Easy Living, Texas Gulf Style
Lucky the parrot stands on the steering wheel of his owner, Ricky Payne’s, oyster boat in San Leon. Lucky is 17 years old and was raised on a shrimp boat. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Lucky, a Congo African grey parrot, was 10 days old when Ricky and Jackie Payne of San Leon acquired him in 2001. Today, Lucky is one lucky bird. [Read more…]
Lana and Al Barber stand on their patio in front of their backyard garden in San Leon. The Barbers enjoy the chaos of their plants and being surrounded by green. Photo by Kelsey Walling
After 42 years of marriage and living in various places across the United States, Lana and Al Barber have finally settled into their forever home they bought eight months ago in San Leon.
It wasn’t so much the house that drew them to this particular area, but the yard, and the yards surrounding theirs, they said. [Read more…]
Piper Homel, from left, Robby Wall and Lauren McFadden work in the kitchen at the Natural Living Cafe in League City. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
In a quaint yellow house surrounded by majestic oak trees in League City, Lisa Piper and her staff of employees and volunteers are busy waiting on customers who arrive to pick up fresh produce, buy herbs, or grab a smoothie or lunch. [Read more…]
Corey, Misty, Caryss and Coy Magliolo talk in the kitchen of their remodeled home in Dickinson. Their home along Dickinson Bayou was severely damaged by Hurricane Harvey in August last year. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Corey and Misty Magliolo have a new date to celebrate — March 23, 2018. That’s the day they moved back into their Dickinson home that was severely damaged by Hurricane Harvey in August last year. [Read more…]
Julie Hall stands outside of her one-of-a-kind home in San Leon. She lives on the upstairs floor and rents out the two units below as the Windmill Gardens Inn. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
There’s a certain vibe that Julie Hall felt when she first saw the San Leon house she bought in 1998. Built entirely of concrete blocks, it wasn’t much to look at with living quarters sitting atop an unfinished area below. But it had a water view and it spoke to her, she said. [Read more…]
Stacey Phillips and Paul Drott enjoy spending time in their Friendswood garden. Photo by Kelsey Walling