Photo Friday #27 Open ABOUT 10:30 AM This photo, taken at Uncle Mutt’s Barbecue in Victoria, Texas, reminds me to always be flexible while traveling and, of course, mindful of local customs. Sometimes in life we have a now! now! now! attitude. Like a lot of places in the world, (Southeast Asia comes to mind,) [...]
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Monday Mélange The Old Courthouse, my camera, and the side of my mom’s VW Beetle, Victoria, Texas, USA Nothing to do with this post, but I’ve been considering yet another redesign here on the blog. Something less minimal? Sometimes I feel that if I have no real ability or resources to fix up my China [...]
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Wordless Wednesday #31 Folks, that is an entire supermarket aisle devoted to shredded cheese. That’s right. Shredded cheese. There is another section for regular cheese. This is the most indulgent thing I have seen in the food museum, so far. Photo taken at HEB Plus Supermarket in Victoria, Texas.
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Wordless Wednesday #30 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa… you know you’re singing it! Spotted in the Home Depot parking lot, Victoria, Texas.
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While it might not have the same ring as “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe,” the Cream of Jalapeño soup at the Blue Quail Deli in Goliad, Texas is something not to miss. What’s a jalapeño? Jalapeño is the chili pepper of Texas. While the New Mexicans have their Anaheim and the Jamaicans [...]
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Monday Mélange It’s so true! Everything really is bigger in Texas. Wish you were here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am not kidding when I say my Mother and I searched high and low for a Texas themed postcard in Victoria. Can you believe we could not find a single postcard in the whole dang town?!! Whatever happened [...]
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20 December 2009 Oh dear, here it is Sunday and I’ve completely missed my Saturday Weekly Round Up posting. And looks like I’ve neglected to post for most of the week… oh well! That’s holiday travel for you. I’ve been far too busy shopping and eating to post. And yes, I mean that quite literally. [...]
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This entry explores a few memories of one of my hometowns, Victoria, Texas. For those of you visiting the blog with no experience in Victoria, just imagine how much your own hometown has changed over the years. Change is universal, but can be so shocking to an expat! This entry is cross posted at Ni [...]
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The Ground Rules Do: Drink a Starbucks eggnog latte (Just to try, then I’m back to my regular grande latte.) Eat a chicken fried steak (One is all I need, but it must have gravy & mashed potatoes on the side.) And while I’m at it, a Mexican dinner of some kind (Tacos, enchiladas, tamales, [...]
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Ducky learns the meaning of fear Ducky & Jack – Tulsa, Oklahoma 2008 See more Wordless Wednesday here.
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I'm an American expat living on the fringe of Chinese society. Thanks to a lifetime spent moving around, I often feel like an outsider. This blog explores life in Beijing, China, the occasional aviation topic, expat issues, random travel experiences and interesting things I see, read and hear. If you want to know more about my latest hobby, visit Sewing on the Fringe, where I blog about learning to sew in Beijing. And for daily documentation of Beijing's ever changing air quality, visit My Beijing Window.
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