February 2011 - Posts
Do you miss hearing fairy tales? As adults, it is expected that we have developed a sophistication that excludes stories from childhood. Fairy tales are only for...children, right? I think there is a lot to be learned from children's stories. I have
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Feel like being outdoors in a beautiful setting? Nearby Berry Springs Park & Preserve has volunteer opportunities coming up this Tuesday, March 1st. What better way to welcome springlike weather than to help with some clean-up and composting? Officially
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"The Country Soaper", Elin Criswell, is making a soapmaking presentation this Monday, Feb. 28th. There is a craft to making soap although you can easily buy a kit at craft stores for making simple glycerin soaps. But this is different; this
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By now, you may have seen most of the Oscar nominated films. If you missed any of the nominated or winning films, now is the time to catch up before the ceremony airs tomorrow night. No self-respecting cinephile can represent at an Oscar home party without
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Friday nights have been pizza night forever at my house and there is nothing that dogs and kids love more than routine. So, in the eternal effort to not upset the routine, it is once again pizza night. We usually try to make pizza from scratch starting
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Learning a new language is humbling because it demonstrates that one is willing to bridge the communication gap with another. I had an experience a week or so ago when the counter clerk at the place where we buy our organic dog kibble was deaf. I suddenly
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The Brown Symposium is presented by Southwestern University on an annual basis and held in the early spring. It is an academic conference attracting guest lecturers and panelists. The 33rd Symposium lasts from Feb. 23-25, 2011. This year's Symposium
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OK, it is time for me to get serious about tax preparation. I am not one who usually gets a refund. I have always considered a sizable refund to be a signal of poor planning. Why would I want to give the government an interest-free loan of my hard-earned
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I really like the type of Westerns that are being made nowadays. They do not glamorize and gloss over the hardships that were endured when America was mostly Indian territory. The people that lived in those times were true pioneers and adventurers. The
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Do you love classic jazz and swing music from the '40's and '50's? The Friends of the Georgetown Library has arranged for this talented band to perform for free in the library lobby this Sunday, Feb. 20th. The Lucky Strikes have been performing
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I get a funny mental picture when I hear the word "gemboree". It's supposed to be a play on words, referring to the term jamboree. The term "jamboree" has unknown origins but derived from 19th century American slang and was originally
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When I saw this event I began wondering what distinguishes a wind ensemble from the rest of an orchestra and this is what I found out. The modern wind ensemble was established by Frederick Fennell at the Eastman School of Music in 1952. The performing
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I can't help but think of the 1996 film adaptation "Evita" starring Madonna every time I see a production playing somewhere. Madonna was actually quite good in the movie version but I don't think she was ever taken very seriously as
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Do images of tumbleweeds in the desert materialize when you hear the words "Ghost Town"? Well, you don't have to travel to the desert Southwest to see a real ghost town. About one mile south of Jarrell and just north of Georgetown, the town
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I know, I know, this is not really a huge thing to do BUT I had to share a great deal with everyone. I got a special email because I am a member of Chili's email club. I love saving money and if you have a child 12 years of age and under (or a visiting
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Last Thursday I wrote a post about the Clovis archeological site located near Florence. Now you have the opportunity to hear more about the valuable information learned from this site. The Gault Site has been a rich archeological find and the Executive
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Looking for something unique to do together on Valentine's Day? I love to eat and what better way to spend time with someone you love, satisfy the love to eat and learn something new than to have a cooking lesson and then eat at the end of the lesson?
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Who would have thought that the ground and roasted seeds of a tropical tree would become one of the most popular food types and flavors in the world? Chocolate is one of the most traditional of gifts on Valentine's Day too. I hope you don't forget
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Are you fascinated by looking at the multitudes of stars up in the sky? I am and the more I learn about the great expanse of space the more mind boggling it all becomes. Now space is full of dark matter and not really empty at all! Wrap your head around
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Digging in the dirt is, like, second nature to me. Dogs just naturally love what lies beneath the surface; the smells tell a small novel of a story! If you only knew what it is like to have your olfactory senses teased by what the earth contains. But
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After this past weekend of gloriously warm weather that followed a snow day, I realized that Spring is not far away. In another month the weather will be mild and it will be time to think about camping. Camping means lots of things to different people;
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Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. I always feel like a nut and I like all nuts: almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios and especially pecans. Here in Georgetown we are lucky to have an abundance of pecan trees that grow along the
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During the month of February, the Austin chapter of the Texas Wax Encaustic Arts will display their work in the second floor galleries of the Georgetown Public Library. This sounds fascinating, especially after I found out that encaustic painting is the
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Well, football fans, the big day has finally arrived. I know that there will be nothing else to do today but get ready for the Super Bowl, shop for munchies for the Super Bowl, put on your favored team outfit, watch the pre-pre and pre-game shows and
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Weekends are for exploring the extraordinary, taking a break from cooking, enjoying being transported. Located in nearby Florence, Texas, there is a vineyard that echoes the Tuscan countryside. I hope to travel to Italy one day. but until I can this may
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Do you like Baroque chamber music? What in the world is that, you may ask? Music played in a small room that is elaborate and has extensive ornamentation? Well, sort of. Baroque, in the context of music, means that it was composed during the baroque period
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It is really cold today and even my fur coat doesn't cut it in this wind! I'm not complaining, just saying. I'm pretty sure that by Friday, I am going to be a little stir-crazy and ready to get out. I had a great time at the Kiwanis of Sun
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