Judi Morgan, San Antonio, TX Real Estate

My daughter was getting married and her fiance's family came in from all different parts of the country to celebrate the special event. Most of them stayed at hotels along the beautiful San Antonio River Walk. I spent a lot of time on the River Walk getting to know Randy's family during that week. What a wonderful reason to spend time enjoying one of the most popular and one of my favorite features of our city.

It was Friday night, Don (my husband) was at work so I went down alone to have dinner and visit with Randy's family. They took care of all the details, decided on the restaurant, made the reservations and called me around noon to tell me what time to be at the restaurant and where it was. As it turned out, I had never been to this restaurant - I had heard of it by name but figured it was yet another Mexican Restaurant on the River Walk. Wrong!!!

Since we had eaten at a Mexican restaurant the night before, one of their criteria was that it not be a Mexican Restaurant. They found Dolores Del Rio Ristorante which is on the River Walk near the St. Mary's Street Bridge. The restaurant is very small - probably only seats 40 guests maximum. The service was wonderful and the food was outstanding. There were 20 of us - so we took up ½ of the restaurant. We shared a couple bottles of wine and nibbled on a wonderful garlicy flat bread that was irrestible. When the waiter came to take our orders, he suggested they bring out 2 or 3 large bowls of salad (family style) and we could have as much or as little salad as we wanted. Perfect choice - the salad was made with fresh baby spinach and a nice light oil & vinegar & garlic type dressing - he also brought out more of the wonderful bread. They had veal marsala on the menu but not chicken - 2 of us asked if they could prepare chicken marsala for us, sure, no problem. A bowl of spaghetti, topped with tender chicken breast and topped off with 2 jumbo size grilled shrimp - it was delicious!!! Topped it off by ordering several desserts to share (we were all way to full to finish a dessert for each of us). The tiramisu we ordered was cold, creamy, topped with a chocolate sauce and absolutely delicious....mmmmmmmm.

There was a jazz group playing too - they were very good - we actually quit talking and listened to the music for awhile. I understand they also have belly dancing but we missed it.

I recommend the Dolores Del Rio Restaurant to local San Antonians and tourists visiting the San Antonio River Walk. I plan to take Don down there for dinner one evening -- probably in November for our anniversary. The menu is a little expensive but the food, atmosphere and service is worth it.

When buying or selling a home in North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers and military transferees in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Canyon Springs, Shavano and Shavano Park, Castle Hills, Rogers Ranch, Helotes, Sonoma Ranch, Alamo Ranch, Red Bird Ranch, The Dominion, Leon Valley and more.

Copyright 2008. Judi Morgan, All rights reserved.

Where was the first municipal golf course in Texas built? If you guessed San Antonio you are absolutely right. The world famous and accomplished golf course architect A. W. Tillinghast designed and built Brackenridge Park Golf Course in 1915. Brackenridge Park was one of his earliest works. In 1922, John Bredemus, a famous San Antonio Olympian, co-founded the Texas Open which was held at Brackenridge until 1959. The list of Texas Open winners is a who's who of the most famous golfers of all time, including Hagen, Sarazen, Hogan, Nelson and Snead.

After many years, the Brack fell into a state of disrepair. The Municipal Golf Association San Antonio (MGASA) was formed in early 2007 with the purpose of operating and managing the city's seven golf facilities. The non-profit corporation was funded with $9.4 million from the city to renovate and improve the courses that had lacked the resources over the past decade to make needed improvements. The MGASA in turn, pledged to borrow an additional $3.3 million to give all the golf courses a needed facelift.

In the spring of 2007, architect John Colligan of Arlington, Texas was chosen to orchestrate the restoration of the Brackenridge Park golf course. By using historic photos and aerials, John was able to re-establish fifteeen of the original 18 Tillinghast holes. By implementing Tillinghast concepts to the original design and by studying Tillinghast features from around the country, the redesign of Brackenridge will be a special tribute to the renowned architect.

Now this is wonderful news and we eagerly await the re-opening of this great course around November 2008. However, there is even more!!! The clubhouse at "Brack" will also be restored and it will be home to the future Texas Golf Hall of Fame. The adjoining Borglum, which was the first pumping station for the San Antonio Water System, will also be reopened as an art studio. The Borglum once housed the works of world famous sculptor, Gutzon Borglum. It was at Brackenridge Park that Borglum crafted the renderings he used to build the famous landmark we know as Mount Rushmore.

On your next trip to San Antonio, you might want to include a visit to Brackenridge Park and take a tour of this historic area. There are six other courses under the control of the MGASA and I will try to introduce you to them one at a time. Let me know if you are interested and I will post additional information on the MGASA improvements to the courses. I will post pictures of the "Brack" as soon as the course opens and I get to play a round.

When buying or selling a home in North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers and military transferees in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Canyon Springs, Shavano and Shavano Park, Castle Hills, Rogers Ranch, Helotes, Sonoma Ranch, Alamo Ranch, Red Bird Ranch, The Dominion, Leon Valley and more.

Copyright 2008. Judi Morgan, All rights reserved.

Spring in Texas is a beautiful time of the year.  Down in the San Antonio, TX area we usually have a mild Winter however, we're always more than ready for Winter to end and Spring to arrive.  As I drive the highways and byways of the Bexar, Kendall, Comal, and Guadalupe Counties showing homes to clients, I try to point out the different flowers that are blooming!  Especially the Blue Bonnets -- we know Spring has arrived when our beloved Blue Bonnets start peaking through the grasses along the highway medians and in the open fields.  They are followed by Indian Paintbrush, Indian Blanket, Lantana, Daisies, Verbena, Winecups and Thistles just to name a few.

I've been taking pictures of our beautiful April Wildflowers since the Texas Real Estate Group announced their April Wildflower Contest.  The show below includes pictures of flowers from Fredericksburg to San Antonio to Lockhart.  I couldn't resist including some of all of the areas.

                                                                                   When buying or selling a home in North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers and military transferees in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Canyon Springs, Shavano and Shavano Park, Castle Hills, Rogers Ranch, Helotes, Sonoma Ranch, Alamo Ranch, Red Bird Ranch, The Dominion, Leon Valley and more. Copyright 2008. Judi Morgan, All rights reserved.

One last weekend of FIESTA!!! Look through the Schedule of Events here or on The Official Fiesta Website and make plans to attend several events!

Schedule of Events - Friday, April 25

Schedule of Events - Saturday, April 26

Schedule of Events - Sunday, April 27

Information & Schedule taken from The Official Fiesta Website.

When buying or selling a home in North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers and military transferees in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Canyon Springs, Shavano and Shavano Park, Castle Hills, Rogers Ranch, Helotes, Sonoma Ranch, Alamo Ranch, Red Bird Ranch, The Dominion, Leon Valley and more.

Copyright 2008. Judi Morgan, All rights reserved.

The Excitement of Fiesta continues. . . here's the Schedule of Events from Tuesday, April 22 through Thursday, April 24, 2008. Check out the Schedule of Events here and on The Official Fiesta Website and make plans to attend some of these events.

*Events are Free to the Public

Schedule of Events - Tuesday, April 22

Schedule of Events - Wednesday, April 23

Schedule of Events - Thursday, April 24

Information & Schedule taken from The Official Fiesta Website.

When buying or selling a home in North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers and military transferees in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Canyon Springs, Shavano and Shavano Park, Castle Hills, Rogers Ranch, Helotes, Sonoma Ranch, Alamo Ranch, Red Bird Ranch, The Dominion, Leon Valley and more.

Copyright 2008. Judi Morgan, All rights reserved.