Tag: Girls on Wheels

Girls on Wheels Get Off on the Right Foot

Vicki Baker When Imelda Marcos fled the Philippines, she left behind an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 pairs of shoes. Joan Crawford, Carmen Miranda, Mariah Carey, and Christine Aguilera are among many personalities photographed in personal shoe closets the size of bedrooms. Footwear has always been of particular interest to women, selected for style, social status,…

Girls on Wheels Bite into the Cheesier Side of Life

Vicki Baker Love comes in many forms: shredded, grated, sliced, or melted! We’re talking cheese, of course! Fortunately, we Texans can get some of the finest cheeses right here at home. For decades, the Mozzarella Company (MozzCo) has been producing some of the best, most flavorful cheeses west of the Atlantic. Paula Lambert, the original…

Girls on Wheels Lost in the Bizarreness of Meow Wolf

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…