Friends

Remember Me, Too

Audrey had to make a quick trip to Fredericksburg today so I hopped in the car to keep her company.  We had a nice afternoon:

lunch at the Peach Tree Restaurant,

desert at Rather Sweet,

and shopping at Remember Me, Too.

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Pam Montandon, owner of Remember Me, Too,  has a nice selection of Double D Ranch™ and other great [...]

Friends

DoubleOven: Culture Clash in the Kitchen

 
OK, I admit yesterday’s exercise in the cocina wasn’t what gourmands would call a successful attempt at “Culture Clash in the Kitchen”, but today I have a very special friend who can.
Jessica Montoya and I have become friends through Facebook and blogging.  We both share an affinity for Double D Ranch™, social networking, cooking, [...]

DoubleOven, Friends, Guest Posts

Mother, What Are You Smoking?!

Mother, WHAT are you smoking?!

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Yep, that is the response I got from my boys last night when I served Spicy Tai Beef and followed it up with Coconut Cream Pie.
Yeah, I know they don’t actually work well together, but I was inspired by Jessica Montoya and her latest Culture Clash in the Kitchen recipes.  [...]

Family, Guest Posts

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

The Good:
We keep talking about how good and great Double D’s Culture Clash collection is, but then came along…

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The Bad:
an angry email from a consumer, which led to…
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The Ugly:
well, you can just read it for yourself.
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OUCH!

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Back at the Ranch, Friends

Super Bowl Party for the Gals

Fancy Smith over at Cactus Creek Daily has posted details on Missouri Bluff’s Super Bowl party for this Sunday. Sounds like a real chick event:

leave your sweetie behind in his man cave and head straight to Missouri Bluffs to hang with the girls!
The Weston Brewing Company and Boulevard Brewery are furnishing cold brewskies and Missouri [...]

Friends

Guest Post: Maverick Style

MAVERICK STYLE: Inspired by the West
I want to thank Cheryl for giving me the opportunity to tell you all about my new website, Maverick Style. This venture has allowed me to combine my passions with my work, and I am excited to share it with you!
Looking back, I believe that my love for the [...]

Friends, Guest Posts

Maverick Style

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If you haven’t heard, there is a new website out there starting to make rumblings.  It’s called Maverick Style and it’s focusing on all the ‘best of the West’ including:

art & photography
events
music
fashion
home furnishings
jewelry
gifts
and fine purveyors of such

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Maverick Style is the long time dream of founder Christin Miller.  Christin is bringing her background with [...]

Friends, Marketing

Branding our 20th Anniversary

2 decades

20 years

20 spring collections

20 fall collections

240 issues of Vogue

2000 jacket style numbers

too many gray hair

a lot of smiles

a lot of tears

never enough friends

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Can you believe it has been twenty years? That’s right, Double D Ranch™ is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary this year and boy has it been a ride!
Twenty [...]

Faith, Family, Friends, Marketing

Santa Baby, Are You Still There?

Dear Santa,
This is my follow up letter to my earlier wish list.  Again, I thought I would help you out with a few high/low gifting ideas to make your last minute shopping super easy.
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I know you are thinking I already have one, but I’m like the cobbler whose children have no shoes…well, I’ll go ahead [...]

Faith, Family, Friends

It’s Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas

It is starting to look like Christmas here …  Christmas trees are up, decorations abound and believe it or not, it’s SNOWING!

Here is what it looked like today in Yoakum:
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Family, Friends