Author Archives: mentalmosaic

Review: Green Day’s American Idiot Musical in Dallas
Food & Theater Reviews

Review: Green Day’s American Idiot Musical in Dallas

The first national tour of American Idiot a Broadway musical based on Green Day‘s 2004 album of the same name …Read the Rest

Row80 & a Ren Fair Redux
Writing

Row80 & a Ren Fair Redux

Ren Fair Redux As I mentioned in My Big Fat Ren Fair Wedding I got married last year at a …Read the Rest

Are you going to Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, Texas?
Texas Travel

Are you going to Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, Texas?

Have you ever been to a historical reenactment? Sure, going to a Ren Fair is silly, geeky fun, but – to me – it’s like visiting a dynamic, hands on museum. That’s why I love visiting the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, Texas. Here is a photo essay from one of my trips to the fair.

Traveler’s Show & Tell: Letterboxing, Hollywood & the Taj Mahal
World Travel

Traveler’s Show & Tell: Letterboxing, Hollywood & the Taj Mahal

Welcome to the April 30, 2012 edition of Traveler’s Show and Tell. This week’s Traveler’s Show and Tell blog carnival …Read the Rest

ROW80 – Messy as Hell, but Beautiful, too
Writing

ROW80 – Messy as Hell, but Beautiful, too

My Rambling Row80 Check-in: A Familiar Squeeze Lately, it seems like all I do is scramble from work, to home, …Read the Rest

UBP12 & My Big, Fat Ren Fair Wedding in Waxahachie, Texas
My Own Backyard

UBP12 & My Big, Fat Ren Fair Wedding in Waxahachie, Texas

My UBP12 Party Post I just found out about the Ultimate Blot Party 2012 (a.k.a. UBP12) and it’s nearly over! …Read the Rest

ROW80 – Captain Obvious & My Sleepy Inner Critic
Writing

ROW80 – Captain Obvious & My Sleepy Inner Critic

Getting up at 4 a.m. to write comes with an unexpected benefit: In my groggy-yet-focused writing state, I simply don’t have the energy to criticize my words. That’s right, folks, my dreaded Inner Critic likes to sleep in!

Photo Essay: Glen Rose Texas – Dinosaurs Galore and Much, Much, More!
Texas Travel

Photo Essay: Glen Rose Texas – Dinosaurs Galore and Much, Much, More!

Where is Glen Rose, Texas and why should you visit? Glen Rose is a sleepy little Texan town roughly an …Read the Rest

Circular Contrail near Fort Worth, Texas
My Own Backyard

Circular Contrail near Fort Worth, Texas

It looked like someone was playing celestial tic-tac-toe last week here in north Texas. The first lines I saw in …Read the Rest

Texas Photo Essay: Butterflies at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden
My Own Backyard

Texas Photo Essay: Butterflies at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden

I can’t imagine any other circumstance in which I would see a bunch of Texans walking around, grinning with delight at the sight of a room chock full of bugs other than the annual butterfly exhibit in Fort Worth, Texas.

ROW80 – A Little Help from my Twitter Friends
Writing

ROW80 – A Little Help from my Twitter Friends

Here’s my ROW80 check in: It’s been a challenging adjustment working at my husband’s boat shop. Most days I manage …Read the Rest

Severe Weather Escapade in Dallas – Fort Worth, Texas
My Own Backyard

Severe Weather Escapade in Dallas – Fort Worth, Texas

Yesterday, a dozen or so tornadoes touched down here in the Dallas – Fort Worth region of north Texas. It …Read the Rest

Review: In The Heights, a Tony Award Winning Musical
 in Dallas
Food & Theater Reviews

Review: In The Heights, a Tony Award Winning Musical
 in Dallas

The Tony Award-winning musical “In the Heights,” opened last night in Dallas as part of the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s …Read the Rest

Solo Female Traveler Tips & the “Real” Great Wall of China
World Travel

Solo Female Traveler Tips & the “Real” Great Wall of China

Check out this week’s Traveler’s Show and Tell to learn: what most travelers miss when they visit the Great Wall of China, travel tips for solo female travelers, exciting itineraries for train travel in India… and more!

Rooftop Honey & an Impromptu Road Trip
My Own Backyard

Rooftop Honey & an Impromptu Road Trip

Rooftop Honey: An Unexpected Treat A beekeeper came to our house a couple of days ago, climbed onto our roof, …Read the Rest

Photo Essays Galore: From Redwoods to Blood Rituals (plus Top Travel Photography Tips)
World Travel

Photo Essays Galore: From Redwoods to Blood Rituals (plus Top Travel Photography Tips)

Welcome to the February 18, 2012 edition of Traveler’s Show and Tell. It’s photo essays galore on this week’s Traveler’s …Read the Rest

Fort Worth Water Gardens – A Free Oasis in the Heart of Cowtown
Texas Travel

Fort Worth Water Gardens – A Free Oasis in the Heart of Cowtown

The Fort Worth Water Gardens strike me as a modern take on ancient city fountains, with Mother Nature as the theme instead of cherubs and Roman gods. Built in 1974 by a couple of fancy-pants architects from New York, this park covers 4.3 acres smack dab in the middle of downtown Fort Worth, Texas.

Give Yourself a Permission Slip
Writing

Give Yourself a Permission Slip

Remember the permission slips your teacher would send home when you were a kid? You needed them for permission to take school field trips and other fun activities. A few years ago, my dear friend, Alix, and I realized that adults need permission slips, too.

ROW80 Check-in: Pass the WD-40, please!
Writing

ROW80 Check-in: Pass the WD-40, please!

ROW80 Check-in I am in panic mode right now about writing my book because in a couple of weeks I …Read the Rest

Tips for Visiting the Dallas Arboretum
Texas Travel

Tips for Visiting the Dallas Arboretum

Quinceaneras Bloom at the Dallas Arboretum A couple of weeks ago, I finally visited the Dallas Arboretum for the first …Read the Rest

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