Glamping
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Review: Mother Neff State Park
Mother Neff State Park is where I found myself last weekend on a camping adventure at the end of a frenzied work week. I use the word “adventure” because discovering item after item…
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Devil’s in the Details
Sometimes the devil is in the details. This past weekend, the details snuck up on me. Like I mentioned last week, the past two weeks have been busy at work. Two major events…
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Packing List: Mini Camping Trip
Saturday we’re going on a mini-camping trip at Mother Neff State Park, the first state park in Texas. Mother Neff was the mother of one of our former Governors and donated her family…
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Dutch Oven Cooking Basics
Last night I dreamed I was cooking dutch oven peach cobbler at work for my annual performance review. I was very anxious, and believed my job hinged on the outcome of this meal.…
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Field Fashion Friday: Scarf
This is a fun scarf on sale at Target.com for $19.99. Nothing like African safari to glam up a hunting or camping outfit. If you aren’t camping or hunting anytime soon but are…
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Field Fashion Friday: Fall Boots
It’s gradually starting to get cooler around here, and there was a harvest moon on Monday night. I’m beginning to click into fall mode and therefore, fall fashion mode. Thus it follows…
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Great All Purpose Outdoor Shoes
If you just want one shoe to get you everywhere, this is your shoe. These are Siren Sport trail shoes by Merrell. I’ve field tested them extensively and they have proven versatile and…
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Field Fashion Friday: Cute Camo Jacket
I found this today for $98 on Loft.Com. It would be perfect over shorts or lightweight pants for a quick day hike. (Prana Halle pants = my favorite.) Or, try pairing it with…
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No Rest for the Herding Dog
1. Put chair in river. 2. Sit down. 3. Don’t move a muscle. This was my M.O. over the weekend. I alternated between a hammock and a chair in the river. About as…
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My Camping Experience at Lake Whitney
It seems natural that the writer of a blog called “Whit’s Wilderness” should go to a park in Texas bearing the name Whitney, doesn’t it? Every summer, my husband’s family takes a trip…