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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: THE CROSSROADS

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Posted in Backroads,Texas TownsNo comments

CROSSROAD (noun) a place where two or more roads meet. At the Crossroads – At a point of decision or a critical juncture. This phrase, based on the importance put on the intersection of two road since ancient times, has been used figuratively for a long time. First documented use of this phrase was in […]

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Focus on the Backroads: MAGIC BUS: The Volkswagen Bus

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 Posted in Cars,TransportationNo comments

The Volkswagen Bus is the Grandfather of the 80’s most popular “family” vehicle – The mini van. Ben Pon drew the original sketches of the VW Van in 1947.  Pon owned the first Volkswagen dealership outside of Germany.  On March 8, 1959 the first production models left the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany.  It was […]

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Focus on the Backroads: GHOST TOWNS

Monday, December 30, 2013 Posted in Backroads,Texas TownsNo comments

Ghost town noun:  a town that no longer has any people living in it:  an abandoned town A ghost town is actually a site where evidence was left of a town’s previous existence.  This can be in the form of abandoned buildings, ruins of old buildings, or simply an old cemetery.  These are reminders of towns that […]

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YES VIRGINIA….THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS

Sunday, December 22, 2013 Posted in Christmas,Holidays,Santa ClausNo comments

In 1897 eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon asked her father whether Santa Claus really existed. Philip O’Hanlon suggested she write the New York Sun – assuring her “if you see it in The Sun, it’s so” Virginia wrote Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa […]

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