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Memorial Weekend Events
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20 May 2013It’s the unofficial kickoff to summer! If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, there are lots of special events going on out West. Check out the list below and for more info, click on the links.
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- Tags: festival, live music, memorial day
Happy Birthday, Dad!
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13 May 2013Today’s my dad’s birthday. Here he is as a young pup, way out west in Mertzon.
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Happy Mother’s Day!
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12 May 2013A salute to all mothers everywhere, but especially to mine.
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Blackberries at Sweet Berry Farm
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10 May 2013(map) They’re baaack! We’ve posted before about picking strawberries here, but at the farm next week, the time is ripe for big, juicy blackberries. At the beginning of the season, you hardly have to look to find
Austin Bakes For West – The Results
6 May 2013Saturday, Austin Bakes for West set up shop at eight locations around Austin. Volunteer bakers manned the booths to raise relief funds for the town of West, Texas. It was a big success! Austin Bakes raised over $18,000, with 100% of donations going to West. And more donations are still coming in. If you missed [...]
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Spear Point
5 May 2013With Lake Travis dropping daily, all of the Sometimes Islands are now exposed, connected together into one long island. We waded across from Mansfield Dam Park recently and hiked around. We found lots of fossils and this spear point. The LCRA believes Native Americans like the Comanche, Apache and Tonkawa lived around these parts. My [...]
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Meet Joe Nick Patoski
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1 May 2013He’s the award-winning author of The Dallas Cowboys: The Outrageous History of the Biggest, Loudest, Most Hated, Best Loved Football Team in America. Joe Nick Patoski has also written biographies of Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughn, as well as many others. He’ll be on hand for a special free event at the new Lake Travis Community [...]
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- Tags: author, lakeway, library
Hill Country Film Festival
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24 Apr 2013Award-winning shorts and features, comedies and dramas, it’s all happening next week at the 4th Annual HCFF in Fredericksburg May 2 through 5. We’re personally interested in the documentary, “Somm.” Description: “Four sommeliers attempt to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world.” For schedules and [...]
How Not to Market Tamales
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15 Apr 2013Spotted at last weekend’s Bluebonnet Festival in Burnet.
A Moving Offer
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9 Apr 2013Unpakt is a new website that makes it easy for you to shop for local moving companies. You can compare exact price quotes from trusted movers side by side, read consumer reviews, and then book your move. All in one place. And now, you not only save time, you save money – $50 – when [...]
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