You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream For…

May 31, 2009

You might scream for “ice cream,” but I scream for Italian Ice — “gelato.” I know, I know. It ruins the rhyme. I’ve told you before that it’s not summer until my Italian Ice stand opens here in Denton. I went there yesterday, jonesing for some “brain freeze.” Unfortunately the tiny establishment, New York’s Famous [...]

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Up, Up, And Away

May 18, 2009

I was not a Boy Scout, so the motto “Be Prepared” never imprinted itself on my brain. I was only in Camp Fire Girls, and our motto was “WoHeLo,” which means “Work, Health, Love.” The “work” and “health” part didn’t imprint either, but I digress. Mr. Tucker and I went to get coffee a few [...]

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Heritage Inn Bed and Breakfast, Denton. My Neck Of The Woods.

April 18, 2009

Not far from the Courthouse Square in Denton, Texas there is a quaint Bed and Breakfast Inn. Actually, it consists of three historic homes, side by side and surrounded by gardens, on Locust Street. The Heritage Inn is a delightful retreat — an alternative to the generic hotels you find along the highways. If Denton [...]

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Around Town

July 14, 2008

We’ve been busily packing for our vacation the last few days. We head out in the morning for South Carolina, and then down to Savannah, Georgia. Before I go, I thought I’d share a couple of images that I saw around town. I’m practicing with that new camera, but I’ve got a lot to learn. [...]

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Cool Music on A Hot Summer Night

May 31, 2008

At the Denton County courthouse square, there was a treat last Thursday night. A “jump blues/swing band” called Big Daddy Alright played sizzling music on a hot summer night. It was a part of the summer music series called “Twilight Tunes.” If you are in the neighborhood of Denton, Texas, don’t miss it! It’s FREE! [...]

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Aww, Delbert, Say It Ain’t So

April 28, 2008

I’ve been to enough outdoor festivals that I should know these things by heart. Items to take to an outdoor festival: chair camera binoculars blanket or jacket bottled water sunscreen mosquito repellent antihistamine! taser gun for zapping unruly crowds! I know them, but I still forget. I had told y’all about the horrible crowds at [...]

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Denton Jazz Fest Blues

April 25, 2008

That’s the tune I’m singing, folks. I’m so disappointed. We went to the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, but came home early. The music was stellar, but I don’t “do” uncivilized crowds very well. Oh, at first it was fine. We arrived at about 5:45, and staked out a small area about 15 yards from [...]

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Not So Excellent Adventure

April 4, 2008

My day started pretty well. I visited Jupiter House before I got on the road. It’s my favorite little coffee shop on the square in Denton. J.C. is one of my favorite “coffee artists.” He makes such beautiful design on the mochas he makes for me, that it’s almost a shame to drink them. Ten [...]

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Denton Is Jazzin’ It Up!

April 4, 2008

Y’all, I’m so excited I can’t sit still. I’m poppin’ around like corn kernels in a frying pan! The Denton Arts and Jazz Festival is just around the corner, and I just found out who will be playing! DELBERT McCLINTON! I’ve told you I adore Delbert, and even got to meet him once. It’s on [...]

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No Peace I Find

March 29, 2008

Y’all, my poor Sweet Spousal Unit has discovered that there is no possibility of having a peaceful meal when you are married to a blogger. Everything is an opportunity for a blog post. We went to a local restaurant on the square here in Denton, Texas. All in the world we planned was having a [...]

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Recycled Books. A Book Lover’s “Mecca” in Denton, Texas

March 15, 2008

No bells sound a call to worship, as I enter the front door of one of my most revered shrines. But, when I leave, a “cha ching” of the cash register is the “closing hymn.” Now, I’m not being sacrilegious. This atrocious purple edifice is not an opera house, and it is not really a [...]

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Heavenly Burgers

November 3, 2007

You probably would never stop at this little burger shack down by the railroad track. In the first place, you wouldn’t know where to find it, because it’s not in a nicer part of town. It’s not an “upscale” eatery, and face it, it doesn’t look like much. It’s called RJ’s Old Fashion Homemade Burgers. [...]

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Huh?

October 29, 2007

My local paper, The Denton Record Chronicle, has a section called “Names In The News,” where they publish stories that come over the Associated Press wires. I don’t know why I bother to read it, because I usually scratch my head and say, “Huh?” Sunday’s paper was no exception. The headline read: Church to send [...]

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Manic Monday, In More Ways Than One

September 24, 2007

It’s Manic Monday, in more ways than one around here. Mo at It’s A Blog Eat Blog World gives us a word prompt each week, and those of us who participate use that to inspire a post. The word for today is “kit.” This weekend, I’ve been working on some afghan “kits” for Share A [...]

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Only The Good—It’s For The Birds

September 5, 2007

We had been driving around town looking for garish yard decorations to photograph. I don’t know why. I think I wanted to poke fun at them, because sometimes I’m just ornery. We saw these birdhouses, and I shrieked, “Stop the car!” My first thought when I saw this yard was, “Whooo Doggies! I bet they [...]

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Only The Good—Zoom Zoom

August 15, 2007

On Locust Street in Denton, TX, there is a tiny little convenience store called Zoom Zoom’s. Built back in 1929 as a gas station, it’s still a going concern (although I think just barely). The place doesn’t look very impressive if you are just driving past it, and most people just zoom on by it [...]

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Share A Square Day Update—Lemonade

August 13, 2007

Sometimes, my friends, all you can do is make lemonade. Sunday was Share A Square Day in Denton, Texas. I had talked Michelle, who owns a totally awesome local bistro called “banter,” into allowing us to use her space for the day (I didn’t have to twist her arm very hard). She generously offered free [...]

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Only The Good—Here’s Looking At You

August 7, 2007

He’s all bug-eyed, isn’t he? I was out and about here in Denton, Texas putting up posters for the upcoming Share A Square Day. At the Visual Arts Center, as I walked through the shade of the trees, I glanced down at the sidewalk to see this fella looking up at me. I don’t know [...]

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Only The Good—The Old Diner

August 1, 2007

“Boy Howdy! That’s a run-down old diner!” you think to yourself. Don’t try to kid me; I know y’all are thinking that this is an eyesore. That’s how we are conditioned to look at the world. So often, we see the negative. That’s because finding the positive can be difficult sometimes. I challenge you to [...]

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Sweet Summer Treats

July 14, 2007

Why do so many memories revolve around food? My memories of summer as a child are punctuated by the sweet treats that we occasionally got to enjoy. Cold treats, because summer in Texas (before central air conditioning) was sweltering hot. It still is, but air conditioning makes it more bearable. The sweetest music of summer [...]

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