YAY!!!! I can't wait to hear all about it!
Hah! Almost all of my husband's family (the Whitehead clan) lives in Cuero. I never think of my visits there as particularly blog-able (no wine, for one thing), so I'm probably doing it wrong.
Can't wait to hear about your cultural investigation into small town Texas!
I tell you theres nothing better than to sit and listen to the stories from on old timer. I remember sitting there with my papi and him telling me the most amazing stories. The best one I remember was when he told me he was there when Pearl Harbor was hit. That cant be made into any movie.
Cuero had me at "Wildflower Capital". I'm sold, even without the quilts and cattle.
Though I'm wondering if you know anything about the intriguing "Turkeyfest"?
Stefani, just you wait.
WS, we encountered no wine in Cuero, but we weren't looking very hard. Was your husband's family affected by the big flood ten years ago?
Redneck, it's true. You can learn some very interesting things about your family if you sit and listen long enough. Most of what I've learned I'm not at liberty to share--yet.
Becky, I don't know from Turkeyfest, except that they do it every fall. I will tell you that a drive through the Cuero area in April will blow your mind. They have more than 1000 species of wildflower in DeWitt County, and since it's mostly rural there are lots of places for them to bloom.
Our family WAS affected by the big flood -- Tom went down to help some of his aunts (my dad-in-law has 9 siblings, all still rough and ready!) dig the mud out of their homes. Many great stories about that flood, now that recovery is over...
That porch? That really is exactly what I think of when I envision Texas, that and sun-browned women in tight calico shirts holding their hands over their eyes to gaze far across bleached expanses of grass and dust.
Someday I'm going to have to actually go there and find out just how big my misconceptions are. Meanwhile, it's nice to know that at least there really will be lovely, inviting porches. 
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