After 30 years in the catering business, I feel like I have lived through every trend imaginable when it comes to wedding receptions. When I first started in the business big lavish buffets were primarily what Texas brides wanted while most of the country opted for sit down dinners with smaller guest lists. My own…
CRAWLING THROUGH SPAIN… TAPAS STYLE! When you land in Spain you intuitively want to immerseyourself in the country’s most traditional social ritual, thetapas bar crawl. It’s a way of life for Spaniards. A visitor canget off the plane, go straight to a tapas bar in any Spanishcity and sip sangria, inhale some air-dried ham (jamon),and…
While St. Thomas and St. John are clustered tightly with the British Virgin Islands, their sister, St. Croix, sits alone forty miles south. It is less touristy, more relaxed and quite a bit bigger than those two islands combined. We have visited the island many times and love the laid-back vibe. There are no high-rise…
I have shared our story many times over the years, but as we celebrate the 30th year of owning the Doves Nest, I find myself once again reflecting on our incredible journey. Back in 1986, my mother, Marilyn Goss, opened an art gallery and gift shop in the Marchman’s building on Waxahachie’s town square. She…
From the world’s largest gothic cathedral, Santa Maria de la Sede, to the to the magnificent Alhambra Palace in Granada, I didn’t think I could possibly love Spain more after exploring its southern regions on more than one occasion…until I recently returned to Madrid and headed north. We started our trip in from this beach…
