From Texas to Indiana to home

For the last few weeks, I have been fortunate to be able to be home instead of running all over the country working. This year I was able to actually see the daffodils and now the tulips bloom in the front garden. I have not been able to witness that for quite a few years. Just a small part of Spring that I have really missed. While I have been home, I did make two quick trips out of the house for some quick consultations. I was able to travel down to Texas and take a drive thru the town of Lindale. I had never been there before, but they were very proud of the hometown hero, Miranda Lambert. I recognized the name on a billboard but had never heard of the town. Right in the middle of town sits a shop devoted to Miranda and I suspect you could get any type of memorabilia you wanted in there. I did not stop to take a peek since I would only be wasting their time.

As for my most recent trip, I packed up the car and drove to Indiana for a few days last week. The drive from my place to Richmond, Indiana is an easy drive through the lower part of Ohio and into eastern Indiana. Richmond has quite a bit of old and historic homes and buildings which I love to drive around and ogle. This trip was dampened by a blast of spring snow. The weather was merely cold but did not impede any views of the architecture I wanted to see. I have been to Richmond on many occasions and tend to stick with the same restaurants. I like to eat at local places and try to stay away from the national chains if at all possible. My favorite place for dinner in Richmond is The Old Richmond Inn. Not sure of the history of this place, but the staff is the same each time I visit. The menu is full of anything you could imagine from ribs, seafood, pasta, whatever. I love seafood and the special was a portabello mushroom stuffed with crab and topped with scallops. I could not have asked for a better selection. It was gigantic and I could not eat it all and it tasted fantastic. Topped off with a glass of wine and I was done for the evening. Usually, I save room for a piece of their chocolate cake, but not this time. I guess I could have gotten it to go, but I'd rather just save it for the next time.