Vicki Baker It’s been described as a journey through a Technicolor wonderland that blends storytelling, technology, and immersive art; an awe-inspiring experience for visitors to get lost in. Everyone raved about it, describing how amazing and life-changing the experience was. Many visit multiple times, like it was a religious pilgrimage. Dubbed “The Real Unreal,” Meow…
Tag: Girls on Wheels
March 2024, Clubs & Classes
Girls on Wheels Journey Down the Path of Good and Evil
Vicki Baker Given the cold, wet, and dreary weather, Girls on Wheels (Nancy Burns, Karen Dipietro, Susan Hebert, Cassie Richardson, and Vicki Baker) opted to spend time at home. Looking back at our 2023 visit to Savannah got us talking about the nonfiction novel authored by John Berendt and Clint Eastwood’s movie adaptation, Midnight in the…
Clubs & Classes, December 2023
Side-Splitting Fun for Girls on Wheels at Campus Theater
Vicki Baker There’s just something so right about something designed to go so wrong! It sounds crazy, but we never expected a play that had so many mishaps and unfortunate events to be so gut-busting hilarious! What kind of craziness are we talking about? The Play That Goes Wrong, the award-winning Broadway smash-hit farce, part…
October 2023, Clubs & Classes
Girls on Wheels Create Rustic DIY Masterpieces
Clubs & Classes, September 2023
Girls on Wheels Breathe in the Healing Powers of Salt
Vicki Baker We think we have it down pat when it comes to everyday wellness issues. Headache? Pop an over-the-counter pain pill. Can’t sleep? Chew a melatonin supplement. Seasonal allergies? There’s a medicine for that, too. But what if we could feel better just by breathing—no medication required? Well, Girls on Wheels (Vicki Baker, Cassie…
Clubs & Classes, August 2023
Girls on Wheels Bring Home the Bounty
Vicki Baker ‘Tis the season for summer’s produce-packed bounty. Where better for Girls on Wheels (Nancy Burns, Susan Hebert, and Vicki Baker) to get our fill of freshness than the farmers market? Nestled among the skyscrapers in the heart of Downtown is the Dallas Farmers Market, where we found local vendors who grow, raise, and…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
A New ‘Aria’ to Explore: Girls on Wheels at the Opera
Vicki Baker Imagine the opera—a ridiculous affair with people dressed in outlandish costumes with Viking-style horns protruding from their metallic headgear, bellowing from the depths of who knows where in some incomprehensible language, while wealthy oldsters dressed to the nines sit in utter boredom. It’s so daunting and dull, dingy, obscure, and pretentious. Those are…
Clubs & Classes, May 2023
Girls on Wheels Tip-Toe Through the Tulips
Vicki Baker Oh Spring, how we missed you! Fields of wildflowers blanketing the Lone Star State, including our gorgeous state flower, the bluebonnet. But there’s another beauty making its short-lived but glorious debut—tulips. Longing to bring these magnificent blooms into our homes, Girls on Wheels (Lois Reinhart, Susan Hebert, Karen DiPietro, Nancy Burns, Cassie Richardson,…
Clubs & Classes, April 2023
Girls on Wheels Take Our Taste Buds for a Stroll
Vicki Baker Huddled inside on a wet and dreary winter afternoon, we reminisced about the past fun-filled time spent outdoors on a warm, sunny day. Girls on Wheels (Nancy Burns, Vicki Baker, Cassie Richardson, Karen Dipietro, Susan Hebert, and Shirley Monge) dove into Dallas’s foodie scene and sampled the best of the city’s Tex-Mex cuisine…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Girls on Wheels Laugh It Up for a Cause
Vicki Baker According to Laura Ingalls Wilder, “A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.” The power of laughter is mighty indeed. A healthy sense of humor is necessary to help us cope, especially during the tough times in life, whether through pain, sickness, grief, loneliness, or…