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December is one of those months where there’s very little time to do anything new. Between Barbara going out of town for a week and the Holidays at the end of the month, we are going to have to make … Continue reading →

Although the ABC Life is all about trying new things, there’s something to be said for old traditions. Thanksgiving is one of our very favorite holidays for that reason. The “kids” come in and traditions abound: Feast at Barbara’s house … Continue reading →

To restart our G pursuits, we headed off to visit a new area and a new restaurant. 2 points: GRANITE PARK and GOOD UNION BBQ Granite Park is a not so new but new to us section of our city. … Continue reading →

We started our G month with enthusiasm but our choices greeted us with disappointment. 2 points – Activity: GALLERY reGRETS We went to see Speechless: different by design at the Dallas Museum of Art. This new exhibit aims to bring … Continue reading →

2 points – Books All Barbara’s F books were  Failures but Laura made up for it with two good ones: I Liked My Life by Abby FABIASCHI This may be my favorite book read so far this year. The writing … Continue reading →

2 points – Activity – Day of the Dead FESTIVAL Laura recently introduced the movie Coco to Barbara so how apropos that the sisters made the Denton Day of the Dead Festival their final festival of the month. Now this … Continue reading →

How fortunate that we found three Flower related things to do in our F month: a city, a restaurant and a TV show. 2 points – New City Roughly a half-hour drive but never visited, FLOWER MOUND called our name. … Continue reading →

We recently joined a group called Tales From Abroad, where someone who has lived in – not just traveled to – another country shares something about daily life there and brings samples of the food common to the country. This … Continue reading →

2 points – Activity Time for Festival #2 – The Plano International Festival. On our walk from the car to the festival ground we found the 1418 coffee shop. We were neither thirsty nor hungry but, hey, it’s F month … Continue reading →

Laura: 2 Points – Activity: FORMING FRIENDSHIPS Barbara and I both want to leave some type of written record of our lives for our children and the generations to come. I had thought that, if nothing else, I would print … Continue reading →