This is the third year we’ve been to Temple for
the Texas Bead Retreat
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| The Hub in Temple |
and we’ve discovered another place to eat in this little
town. While the old town remains relatively unchanged, except for some refurbishing,
the area around this original spot is booming. The two previous blogs are Tempting
Temple and Beaders
on the Road. They have historical information and also some reviews of where
we stayed and ate during those visits.
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| Going down the road |
One Friday we went looking for a new place to
have Italian food. The restaurant we had heard about was closed so we ended up
in Weatherford (see Way
Back in Weatherford). We did find a good place for lunch, and in the
process stumbled onto three tiny towns that seemed to have something in common.
North Annetta, Annetta, and South Annetta lie in a line along Farm to Market
Road. It was a pretty day to discover a
bit more about Texas history.
So where are we off to in 2018? Lots of
places! Of course, we’ll visit
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| Winter trees |
small
towns in Texas. We’re planning to head in a more northward direction to see
what’s happening in places such as Krum, Bolivar, Slidell, Era, and Rosston.
I’m sure that there is lots of hidden history for us to discover. We’ll drive
to these small towns, and it will be day trips. We’re not in danger of over packing
for these jaunts, but on longer road trips, perhaps to Galveston (yes, I know
that’s south), it’s hard to resist taking everything I might remotely want. For
instance, I do like my own pillow, but do I really want to haul it around and
risk leaving it in some hotel? Do I really need five pairs of shoes? What about
that sack of snacks? The answer to these questions is a resounding NO!
As we’ve trotted around the world we’ve eaten at
some fairly horrible
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| Texas-shaped corn bread |
places, but these were greatly outnumbered by wonderful
places. This blog is an amalgamation of all the places we gave a rating of four
or more carrots. If you want to read about the places these restaurants are
found, just follow the links to the associated blog. For information about my
rating system, see Reading the
Reviews. Within the blogs are also loads of pictures and more
information about the places the NearNormal Travelers have visited.
