2012: Looking back at a year of adventure
Wow, We’re almost a month into 2013! Where is the time going, where have I been? Over the last month a lot of exciting things have been happening with Liberty + Lunch that I’ve refrained from sharing. This winter I did a little hibernating over December and early January – a bit of a self-proclaimed [...]
Please Welcome L+L’s New Contributors!
For the last year Liberty and Lunch has been the creative outlet where I, Katie, have expressed my passions for living a good life. I’ve shared my experiences of traveling, creating new recipes, hiking and exploring my homeland, I’ve made life lists and gear lists, and I’ve even shared some of my dreams. Today I’m [...]
Beacon Unto Me
A week goes by slow at first then fast, faster City turns to suburb dense at first then sparse, sparser Trees give way to hills give in to mountains, crumble to the sea Grasping at breath I climb through forest to field, peak to pass And day slows down as I see farthest, farther, far [...]
Traveling Southeast Asia: An Expert Reflects
When I think about traveling throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific my mind’s eye is inundated with opposing images and stark contrasts. I see the beautiful landscapes, waters, boats and colors then I think about how hard it would be to communicate. I dream about the freshest fish and bright bold flavors of exotic herbs [...]
Ruth Laird Scarr Inglis was an incredible woman
She grew up in north Jersey in an eclectic family of engineers and weathermen, attended seminary school and studied english in college, and had a thing for pilots until she met and fell in love with a med student, Ervine Peter Inglis, who’s family lived across the street. They married and he was stationed in [...]
On Being Brave, and a Collaboration
I love travel, adventure, and people seeking the unknown, so for my first collaboration with the HourSchool blog it felt natural to tell the story of To Be Brave. My friend Jennifer Sukis is just about to embark on a – quite possibly life changing – journey of discovery, camping in the most beautiful spaces, [...]
Preparing for Thanksgiving
Post imported from Food Culturalist I’ve been busy getting ready for Thanksgiving! I’m SO excited. We have friends from New York, Charlotte, and new Austin friends coming for dinner and I couldn’t be more thrilled. This is our third year having friends and family for the big meal! Planning menus and researching local [...]
Top 9 Food Magazines
Post imported from Food Culturalist The 8 food magazines we should be reading right now. Gastronomica is my personal favorite, although I should add that Edible Austin is a beautiful publication and the local focus should be pursued by more magazines more often. (via GOOD)


