Easy-to-Grow Fruits
Apples and peaches are the king and queen of fruits, but they are also among the most difficult to grow in Central Texas. It’s...
Culture
A Naturalist’s Guide to the Texas Hill Country
The Hill Country, known for its beautiful displays of spring wildflowers, clear limestone-bottomed streams and quintessentially “Texas” small towns, is one of the best-loved...
Protecting Against Trespass
Thanks to the unusually high rainfall that much of Texas received earlier this year, it’s a good bet your stock tank is full of...
Guten Morgen, Mein Hair
Unlike many other publications, the Round Top Register hasn’t made a habit of reporting on disasters. Nothing about floods, tornadoes or Supreme Court decisions appears...
Round Top’s Native Texas Plants
by Calvin R. Finch, PhD Horticulturist and Director Texas A&M Water Conservation and Technology Center The Round Top area has a large palette of...
Round Top Wedding Wear
It’s the season for a Round Top wedding. Blushing brides, dashing grooms, happy friends and families are gathering somewhere beautiful. Maybe it’s on the...
Don’t Be a Chicken, Dumpling
It’s possible to rent chickens in Austin. I know this because my aunt who lives in the now-tony hills west of Austin told me....
The Seasons of Dorothy Shelby
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV) Dorothy Shelby is an artist,...
More Stories from City Meat Market
Tootsie Tomanetz, now a Texas barbecue pitmaster of renown and my former boss at City Meat Market in Lexington, said she never had any...
It’s Easy Being Green
I was going to Round Top for business, but it quickly turned into pleasure. Green is my favorite color, and the Roundtopolis is green...
