July 27, 2010, at 10:00 pm
Just a little treasure that I picked up in Austin at Parts & Labour. They carry wonderful locally made things. It’s very, very hard to choose just one or two items to take home, but if you blow your budget at least you can feel good about supporting local artists! Click the photo to go to the artist’s site.

July 25, 2010, at 10:00 pm
It’s a fact of life that Austin is a cool city. It’s consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and retire, which is exactly what my parents are doing. We went to visit them this weekend and Austin forever secured its placed in my heart with its cupcakes.


Oh sure, every city has cupcake boutiques these days, but it seems like most of these designer cupcakes are small in size and high in price. Austin’s goodies satisfy and can be had for a mere $2.50. Could I make my own for even less? That is not the point. The point is instant cupcake gratification.
If you haven’t already concluded that I probably brought a few home, then I’m afraid you just don’t know me at all.


Excuse me, I have some eating to do.