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I noticed that the new issue of Edible Austin is on the shelf at Book People meaning that it’s a new season!  Autumn seemed to creep up so quickly this year.  And I’m so glad that it’s here.  I’ve always loved fall the most.  Fall is new beginnings, cool breezes, cardigans, scarves and apple treats.  [...]

Chris observes a sphinx moth.

The Texas sky has been incredibly beautiful this summer.  Never before have I been into photographing clouds, but these…these are so puffy and wonderful…

On our second day in Big Bend, Chris and I woke up early to hike into Dog Canyon before it got too hot.  Because it was earlier in the day, and a bit cloudy, it was delightfully cool and slightly foggy with a thin, almost non-existent mist.  Chris and I stopped to photograph some gorgeous, [...]

Last week, Chris and I went on our very first vacation together.  We drove out west to Big Bend National Park. 

…Something Isn’t Right, by Herbert and Heaven Can Wait, by Charlotte Gainsbourg (featuring Beck) Also, cannot stop reading Missed Connections.  I find it beautiful.

Follow me on twitter:  @orangegoround ALSO, lots of adventures, new photos, and a fab coffee table make-over tutorial are all soon to come!

Spring in Texas has been lovely!  And Chris and I are taking full advantage of sweet, sunny weekends.  Saturday, I met Chris in Zilker Park when he got off work.  Chris often walks home from work, and last week noticed hundreds of big, fuzzy caterpillars in the wildflowers lining the trail.  We went to see [...]

I spy (with my little eye) cactus flower buds…and a teeny potato bug.

So, I actually wrote this about three years ago when I worked as a hostess.  I’d completely forgotten about it, until now… O Those Charming Older Men While working as a hostess at a restaurant for the past few months, I have noticed a pattern among men of a certain age.  To clarify, middle age.  [...]