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Just Passing Through – Navasota, Texas

Navasota seems like the kind of place you visit on the way to somewhere else.  You can’t miss its potential.  Glorious old homes sit behind ancient oaks along Washington Avenue.  A good portion of the historic downtown remains intact.  Antique shops and gift shops exist 

Anderson’s Haunted Courthouse

Trying to decide just who is haunting the Grimes County Courthouse, seems to be a bigger problem than deciding if the place is actually haunted at all.   In some circles, the ghost’s existence seems to be a foregone conclusion.  A Houston paranormal team investigated and 

A Taste of Texas Honey Wine

Historians have written, that during medieval times, people were always a bit intoxicated.  Water was seen as a risky beverage.  Water contamination was not understood; and medieval citizens knew how to pollute water like no one since.  Mead – a fermented honey wine – could be relied on to be safe. 

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If you lived in the tenth century, being tipsy would have been very handy.  A typical night’s dinner at the castle could consist of vulture, cabbage, and fava beans.  How could anyone face that sober?

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Surprising Columbus, Texas!

A visit to Columbus, Texas seemed like a major waste of our day since we’d been there before –- maybe a hundred times.

Jam Session in Moulton

We arrived at the Ole Moulton Bank just in time for Thursday night’s acoustic jam session.