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For generations, the Kuebel family has called Blanco County home. Their 60-acre farm, located just about four miles west of Blanco, is home to four generations, all of whom work together tending to the variety of livestock and pets that share the land that overlooks the Blanco River.
Like a lot of Hill Country farms, the Kuebels raise goats.
Ah, San Angelo, the most fascinating city in Texas.
For most Hill Country folks, San Angelo is just that West Texas city you drive through on the way to Lubbock or New Mexico. It's way out in the middle of nowhere, not all that far from the exact middle of the Lone Star State.
But San Angelo is distinctive.
It may be the ultimate Throwback. An era that was finished now lives—not in huge numbers, but the industry is breathing. It’s not The End just yet. The MGM Lion roars; the Columbia Beacon shines; that Warner Brothers “WB” is coming at you.
The first reel is ready at the Drive-In theater.
“I was mentored by my grandfather,” Ryan Smith told me one balmy summer night.
Hey Girlfriends, It’s almost hunting season and you know what that means! It’s time to take time out for yourself! Relax, decompress and get the royal treatment! While he’s off with his buddies this Fall, come melt away in relaxation at one of Fredericksburg’s amazing Day Spas! Get a wrap and a massage, breathe in the aromatherapy and come out smooth as a baby’s bottom!
It is always with great anticipation that I wait for the first lights of the Holiday season. My Christmas memories always include at least one drive to ooh and ah over beautiful strings of lights that adorned homes.
I grew up where homes dotted the landscape in the middle of cotton fields.
Picking out the perfect Christmas tree can be tough. The ideal tree varies wildly from person to person – short, tall, wide, narrow, cedar, fir, pine, real, fake…the list goes on. We may not get Christmas snow in the Texas Hill Country, but we do have beautiful trees.
Ah, San Angelo, the most fascinating city in Texas.
For most Hill Country folks, San Angelo is just that West Texas city you drive through on the way to Lubbock or New Mexico. It’s way out in the middle of nowhere, not all that far from the exact middle of the Lone Star State.
Wimberley may be a small town, but it does the winter holidays up in a big way.
The EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens presents its impressive Trail of Lights November 28 through December 29 while the Wimberley Merchants Association has something for everyone on the Wimberley Square on December 12.
The EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens began in 1998 as a tribute to Emily Ann Rolling, a 16-year-old high school drama student who was killed in a car accident. Volunteers in the Wimberley community built the amphitheater and expansive grounds with donations and grants.
An unassuming San Angelo art teacher wanted to change chicken coops into art galleries. This figment of Roger Allen’s imagination has not only become reality, it’s become a unique attraction and an oasis of art, culture and creativity out on the edge of West Texas.
