New Restaurant near home

Over the 4 years we have lived in our home in San Antonio more and more conveniences are being built very close to where we live.  Last night we discovered this restaurant which has just opened up and its only about a 5 minutes drive from home.

The huge pizza over is covered with pennies.

The food is very nice.  This plate has garlic knots with herbed olives.

 Followed by a margarita pizza.

Accompanied by an antipasto plate.

 For those who can remember back when Dean Martin, Louis Armstrong and others were around, this wall shows those from that time enjoying a bowl of pasta.

It was a great evening and we will be back again to try their other interesting plates.

Best wishes,  Beverley and Ross

Thanksgiving 2015

Thanksgiving Day is a National holiday celebrated in Canada and the USA as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and the preceding year.  It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the USA.  Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well.  So today on Thanksgiving day we had a late lunch at the Wild Fish Seafood Grill in San Antonio.
Ross enjoyed lobster from South Africa.

Beverley enjoyed Chilean Sea Bass Asian style.

Accompanied by beets with walnut and asparagus.

Dessert was a delicious blackberry cobbler.

Completed with a double espresso and cognac for Ross

So from both of us a happy Thanksgiving.

May 2016 be a great year for all.

Best Beverley and Ross

Friend's Visit

We were delighted that Donna and Mike our lovely friends from Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada came to visit.  Although  their trip was very short we made the most of having a grand time.  This evening we dinned at the Fish City Grill.

 I had the Louisiana Pot Roast.

The next night we dinned at The Wildfish Resturant and this is  the Shrimp cocktail.

Next day it was a trip to Gruene, the home of the oldest dance hall in Texas and the where the film Michael with John Travolta was filmed.  We dinned at the Gristmill Restaurant.

 Then a quick look at the quirky general store which has everything Texan.  Here Mike and Ross sample some of the Chili.

Then it was time for our Canadian friends to act like a Texans.  Mike looks striking in his 10 gallon cowboy hat.

Thank you Donna and Mike for coming to visit and we had a fantastic time.  Next time hopefully it be for a longer stay.

Best wishes to all,  Beverley and Ross

Del Rio

We have just returned from Del Rio which is about 50 miles North of Eagle Pass.  Del Rio is an interesting place to visit and on this weekend we visited the very interesting Whitehead Museum. Amongst its many exhibits is the grave of Judge Roy Bean, know as the " Hanging Judge".  To know more about  this man please have a look a that the website below.

http://www.judgeroybean.com/jrbhistory.html

To know more about the Whitehead Museum please have a look at the following website Whitehead Memorial Museum in del Rio | Whitehead...

local.yahoo.com/info-19429886-whitehead-memorial...

This is the Judge's Grave.

We also visited the Amistad National Recreational Area which is 5 miles north of Del Rio.  It is referred to a Borderland Paradise .  It is literally an oasis in the desert.  It consists of the US portion on the International Amistrad Reservior.  Amistad, whose name comes from the Spanish word meaning friendship, is best known for excellent water-based recreational, camping, hiking, rock art viewing, and its rich cultural history.  Amistad is also home to a wide variety of plant and animal life above and below the water.

It has a marina and the day we visited there was lots of activity on the water ways and it was the start of the Bass Fishing competition.

There is a variety of wildlife including a large number of sheep.

Texas has so much to see and do.

Best Beverley and Ross