan with the north-south streets given Texas River names and the east-west streets given Texas Tree names – hence Pecan Street.  The tree names were changed in the late 1800s. Continue reading →

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Philosopher’s Rock

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Three friends at Barton Springs.

DiscussingThe early afternoon was sunny and hot but that did not matter to the three friends.  They were meeting on their rock at Barton Springs in Austin, TX.  No one knows exactly what the discussion was but it was informal and intense.  They were authors and professors, but most importantly friends who met and discussed each day beginning in the early 1900s.  One of the friends dubbed their meeting place as Philosopher’s Rock. Continue reading →

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The Owl

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Owls nesting in the backyard and a wall advertising Owl Cigars – are these signs.

Gary and Molly believed they were.  So began The Owl Wine Bar and Home Goods on Main Street in Elgin, TX.

The Owl is a combination of vintage/gently used home goods and wine bar with an outdoor patio for relaxing and visiting with a glass of wine or beer.  The store is tastefully done with everything from ice cream bar stools, dining chairs, to settees and coffee tables.  The Owl is billed as home goods store meets wine bar.  Continue reading →

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Solid Grounds Coffee Shop Elgin, TX

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Solid Grounds – foundation for building, an anchor for stability, a great cup of coffee.

All of these definitions explain Solid Grounds Coffee Shop in Elgin, Tx.  For owners Tammy and Jeanne, Solid Grounds is the foundation for a gathering place in Elgin, TX where you can enjoy a cup of coffee made from locally roasted beans, live music, gospel to rock, on weekends, and Tammy’s homemade delectable treats.  They hope it will be the anchor that binds Solid Grounds to the Elgin community and brings locals as well as travelers in for a great cup coffee and conversation. Continue reading →

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Four down and four to go

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Today marks four weeks on the road and four weeks to go on our “Trial Run” to full time RV travel. It has reflected life with ups, downs, and moments of boredom. We’ve seen fantastic sights certainly not found in South Louisiana, met wonderful people (plus a few toads), and certainly have a list of places to see ‘next time’. We’ve planned on staying places which we passed on for various reasons, stayed at places we would rather have not stopped at, and sometimes traveled farther in a day than we had planned. Continue reading →

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Liberation

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Goodbye Texas – what a relief, and now we are in Liberal, Kansas.  Don’t worry we have not changed our political afflication and we wondered whether the name was a political statement but found out it came about through hospitality and generosity.  In the 1880s water was scarce in Southwest Kansas and what was available was often expensive.  S. S. Rogers dug a well for his own use yet always allowed travelers access to his water.  The travelers offered to pay, yet Rogers said “Water is always free here”.  The story goes that most travelers replied “that’s mighty liberal of you” and the area become known as “the liberal well”.

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