One of the pleasant and relaxing stops along the way during a trip to the Pacific Northwest area of the United States that my wife and I took in 2008 was the Lady Bird Johnson Grove located near Orick, California. Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of President Lyndon Baines Johnson (the successor to the assassinated ...
Local independent book stores are a treasure hunt for avid readers. While the economy struggles and national chains fail, indie bookstores thrive. They offer fair pricing, personal service, and some even are joining the e-book sales technology. Interstate Highway 10 is the path between greater Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona areas, less than a two hour ...
Looking for family fun in the Texas Hill Country? The beautiful city of Fredericksburg offers many summer festivals for adults and children. Although the town is famous for its Oktoberfest, there is no reason to wait until fall to visit. The following is a small sample of the events that will occur in the summer ...
Did you know that words are powerful? They make one think, laugh, cry, or even blush. For those who love to garden, and even for those who may not, there’s no better way to express the joys and hardships of this pastime than to read some of the most thought-provoking words said by others. In ...
There are many beautiful wildflowers growing in Texas. They come in reds, yellows, blues and shades of purple. They grow along the streams and rivers, in barrow ditches, and people cultivate them in their gardens. Some are old flowers named by the first settlers that came to Texas. Lady Bird Johnson was instrumental in expanding ...
Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, known around the world simply as “Lady Bird”, died on Wednesday, at the age of 94, according to a press release by Elizabeth Christian and Associates Public Relations. Mrs. Johnson, the widow of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, is survived by two children, Lynda and Luci, two sons-in-law, Charles Robb and Ian ...
