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THINKING TINY

New activity: Tiny Doors of McKinney Some years ago, we took a food tour of McKinney and during our walk through the old square our guide pointed out a tiny door at the corner of a store. He explained that … Continue reading

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SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS (TACOS)

New restaurant: DREAM TACOS When we go to sleep, we occasionally have dreams. But not about TACOS. However, The Dream Tacos restaurant could soon make an appearance. Their tacos are definitely dream worthy! Chef Chetra is the talent behind the taste, … Continue reading

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SO MANY SCULPTURES, SO LITTLE TIME

New Activity: Exploring Sculptures Around Town We’ve been to many art exhibits since we started our ABC Life but not many, if any, were sculpture exhibits. This month we decided to change that. We started with the Art Centre of … Continue reading

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THE SISTERS SEEK OUT MORE S’s

New activity: Salute to the Senses with Spanish Music When we heard that the Eisemann Theater was presenting a performance of Spanish guitar music and dance, we knew we had to get tickets. After all, it’s “S” month, plus we always enjoy live music … Continue reading

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A SMATTERING OF S’s

We’ve always liked the idea of a coffee shop in which you can also sit and read or buy books so when we heard about SPIN COFFEE AND VINYL we were looking forward to seeing how it was. Instead of … Continue reading

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S IS FOR SAMPLING

The ABC sisters always love lists, monthly challenges, and taste comparisons so this month we decided to do two food samplings. New activity: S Named Ice Creams Well, this was a no-brainer. Sample ice cream flavors?We’re in! We sampled four … Continue reading

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SUMMERTIME WISHES

New activity: NATIONAL SIDEWALK FRY AN EGG DAY – July 4th It was the Fourth of July so what better way to celebrate than with a National Holiday. We had never tested out the old saying “it’s hot enough to … Continue reading

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RELEGATING “R” TO THE FINISHED PILE

New activity: Back to the Kittrell Rifkind Fine Arts/Southwest Art Gallery These are two of our favorite art galleries to visit, especially since they are connected and always seem to have interesting and beautiful art works. This month we went … Continue reading

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“Q” GETS ITS DUE

New Book: “Q” IS FOR QUARRY Laura: Back in the 1980s, I became acquainted with Sue Grafton’s alphabet mystery series (“A” is for Alibi, etc.). I remember enjoying the books of hers that I read so I decided to once … Continue reading

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GETTING THE TASTE OF R OUT-OF AND INTO OUR MOUTHS

New movie – Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island Laura: Lately I find myself gravitating towards documentaries. They can offer so much: enlightenment, education, amusement, opposing points of view – on just about any subject. So, for “R” month, … Continue reading

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