(in order, more or less, of proximity)

1. A cool loungy bar.
2. A good liquor store.
3. A dry cleaner (Yes, I do walk there with laundry.).
4. An Irish pub.
5. An “upscale dive” bar and restaurant.
6. A gas station (Could walk there with a gas can if I ran out of gas in the driveway. Plus they have a good beer selection.).
7. A wine bar.
8. A real bagel shop.
9. A coffee roasting company.
10. The post office.
11. A used book store.
12. One of the best restaurants in Dallas (We hear, we haven’t tried it yet.).
13. A winery!
14. A Mexican seafood restaurant.
15. A nursery.
16. The library.
17. A locksmith.
18. A bead store.
19. Starbucks.
20. A good breakfast / coffee place.
21. Another well-reviewed restaurant we have not been to yet.
22. Radio Shack.
23. A hardware store.
24. A UPS Store.
25. A really good independent record store.
26. Whole Foods.

The first half of this list is within a range of a 1/2 block to 2 or 3 blocks away. I would not get in a car to drive to even most of the second half of the list, even if it’s hot. Whole Foods is almost a mile away, so while I have walked there and walked home with groceries, it is not something I would do every day.

In addition, we have walked to the lake, a bit over 2 miles away. And a lot of the restaurants and bars along Greenville Avenue, as well as the Granada Theater, an excellent music venue, would be nice walks (nearly 2 miles) in nice weather, provided you weren’t going with someone crabby. These fall into a different category though, where a walk is part of the goal.

Nearly all of these were a nice surprise; either we didn’t notice they were so close, or we didn’t realize they were such treats.