Archive for February, 2006

Feb 09 2006

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Southern Gal Goes North - Blog of the Week

Visit Southern Gal Goes North blog today.

… words by a transplanted southerner who misses home, has finally become published, and feels that it is either write or take more Effexor in order to stay sane.

Dana is a writer with a great sense of humor. She writes about sacred memories, Southern spaces, recipes, poetry and dieting. She just added a great Chicken Soup recipe, just in time for the flu season.

Keep on Rocking in the Free World,

Eileen

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Feb 04 2006

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Discover Texas Heritage Trails Today

The rich legacy left by our forefathers will enfold as you travel the Texas Heritage Trails.

These regional trails, such as the Texas Lakes Trail, the Texas Independence Trail, the Texas Brazos Trail and the Texas Forest Trail, represent just some of the unique geographical and historical areas in Texas.

History buffs will futher thrill while journeying the Texas Forts Trail and to the many sites listed in Texas in the Civil War, just two of the specialty guides you may order free from the Texas Historical Society.

We will be journeying on portions of the Texas Brazos Trail and the Texas Forest Trail in March on our drive to Arkansas. We have planned our trip so that most of our travel follows the original Camino Real (Kings Road) from San Marcos to Nacogdoches.

For information on the Texas Forest Trail, please see drive-through-history-on-texas-forest post. Stay tuned to this blog to read more on the wonderful trails in Texas.

If you are interested in Texas history and the heritage trails, subscribe via email to USAer blog.

Keep on Rolling …

Eileen

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Feb 01 2006

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Anne Frank’s Chestnut Tree

The Chestnut tree in Anne Frank’s Diary is ailing. Anne Frank often peeked out from her hiding place in the attic at a Chestnut tree in the yard. This tree was important to Anne because it reminded her of life outside the Nazi-occupied Netherlands of the 1940s.

The 150-year-old tree is dying in reality, but it will remain alive virtually on the Internet. Visit the website, Anne Frank Tree. The site is designed as a virtual meeting place for people to share stories, poems and paintings on themes, like courage and humanity. The site is multilingual so that all may enjoy the experience.

Celebrate the life of Anne Frank, share your thoughts, read the writings of others and leave your leaf on the virtual Chestnut tree.

Eileen

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Feb 01 2006

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Step Back in History This Valentine’s Day

The Victorian Era

Rosemont Cottage Bed and Breakfast is located on the grounds of Starr Family Home State Historical Site, in Marshall, Texas. Starr Family Home State Historic Site preserves the 150-year-old history of the Starr family in Texas.

Rosemont Cottage is a four-room cabin that includes a kitchenette, a queen size bed and a sofa that converts into a bed. The front porch, complete with a pair of rocking chairs, leads to the living room, furnished with period antiques. Beveled windows and wood paneled walls adorn the dining room, where breakfast is served.

Journey to Alsace

The white stucco Landmark Inn, a bed and breakfast operated by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, sits on a five-acre state historic site on the banks of the Medina River in Castroville, Texas. With 10 guests rooms, varying from suite to bedroom with 2 single beds, you will find the place of your dreams. The Alsatian (French-German) cuisine of the area is unique, and you will enjoy fresh Alsatian pastries each morning for breakfast in the riverfront parlor.

Three Valentine packages are available. Call the inn directly at 830-931-2133

Walk along pathways shaded by Pecans and Cottonwood trees. View the native plant gardens, sit on the banks of the Medina River, or rock on the porch. Borrow a bike at the inn and enjoy the town of Castroville, a great place for food and antiques.

Adobe Pueblo Inn

Indian Lodge is a unique inn located in Davis Mountains State Park. The original structure has eighteen-inch adobe walls, hand-carved cedar furniture, and ceilings of pine viga and latilla. It resembles a Southwestern Native-American-style, multilevel pueblo village.

Other Options

Stay in guest rooms in classic dog trot designed wings at Lantana Lodge; share cabins built by the CCC in Bastrop State Park; enjoy 1950s motel-type accommodations in Balmorhea State Park, or rough it in a winterized shelter at Fort Griffin State Park and Historic Site. For more information on other types of lodging within the Texas State Parks system, please visit the Lodging page of the Texas State Parks and Wildlife website.

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