Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Bringing a bit of Europe to Texas



Europe withdrawal. I'm not sure if this qualifies as a clinical diagnosis but I'm pretty sure I'm suffering from it. To ease the transition, I put a few European touches in our Texas home. First is the Talavera tile kitchen table. These handpainted tiles originated from a small town in central Spain (although I'm guessing many of ours came from Mexico) and bring much needed color into our kitchen.


Outside is a different story. South Texas is the land of oak trees and grassland. To remind us of our time in Italy, I planted a "pasta garden" of sorts. Our humble farm consists of eggplant, tomatoes, basil, rosemary, lettuce, and some other stuff for good measure. Before long all of this stuff will be on our table for an Italian dinner.


Finally, here are our kiddies at the Frederickburg Oktoberfest!

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