HILL COUNTRY LAVENDER: BLANCO IN BLOOM

A book introduced me to Tasha Brieger, owner of Hill Country Lavender. Jeannie Ralston’s The Unlikely Lavender Queen: A Memoir of Unexpected Blossoming is the story of a couple who, after several trips to Provence, noted how similar the Hill Country was to the terrain and climate of southern France. Jeannie and her husband Robb Kendrick, a professional photographer, became pioneers when they opened a lavender farm in Blanco, TX in 1999.

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La Patisserie: Scrumptious Piece of Paris in Austin

“When I’m having a bad day, I go to work.” Welcome to the sugar coated world of Soraiya Nagree, owner and pastry chef at Austin’s La Patisserie.

A darling little cottage sits surrounded by a sprinkling of flowers and colorful umbrella canopies that offer shade for outdoor café tables. While the scene is inviting and tempts passerbys to stop and relax, it’s the dainty pastel confections inside that will entice their return.

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FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP - CANADA

Seats reserved, here we come!

BEESWEET LEMONADE

Photo Credit Josh Huskin

Her long lashes accentuate bright eyes that radiate one word, happiness.  Sporting a plaid skirt, white button down blouse, and a pair of Nike tennis shoes, the young woman sitting opposite of me exuded a vibrant energy that was contagious!   I’m not sure which was sweeter, Mikaila Ulmer, the founder of BeeSweet Lemonade, or the liquid in my glass that tasted like summer.  

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I LOVE AUSTIN!

RANDOM RAMBLINGS - NICE, FRANCE

I snapped this couple's photo last April.  Both were happy and at ease, which is how I felt walking along the beaches of Nice...