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Learning to Ride
When I was a little girl, my mom befriended a young lady at church who went to college in our hometown. Her name was Sandy. She was from Nevada, where she grew up…
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Trail Review of Colorado Bend State Park
Saturday morning of Valentine’s Day started full of possibilities. We were finally warm again, after freezing all night in our tent, and we were feasting on a breakfast of Dutch oven cinnamon rolls. …
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The Everyday Girl Scout’s Campfire Dinner
Foil dinners are one of my basic, go-to campfire recipes. They take me back to being a kid, sitting on a log at summer camp, eating with a spork and thinking life couldn’t…
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Nutella and Strawberry S’mores…OMG
S’mores are one of my favorite sweet treats of all time. The taste of roasted sugar in an oozing marshmallow, the straightforward simplicity of milk chocolate, the crunch of a graham cracker, and…
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Our Little Family
It’s only March, but I think I’ve landed on our Christmas card for this year. I also considered this one… But that would leave out Trooper, which wouldn’t accurately reflect the significant role…
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What I loved about Colorado Bend State Park
I know some women think the last thing they want to do for romance is camp outdoors. The prospect of bugs and sleeping bags as opposed to nice sheets may indeed be a…
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How to Make Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls
These cinnamon rolls were manna from heaven one very cold morning this weekend. We were camping by the river at Colorado Bend State Park and despite a sunny afternoon, the temperature dropped sharply…
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The Famous YETI: Is it worth it?
The tag on my new YETI reads, “It’s well suited for a weekend at the ranch, a BYOB dinner at the Salt Lick, 18 holes on the golf course, or a day on…
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Packing List: Camping at Colorado Bend
Brandon and I just got back from Colorado Bend State Park, where we spent the weekend camping next to the Colorado River and hiking through the hills with Trooper. It was a little…
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Packing List: Winter Birding on the Coast
I just returned this afternoon from a trip to the Texas coast, and I was reminded why I love the beach in winter. Tourists have gone home, the beaches are empty, and every…
A Texas girl's guide to the great outdoors.
