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Shooting the Breeze with Abianne Falla
During the drought of 2011, yaupon was a beacon of green in a sea of brown on the family’s ranch near Cat Spring; it caught the attention of sisters JennaDee Detro and Abianne Falla in a “surely it’s got to be good for something” sort of…
Oak Hill Ranch: A Palette of Creative Restoration
Bob and Marilyn McDowell of Houston were looking for a 100-acre weekend getaway when they found Oak Hill Ranch near Round Top. The 1,000-acre working ranch has been their palette for creative restoration since 2008.
The Buzz on the Lazy Bee Honey Co.
Despite the name, “lazy” isn’t part of the culture at the Lazy Bee Honey Co., the multi-faceted, farm-based business owned by Christi and Nathan Wade of Burton.
Growing Happiness and Giving Joy
Rita Albers, owner of Cuts of Color flower farm near Weimar, specializes in growing happiness and giving joy.
Living Life Out on Yonder Way Farm
When they were their early 20s, Lynsey and Jason Kramer, owners of Yonder Way Farm in Fayetteville, grappled with health issues normally associated with people decades older. Their journey to better health took them to an unexpected…
More Round Top “Snapshots” from Gloria Hickey
Gloria Schwarz Hickey was born in September, 1945 in El Paso while her father, Hilmer Schwarz, was stationed at Biggs Field. The young serviceman took his wife and new baby to their home in Round Top as soon as the baby was old enough to…
Seward Plantation: A Texas Legacy
A more poetic writer might say, “the mists of time shrouded the Seward Plantation as I made my approach in mid-February.” I’m not poetic. It was fog. Dense, landmark-obliterating fog.
Despite repeated assurance from my hosts that I…
Gloria Hickey’s “Snapshots” of Round Top
Gloria Schwarz Hickey was born in September, 1945 in El Paso while her father, Hilmer Schwarz, was stationed at Biggs Field. She remained in far West Texas until her mother Eunice and she were strong enough to travel to Round Top where both…
Shooting the Breeze: Mary Louise Young
Mary Louise Young is a moving target. The entrepreneur splits her time between her historic log home in Chappell Hill and Houston. She avoids Highway 290 whenever possible and scoots down the backroads in her Nissan 350z convertible.…
Wiley and Cynthia George Conserve Seward Plantation
When Wiley and Cynthia George of Houston started looking for a country property, a listing on the National Register of Historic Places, as held by the Seward Plantation, was not one of the criteria.
“We wanted something with easy access…