BEYOND BOOKS: Oakalla Library
Your second home in the back country of Burnet County EDITOR’S NOTE: Beyond Books is…
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Make your own memories with this 80-year-old Texas fruitcake recipe
A cake filled with pecans and candied fruit baked by his mother for over 50…
Garry and Michele Kesler spread joy each year as Mr. and Mrs. Claus
One glance at this merry pair and you can’t help but smile. He’s dressed all…
A Joppa Christmas
Tiny community rebuilds its holiday season on the ghost of a lost bridge Christmas lights…
Experience the reason for the season firsthand in the little town of Bethlehem in Burnet
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch…
In the Garden: Soil vs Dirt
Although we often interchange the words dirt and soil, they aren’t the same thing. We…
BEYOND BOOKS: Highland Lakes libraries
The Bertram Library, where everybody knows your name The Bertram Library is getting a makeover,…
IN THE GARDEN: November to do lists and traveling swarms
Vegetable Garden: Flower Garden: Deadheading is a simple technique that encourages flowering plants to bloom…
Join the Club: Hill Country Trekkers
If somebody tells you to “take a hike,” they could mean join the Hill Country…
Adventures of Frog and Toad: Tailless amphibians at home in the Highland Lakes
Frog is a word widely used to refer to any squatty-bodied amphibian with a large…
Local chapter for Sleep in Heavenly Peace ensures kids can rest easy
It’s just a bed. It consists of a wood frame, a mattress, sheets, a bedspread,…
Ghostly encounters point spooky spotlight on Burnet, Llano counties
A hidden room in a historic, renovated home in Burnet filled with the smell of…
Renovated historic home in Burnet reveals its secrets over time
Not every haunted house is scary. The lingering presence or energy felt by Nicole Westhoff…
IN THE GARDEN: Fall gardening; pollinator buzz; Winter Texans
Fall in Central Texas offers the perfect window to refresh your garden with blooms that…
Buchanan Dam Museum organizers seek oral histories, artifacts, and photos
The history of Buchanan Dam meets present-day storytelling technology in a newly founded Buchanan Dam…
Four decades of applause for Hill Country Community Theatre
From the back row of the Hill Country Community Theatre* in Cottonwood Shores, board President…
Pediatrician’s hat a day keeps young patient’s fears away
Ask pediatrician Dr. Kim Fehlis about her collection of themed hats and she’ll tell you…
Mum’s the word: It’s no secret that homecoming florals are bigger in Texas
Megan Martinka’s living room in Granite Shoals explodes with ribbon every summer in preparation for…
Mah jongg enthusiasts use power of play to support charities
Some of the most ardent mah jongg players in the Highland Lakes had never heard…
Marble Falls drum circle offers good vibrations
Bongo drums beat out a rhythm, while wooden instruments such as guiros, cuicas, maracas, and…
THAT’S MY JOB: Crockett Savage quenches Hill Country thirsts one truckload of water at a time
Crockett Savage delivers water. Not bottles of water or even cases of it. Savage and…
IN THE GARDEN: Frost tolerant vs. frost susceptible
For fall gardening, it is important to know which vegetables are frost tolerant and which…
BEYOND BOOKS: Kingsland Library an all-around community space
Little fingers grab the sides of colorful plastic trays filled with kinetic sand, modeling dough,…
Backyard Chicken Mama Michelle Hernandez touts recuperative coop benefits
Michelle Hernandez is a self-proclaimed “Backyard Chicken Mama.” For over 20 years, she has raised…