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I signed up for the Georgetown Farmers Market Association e-newsletter a couple of weeks ago. I am glad that I did. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a farmers market? I know that preparing and setting up for any kind of market
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After going to the plant sale at the Williamson County Extension Office this morning and loading up some great plants and a rain barrel, I also went by the Dyer Mercantile Store at the Dyer Dairy. Wow, what a morning! The Dyer Mercantile Store had just
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Filed under: For Sale, Events, Buyer Information, Community Information, Williamson County, Georgetown Texas, restaurant, Food, Cooking, Sun City Texas, Dairy
For something that started as an early American pastime, quilting has become more than a social or utilitarian event. Quilts are now so intricate and imaginatively done that they approach an art form. Quilting was very popular, especially in the Midwest,
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How many people have ever had the opportunity to visit a real dairy? Most of us have never had a first-and experience of seeing a cow being milked on a dairy farm. Some kids grow up thinking that milk just comes in plastic containers at the store and
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Before there were mp3's, CD's, cassettes and eight-track tapes, there were big disks of vinyl called records. Part of the thrill of the record was the packaging itself, the album cover. The album cover included the artwork (that was often elaborately
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I made the most amazing discovery a couple of weeks ago. I've driven by the white stone building that is on the west side of the IH-35 feeder road just before you get to Inner Space Caverns a gazillion times. There is a small black and white sign
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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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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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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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Cosmo Kramer was a semi-fictional character in the television sitcom "Seinfeld" and was usually referred to simply as "Kramer". The latest weekly topic at my house has been the cosmos (and I don't mean Kramer). There are some characteristics
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There has been a lot of debate over many years regarding the physical and mental capabilities of dogs. Do they see color? Do they feel emotions? Do they love? People are always trying to scientifically prove and quantify whether things are real and how
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Albert Einstein stated it well in his theory of relativity in regards to time. Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity predicted that time does not flow at a fixed rate: moving clocks appear to tick more slowly relative to their stationary counterparts.
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I have often wondered what my life would have been like had I not come to live with Alice and Royce. What if I were a dog in any number of third-world countries or just a homeless dog in this country? Life for such a dog is much more of a struggle than
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I've heard this advice many times: if something is not working for you, perhaps it is time to take a different approach. For whatever reason, we all get mired in bad habits of doing things the same way even though it may meet resistance and result
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