Vicki Baker Masterpieces aren’t limited to just canvas. They’re also created from bronze, marble, paper, plaster, steel, concrete, resin, terra cotta, glass and wood. Sitting across the street from the Dallas Museum of Art in the Big D’s Arts District is the Nasher Sculpture Garden. During their May outing, Girls on Wheels stepped into this…
Vicki Baker “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a…” Well, you know how it goes. It’s one of the most recognizable quotes from one of the most epic movies of all time, Gone with the Wind. Celebrating the film’s 80th anniversary, Girls on Wheels visited Cleburne’s Gone with the Wind Remembered Museum showcasing the story…
Vicki Baker When thinking about rock climbing do images of people hanging precariously from towering rock walls spring to mind? Do such gravity-defying feats belong only to an experienced and talented few? Not so! Girls on Wheels headed for their own day of indoor rock climbing at DynoRock in Arlington. Stepping into the climbing gym…
Vicki Baker We all have a favorite color. A color that is “so me”. Take the color pink; it has become synonymous with Mary Kay Ash, the cosmetic queen who forged a path for financial success for women in a male-dominated business world. Girls on Wheels delved into the rich history of this remarkable woman…
Vicki Baker Holidays at the Arboretum featured the magnificent The 12 Days of Christmas outdoor display, as well as 500,000 lights throughout the park trimming the architecture of the historic homes and lighting the canopies overhead. Girls on Wheels spent one enchanted evening at the botanical gardens in December creating an unforgettable experience and memories…
Vicki Baker One of the many memorable catchphrases from the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz was the refrain “Lions and tigers and bears. Oh, my!” spoken by Dorothy and her companions as they prepared to enter a dark, forbidding forest on their way to Oz. Girls on Wheels, however, didn’t journey down any…
Vicki Baker You’ve heard about classes to make expensive 30 bottle batches of wine; but none gives you the opportunity to make just one bottle. Well, Wine Fusion Winery in Historic Downtown Grapevine does and Girls on Wheels had a chance to become wine makers for a day. We never really thought about the marriage…
Vicki Baker One of the most unique aspects of the Dallas-Fort Worth area is the seamless blend of city with country life. While DFW is among the top five largest metroplexes in Texas, there is still easy access to beautiful landscapes, stunning wildlife and perhaps most specific to Fort Worth – horseback riding. Fort Worth…
Vicki Baker Get ready racers. Rev your engines. And put the pedal to the metal. Girls on Wheels were looking for something new and exciting to do; we were looking for an adrenaline rush and found it at K1 Speed – indoor go-kart racing. Most people picture go-karts as loud, smoke-belching beasts that guzzle…
Vicki Baker Girls on Wheels, though not thrill seekers, had only dreamed about skydiving. We knew we could never take that first step out of a plane flying at 13,000 feet. But at iFly Indoor Skydiving our dreams came true. We arrived at iFLY bursting with excitement – we were going skydiving! We received…