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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 potatoes, but living is not about being in constant denial.  ...

  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 good diner, breakfast is served all day long and they have blue ...

Central Texas abounds in German heritage.  After Anglos, Mexican-Americans and African-Americans, the ethnic group with the largest impact on Texas has been the Germans. By 1930, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, persons born in Germany or whose parents where born there made up a full 36 percent of "foreign white stock" in ...

  I love the Monument Cafe for its roadside cafe feel.  It has had its ups and downs in trying to maintain great service staff and consistent food preparation.  I have had truly excellent meals with great service and the exact opposite.  Management has always been very apologetic and accommodating when we have been disappointed ...

  I know that Mother's Day is over but the celebration can continue with a free lunch through Wednesday, May 11th.  One of my favorite fast food restaurants is Mama Fu's located in Wolf Ranch Shopping Center.  Really I don't consider it fast food in the traditional sense, however, it is prepared fast when you place ...

Sun City Texas has a lot of great things going for it and I may be a little prejudiced.  But I have to say that whether you live there, work there, or just visit, you immediately get the aura that surrounds this place.  It is vibrant and full of activity.  This ain't your Grandma's retirement community! Since May of 1995 ...

  As I write this post, I am bracing for what is forecast to be the hottest day of the year so far.  It is still just April and they are saying it will be 98 degrees today!  So everywhere in Georgetown and surrounding areas will be "Sun City" today.   All I can think about is sheltering from the heat, although they ...

  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 or outdoor show requires a lot of work. When I was a youngster, before I ...

Monday, April 18th, is tax day, meaning that federal income tax returns must be postmarked by midnight to be filed on time this year.  If filing taxes has been an ordeal for you there is relief.  There are a number of tax day freebies and deals being offered to weary taxpayers.  Some of these offers are available only on Facebook ...

  For the 12th time, it is occurring this weekend.  What began as a small celebration of the red poppies that have been a part of Georgetown's landscape for over seventy years, has grown into a two-day extravaganza!  Georgetown is one of the few locations in the U.S. where red poppies reseed themselves from year to year.  ...