Texas

Amber on July 1st, 2008

So here is a very late and abridged version of our camping experience…  This is the positive highlights.  I will keep the not so positive parts as distant memories that I don’t really want to relive. We camped with a group of Joshua’s co-workers and friends June 21-22 at Emma Long Metropolitan Park, which runs […]

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Joshua on May 30th, 2008

Epicurious has released a neat little interactive map that shows you what is in season for each month of the year for each state.  A handy little tool when we get produce that looks good, but tastes like cardboard filling our supermarkets yearround.  It is especially helpful when you say, I don’t know, move across […]

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Amber on April 4th, 2008

Wildflowers are a bloom here in Austin. They seem to be everywhere right now. These are some that I picked in a field near the small playground at the park. Now imagine a ton of pictures on flickr with the kids playing and sitting in a field of mostly blue and bits of the red […]

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Joshua on March 28th, 2008

Spring has definitely sprung here in central Texas. And by that I mean highs in the mid to upper 80s and a lot of wind. So much wind that it can be a little unsettling at times. We opened up our bedroom windows and it actually blew the bedspread onto the floor. The wind is […]

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