• Fort Davis,  Life,  West Texas

    Smile Anyway

    Masking Up

    The Great Mask Controversy I’m doing a short post today in the interest of clarifying the position we at Somewhere Over the Rainbow have chosen to take where  masks are concerned. We recognize that it is an issue that raises a great deal of controversy. Like many topics these days, the middle ground seems to be lightyears away from the extremes espoused by one side or the other. While we don’t feel affiliated in particular with either side of this controversial subject, we have chosen a path that works for us. While we watch and…

  • Events,  Fort Davis,  Life,  Shop Local,  West Texas

    Celebrating

    Grand Opening Somewhere Over the Rainbow

    Our Grand Opening on the Eve of Summer On Saturday June 19th Somewhere Over  the Rainbow will have a Grand Opening Celebration sponsored by the  Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce!! The Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is scheduled for 4:00 p.m., but we’ll be partying all day if you’d like to come by and join us. In honor of our Grand Opening (In real-time we’ll have been open just about a month) we’re having a Sale. Everything will be discounted 15% all day Saturday.  We’ll have Drinks and Snacks on hand, and a chance to sign-up…

  • Fort Davis,  Shop Local

    Building a Dream

    Hoping the Foundation is Good Having, after well over a month of hard work, finally opened Somewhere Over the Rainbow, we are in that rather nerve racking period of waiting to see. If you build it, will they come?  So far, we’ve had a couple of really good days, and a few that have been anything but. We are on State Street, but a little off the beaten path, and sitting just a bit back from the road. Our next door neighbors are Cueva De Leon (Yum)and Davis Mountains Rock Shop (the business owned by…

  • Marfa,  Shop Local,  West Texas

    Go For the Lights

    Downtown Marfa

    Marfa, TX Stay for the charm. Not to mention the food, the art and the warm atmosphere that’ll keep you coming back for more. Marfa is amazing.   We recently went and spent most of a day in this small, vibrantly creative town. Even though much has been impacted this year by Covid-19, it remains a destination not to be missed. A treat for the eye and the camera. There is something lovely, surprising, edgy or artsy (or all at once) around every corner. It is a town that has taken a remote location, a daunting…