Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
Although fall does not officially arrive until Sept. 22, we have been blessed recently with cooler weather and rain. In a previous column, we suggested planting beets as a fall garden vegetable. Beets love the cool autumn weather. Their tops can Read more…
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Enhance your visit to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, including LBJ Ranch, with a National Park Service mobile app. Available for both Apple and Android devices, features include: an interactive, easy-to-use digital park map with the ability to zoom Read more…
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According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the best apples for baking are Cortland, Fuji, Granny Smith, and Rome Beauty. The best apples for applesauce are Braeburn, Cortland, Jonagold, Jonathan, McIntosh, Newton Pippin, and Winesap. And the best apples for cider Read more…
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Glorious sunsets are a common sight in an uncommon community, whether you're viewing them from the hills surrounding the Highland Lakes in Central Texas, the porch of a lakeside home, or a boat skimming across the water. Sunset colors of Read more…
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Look up into the blue skies on a Texas Highland Lakes day and you might catch sight of a red-shouldered hawk floating with its wings spread wide on a warm air thermal. These raptors are also often spotted on trees and powerlines stock Read more…
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After it rains, we know when there's plenty of water below by the emergence of rain lilies and the blooms on Texas sage, also known as Texas Ranger, cenizo, silverleaf, purple sage, and barometer bush. But did you know wild grasses Read more…
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Here’s the good news about eggs: They provide an inexpensive source of protein and three B vitamins essential for good health. They also are rich in selenium, vitamin D, zinc, iron, and copper. They have a dark side as Read more…
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The perfect hard-boiled egg is easy to peel, leaving behind a smooth, shiny white exterior — no nicks — wrapped around a bright yellow, firm yolk with no hint of a greenish tint. Easy and delicious if you do it Read more…
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The Kingsland Slab on the Llano River is more than a great place to swim for free. Prospectors pan for gold, anglers cast for spawning white bass, and hikers trek along the granite outcroppings, stopping often to cool off in Read more…
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Texas longhorns epitomize the pioneer spirit of the Southwest, specifically Texas, where part of the official State of Texas Longhorn Herd can be found at Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site near Johnson City. As early as Read more…
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