I always need more Texas items. It's the law.  

We had to get World Series swag when the Rangers won it for the first time ever. And I use it every day.  

I had been trying to downsize my wallet for a while. Found this one at Cavender's, and it's perfect. It also takes up half the space...

I bought the compass rose canvas at the French Knot on top of these things. The blues are for the canvas.  

Both of these bags are from Myrna Bags. I bought the top one in Texas and the bottom in Colorado.  

I saw this at The French Knot and bought it, along with silk to stitch it. Will start at some point this month.  

One of my bigger projects this year. I'm looking forward to how this will look when it's done.

Last visit to Esperanza's before leaving Texas. I miss real Mexican food.

The burger was good, but it was the fried pickles that made this meal. It was at one of the places on Seventh Street in Fort Worth. Bar ...

I like Sweet Mesquite's barbecue and their fried okra, so we headed there on one of our last days in Fort Worth. Turns out the one we...

Two photos of the entertainment at the feast. We saw a lot more when we explored outside in the grounds.

When on home leave, we like to catch the Ren Faire down in Magnolia. We went with friends who had never been before. It was great, thoug...

The French Knot put together some grab bags. We went for something else. Andreas gravitated to the bags and pulled out the ones he though...

This is a place we always go to on home leave, too. It's one of Andreas' favorites - pick your stuff and sauce, and they grill i...

The one place we visit most on home leave, and with good reason!

Hofbrau, another one of my comfort places to eat. Who can resist fried pickles? So we ate and I was comforted but a bit sad because it wa...

I also make Andreas visit La Madeleine every home leave. This is what we had this visit.