As some of you may know, the hub and I restored a house in Galveston Texas a couple of years ago. (And by “restored”, I mean we bought a house in good shape, watched it fill up with nine feet … Continue reading
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Category Archives: Galveston
The Star Drugstore: A Lot of Firsts, and a Good Place for Seconds!
I had lunch today at the Star Drug Store in Galveston (http://www.galvestonstardrug.com/). It’s a great little historic place. They claim to be the oldest drug store in Texas, and it’s a pretty sincere and non-falutin’ place, so I’m inclined to … Continue reading
Trees of Life: The Passing Nature of Art
HTG’s mother was an artist. She painted porcelain, which is a very Victorian lady thing to do. One of the things I loved about her art was that it was beautiful, but exceptionally fragile. One rambunctious two-year-old could wipe out … Continue reading
One year later: no one likes Ike
It was a year ago on September 13 that Hurricane Ike barreled towards Galveston, Texas. By Friday afternoon, the stately commercial buildings on the Strand and lovely Victorians on the island’s East End were already underwater. Now, a year later, … Continue reading
Historic Hotels by the Sea
It’s hot in Baltimore. Fry-an-egg on the sidewalk, bake-cookies-in-your-car hot. The kind of hot where historic travel girl likes to sit in her office, and daydream about…the ocean. Or the Gulf. Or any body of water bigger than the water … Continue reading