Mineola, Texas
Thursday evening I booked into a local inn in order to experience Mineola, a charming town with many antique stores. The first evening I was the only guest at the inn. I'm in the Cowan Room which along with the rest of the house and garden has been exquisitely decorated for Christmas. Breakfast is served downstairs and they'd laid it up beautifully for my first morning. They serve Beignet coffee from a Louisiana Roastery. It tastes (and smells) slightly toasty wi...