>I’m blogging at Petit Fours and Hot Tamales today and the Title of my post is “Just Breathe.”
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Texas pride
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Made a quick trip to Austin, Texas this weekend. As I’m a native Texan it was filled with nostalgia. I forget until I go back to visit, just how much Texas pride exists within the people, both native and not. More so than in most states, you see Texas this and Texas that. Cowboy hats, boots, armadillos, rattlesnakes, scorpions, bluebonnets are red chili’s are plastered all over the souvenirs.
I’d love to hear where my readers hail from (originally) and how state pride manifests itself. Talk to me.
Around here
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We live in a rural area. A developed neighborhood, so it’s not totally countrified, but still rural. Even so, we’re within several miles of a lovely boutique winery that has some nice perks. I’m not much on red wines, but Tarara has a nice Charval that fits my tastebuds well. They also have outdoor concerts every Saturday evening during the summer and that’s up my alley as well.
Hubby and I use these Saturday evenings as date night. The stage sits on a grassy knoll with a small lake as backdrop. We sip wine as the sun ebbs away, eat take-out or goodies from home and enjoy the music for several hours. The photograph is of Shane Gamble performing on August 7th. An enjoyable concert. This last weekend it was 2U, a U2 tribute band that is exceptionally good. We’d talked it up so much after hearing them last year that six of our neighbors and two other friends joined us.
We’ll move from this place one day, but we’ll remember the friends, the fun, the bands and not-so-quiet date nights.
CAROL BURNSIDE / ANNIE RAYBURN 
