Hello all! This month I traveled the furthest west I have even been in this country - the lovely city of Ft. Worth,TX. I wish I could say I was there for the fun of it, but I went for three days for a convention for work. When I wasn't hiking up and down the aisles of the Ft. Worth Convention Center looking at camping gear and camouflage, I was partaking of the excellent local cuisine. I've eaten plenty of barbecue in my time and I have to say Ft. Worth had some of the best. One of our vendors took us out to eat at The Railhead Smokehouse ( http://www.railheadonline.com/ ) where we had some great sammiches. I have never eaten barbecue in a sandwich quite like the way they serve it. Pickles, onion and mustard sounds like a strange combination, but it was fantastic. They also have a great Texas brew called Shiner Bock that was a great complement to the meal. It tasted a lot like PA's own Yeungling. And you can order from their website if you're getting hungry from reading this blog. I think that their claim of having the best barbecue in Texas just might be true!
I stayed in the Hilton Ft. Worth which used to be the old Hotel Texas where John F Kennedy stayed the night before he was assassinated. We had a cocktail reception in the ballroom where he gave a speech as well. Unfortunately I slept great - no ghosts! But it was a very nice corner room with a view of the courtyard across the street and the hotel is a couple minutes walk away from the convention center.
Other than that I've been slaving away at work. We're doing all of our last minute adjustments to our spring assortments while we're working on our fall plans. The fun never stops! Now I'm also starting to pack since I'm moving next month. The kitties are just thrilled. Well, they would be if they knew we were moving. They've been having fun playing with the stuffed armadillo toy I brought back for them from Texas. My new place is more modern and I'll have a dishwasher!! Now I can go crazy cooking up lots of good eats and not have to wash the $&*%$ dishes by hand.
Well, I'm going to sign off for now and I will try to write every week again like I started off!
