Vertigo Hats Gave Me Balance

August 13, 2009

I was in Austin, Texas without a hat! I confess that I felt nekkid — I was out of balance. From the window of our fourth floor (haunted) room at the Driskill, we could see a hat shop called “Vertigo.” We took a break from our ghost hunt and headed over there to shop. We [...]

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Ghost Hunt at The Driskill Hotel. Part 2.

August 12, 2009

We continued traipsing through the halls of the Driskill in our search for some kind of ghostly presence. In the bar, the leering steer hanging on the wall was a bit frightening. I’m not fond of hanging dead critters on the wall, but then I guess the management had to prove that this is Texas [...]

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Ghost Hunt at The Driskill Hotel. Part 1.

August 11, 2009

They told me our room was a “haunted room.” Supposedly the Driskill Hotel has a lot of ghosts walking its hallways. We went to Austin, Texas to try to see one. Actually, we went to see the bat colony take flight from under the Congress Avenue Bridge, but staying at the Driskill was an added [...]

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Butterflies Flutter By In My Neck Of The Woods

May 23, 2009

I almost missed seeing this little fellow as he nestled in the leaves at Wild-Connections Butterfly Farm. This caterpillar, munching away, will shortly turn into an amazing butterfly. But, I don’t know which one he will be! I obviously didn’t take the educational tour when I visited this nature center near Austin last week — [...]

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