Maybe John Wayne...or at least Westerns...helped Salado survive.

Economically speaking, the town of Salado, Texas, shouldn't exist. The fact that it does, and thrives, requires a bit of explaining.

A tour of some of the shops of Salado, Texas.

As you know, I’m talking about our recent trip to Salado, Texas, a little town a few miles north of here. You’ll recall that last time, I...

So, last time, I was talking about our trip to Salado, a little town about twenty minutes drive from where we live. I had just taken us...

We discover the wonders of Mr. Fletcher's home...art and beauty and more.

In the town of Salado, Texas, we visit the wonderful shop of Mr. Fletcher.

Okay, last time I had just started a new series, this one about a recent day trip of ours to a little town-qua-art & tourist community...

And we head off to Salado, Texas, a tiny town with a big past, and maybe a good sized future as well.

In which I discuss Martha's connection, via her musician father, to San Antonio, and Cole Porter tune, "What is this thing called love."

On my daughter-in-law's link to the landscape art of The Canopy

And after the debacle of the Amos Lee concert that could shatter ear drums at 100 yards, a decent time at The Pearl

You’ll remember that I’m telling the long and complicated story of our recent visit to San Antonio. We had gone for a lot of...

Okay, so last time I was talking about our trip to San Antonio and how I’d just ordered a Reuben sandwich at The Esquire, which is one of...

The Esquire Tavern in San Antonio. Once among my favorite restaurants in the city, and maybe the world. It could be again. But, right now...

So, last time I was writing about our recent visit to San Antonio. I had just gotten us up and out and on our way to La Villita. I ought...

So, I’m picking up where I left off. You remember we had gone to San Antonio to enjoy the city and to catch an Amos Lee concert. We’d...

Special note: I’m posting this today instead of on Thursday because tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I’m hoping we’ll all be too busy eating...

Okay, last time I said that there were two reasons we went to San Antonio in June, 2022. One was that we just like the city. The...

Hey, Everybody, So, I said that we were headed off on yet another adventure last time we spoke. Specifically, we were driving down to San...