Insect damage gives an old chestnut beam a distressed look. It’s one of several reclaimed beams at The Woodshop of Texas in Texas City that will find new life as a mantel. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Reclaiming the past
‘We can see their creativity’
Karissa Guzman uses a photograph to help draw a horse for an exhibit at Butler Museum while in class at Lutheran South Academy. The museum has partnered with Lutheran South Academy’s art department to display a variety of student Western-themed paintings, drawings, sculptures and ceramics. Photo by Kelsey Walling
With the return of a storm-damaged museum, students prepare for art show
A Gulf Coast garden
Galveston County Master Gardeners Mary Gonzalez, right, and Stewart McAdoo, are greenhouse team leaders. The Master Gardeners’ greenhouse is where a variety of herbs are grown for the group’s bi-annual plant sale. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Growing flavorful herbs is all in the planning
Twin engines
Two twin Santa Fe Super Chief Warbonnet locomotives are stationed back to back at the Galveston Railroad Museum. The pair was renamed for George and Cynthia Mitchell, who helped finance the launch of the museum 35 years ago. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Identical locomotives find their home at island railroad museum
Ruhl House rules
Chuck and Debbie Morris restored the 1875 Julius and Elizabeth Ruhl House in Galveston’s East End to keep the 19th-century look and feel with 21st-century amenities. Photo by Kelsey Walling
East End island couple remodels a Victorian icon while staying faithful to its design
In the driver’s seat
Michelle Pinder, Tamra Pool and Stacy Smith are avid bikers and enjoy riding together when they can in Galveston. The three women are looking forward to the Lone Star Rally in November. Photo by Kelsey Walling
More women than ever are riding motorcycles
Getting into the grind
Freshly roasted coffee beans are poured into a container after cooling at Fika Java & Juicery in Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Island shops practice the art of roasting coffee
Ready for takeoff
Nancy Garrick and her husband, Larry Kenyon, have turned their Clear Lake area garden into a habitat for monarch and other butterfly species. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
NASA retirees create launching pad for monarch butterflies
It started so simply: About four years ago, someone had a few caterpillars and was willing to share them with Larry Kenyon. Today, Kenyon and his wife, Nancy Garrick, have successfully launched more than 1,000 monarchs in their yard during fall annual migrating seasons. [Read more…]
A space all his own
A sign that translates to, “In this house, the queen does not cook,” decorates Geraldo Schaun’s Galveston kitchen. Schaun wanted a one-person space to give him room to properly prepare meals. Photo by Kelsey Walling
In this island house, the queen doesn’t cook
Geraldo Schaun needed some space. A chef who loves to cook, Schaun needed more counters, more burners, more storage and more room to create his culinary creations. He needed a new kitchen. [Read more…]
King of the sand castles
Taylor McClung uses a straw to blow away loose sand while building a castle on the beach in Galveston. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Californian spends his island time building fleeting works of art
His artwork lasts only until the tide comes in or someone stomps on it along the water’s edge. But Taylor McClung is fine with that — there’s always more sand available to create another sand castle, with incredible detail and craftsmanship honed after much practice. [Read more…]
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