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Sun City Texas has lots of clubs and one that has always been fascinating to me is the Special Interest Group that sails model sailboats on Berry Pond. Berry Pond is visible to everyone who enters the community on Del Webb Boulevard from Williams Drive.
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One of the fixtures of my life, a constant, something that has always been there, is the movie The Wizard of Oz . I cannot remember a year that has gone by without viewing this movie and still being transfixed by the story, the music, costumes, stage
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I have recently discovered a show on the Cooking Channel called " From Spain With Love ". The reason the show fascinates me is because of the many locations that the host visits, the scenery, the snippets of culture that are revealed and of
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Now that Chloe is retired and has returned to being a full-time dog, I am stepping into my role as blog-meister. I've lived in Georgetown for more than thirty years now. That pretty much qualifies me as an old-timer. I've seen changes, embraced
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I am officially a "mature dog" and I find myself being more inclined to watching squirrels rather than chasing them. My ability to type on a laptop keyboard is diminished by my less than 20/20 eyesight. I like to take afternoon siestas and prefer
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Living in an active adult community, I realize that a key component of remaining active and vital is to not stop being active and vital. This is a major part of maintaining health. It is fortunate that Georgetown and Sun City Texas both offer many opportunities
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There is a tree planted in my backyard that has had a difficult time getting established. Last year, when it was first planted, we had a long hot and dry summer and now this summer has been "blast furnace redux". The poor little magnolia tree
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I am in Kolache heaven. If you have never been to a Czech bakery, you haven't lived. What's really great about Czech bakeries here in Texas is that they incorporate some of our local favorite ingredients like jalapenos. Monica's Czech Bakery
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National acclaim has hit a nearby neighbor, Salado, Texas. "Salado Legends" is the only outdoor drama in the state of Texas to be chosen by the Library of Congress Bicentennial celebration to serve as a record of life in America at the end of
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I don't care what kind of diet I try to adhere to, I find that there is always room for ice cream. Especially when it is as hot as it has been this summer. I may scrimp, eat mainly vegetarian, watch the "white stuff" like rice, bread, and
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After a long break, I am back. Refreshed, rejuvenated, replenished. The one thing I didn't seem to have was motivation. It has been said that it takes 30 days to create a habit. Some say that it can be done in 21 days with repetition and motivation.
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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. I always liked the fact that words could be used in extraordinary ways or with specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words themselves. Figures of speech often provide
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I love anything that uses alternative energy and wish alternative energy sources were more affordable and commonplace. The Capital Area Rural Transportation System or CARTS station here in Georgetown aims to be a model of energy efficiency. The new station
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The Southwestern University Sarofim School of Fine Arts Music Department is leading a five day set of master classes for orchestral and choral conductors. Conductors will learn how to manage orchestral and choral forces with the goal of gaining the necessary
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The small town diner is alive and well in Marble Falls, Texas. Everything about the Blue Bonnet Cafe harkens back to an earlier time. Since 1929 the Blue Bonnet Cafe has been serving good home cooking and the best homemade pies in the world. Like any
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