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…
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Clubs & Classes, June 2018
Girls on Wheels just horsing around
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…
Clubs & Classes, April 2018
Girls on Wheels…start your engines!
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…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Girls on Wheels flying high
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…
Clubs & Classes, January 2018
Girls on Wheels share the sisterhood of Menopause the Musical
Vicki Baker Maxine hit the nail on the head, “When I asked for a smoking hot body, menopause wasn’t quite what I had in mind!” For those women who have experienced “the change,” hot flashes, insomnia, memory loss, expanding waistlines, failing eyesight, night sweats and mood swings, there’s just nothing funny about those annoying symptoms.…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
Girls on Wheels step back in time
Vicki Baker Driving around the city of Waxahachie it is evident it is steeped in history. Before the turn of the century and well into the 1920s when “cotton was king,” Waxahachie was one of the wealthiest and most influential cities in Texas. Once at the center of the cotton boom, large landowners made millions…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Girls on Wheels go X-TREME!
Vicki Baker Ever wanted to explore a new area of the city but didn’t know where to start? Well if you’re visiting the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens there is a new and innovative way to explore the park without taking a single step. How is that possible? Why a Segway, of course. You’re probably thinking…
Clubs & Classes, May 2016
Girls on Wheels delve into science and nature
Vicki Baker A rich man who ran for president, dinosaurs, stars, the human body, evolutionary cycles, these seem to be random topics without any unifying logic, but this is exactly what we encountered at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science during our April outing. The beginning paragraph may be a bit misleading. There was…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Girls on Wheels and Chocolate a winning recipe
Vicki Baker Entire books have been written about the subject of women and chocolate. You know how it goes; you’re sitting on the couch and suddenly get a craving for something chocolate. The craving soon consumes you, and you won’t be able to think about anything else until you get what you want. So why…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Girls on Wheels bask in luxury for mind, body and soul
Vicki Baker With the holidays behind us, Girls on Wheels were ready to escape the daily grind, reconnect with girlfriends and hide out for a day. And what better way to nurture our friendships than with a pampering escape to Spa Castle for our January outing. This was more than just a relaxing day. It…