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Q. How does James Patterson publish so many books?

(Starting this with a personal note.) When I reported earlier that I would be heading up to MN for the Holidays, I didn’t go then as I intended… but now I am. Thus, you won’t see these articles for a few weeks.

Culinary equipment is trending as a top gift choice because it impacts quality of life, day after day. The kitchen is the heart of the home, and even more so today when the food and beverages we prepare and share can be a ritual of comfort, nourishment and creativity.

The Dripping Springs City Council, at their November 10th meeting approved a resolution recognizing World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD). This day will be recognized on Saturday, May 8, 2021 and every second Saturday of May, annually, as World Migratory Bird Day in the City of Dripping Springs.

Editors note: This is the first part in a two-part series that gives the script of a traditional Christmas Nativity Play. Next Sunday will have the remainder of the script.

I have a black vulture that sits atop a utility pole close to my house. It often peers down at me whenever I go out in my driveway and I sometimes get the idea it is waiting for me to keel over so it can come down and dine on my tasty corpse.

Every home chef should have a rich and filling soup recipe in his or her repertoire. These hearty meals are perfect for cold days spent shoveling snow or after coasting downhill on a sled.

The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other.

Rockin salvias are living up to that name across the country. I have never claimed to be a Madison Avenue marketing guru but the name Rockin for a salvia caught me as strange. Then again, who am I to instruct Proven Winners one of the most successful plant groups in the history of horticulture.