• 2020 in the Rearview
    Life,  West Texas

    Is it Spring Yet?

    Living With 2020 in the Rear-View The winter, from whatever perspective I choose, has been both long and short. Time which was meandering along at a manageable pace, began flying by shortly after the New Year. Somehow it is March, and I have yet to settle in to 2021.  2020 now, that was a Year. A very long, very full,…

  • Snowy Road Fort Davis
    Life,  West Texas

    Best Laid Plans

    Dreaming of a New Year in White As 2020 comes to a snowy and most definitive end, I can’t help but reflect on just what an odd and unexpected year it has been. Certainly, as we ended 2019, the decision to move back to our Home in Texas was already made. That, in and of itself, was quite enough to…

  • Downtown Marfa
    Marfa,  Shop Local,  West Texas

    Go For the Lights

    Marfa, TX Stay for the charm. Not to mention the food, the art and the warm atmosphere that’ll keep you coming back for more. Marfa is amazing.   We recently went and spent most of a day in this small, vibrantly creative town. Even though much has been impacted this year by Covid-19, it remains a destination not to be missed.…

  • Murphy Street Alpine TX
    Alpine,  Shop Local,  West Texas

    Our Larger Local

    Alpine, TX Small towns depend upon one another. Different services and businesses dot the landscape of each one. Alpine is a treat, from the wider array of services available to the quaint charm of such places as Murphy Street. We are only just beginning our exploration of this lovely town. Covid-19 has made this year difficult and trying for everyone.…

  • Downtown Fort Davis
    Fort Davis,  Shop Local,  West Texas

    Living Local

    #shoplocal #livelocal Fort Davis is small town living at its best. Part of belonging to a community is spending your time and money there. Supporting your small businesses from merchants to restaurants, hardware to grocery, is part of what makes or breaks a town. We have long been proponents of shopping locally, of supporting our community and the small businesses…

  • Fort Davis,  West Texas

    Take Me Home

    Fort Davis Texas Returning to Fort Davis after a twenty-year side trip… Sometimes, Life Happens, despite our hopes and dreams otherwise. And sometimes, you do get to come Home. This has been the case for us. Two decades ago, after having lived in Fort Davis for just over two years, we were diverted by life circumstances back to North Carolina.…