My journey this week takes me to the subject of neighbors. In the Gospel of Luke, a man asked our Lord, Jesus Christ, this question: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus replied, “What is written in the Law?” and “How do you read it?”
The wide-open spaces of west Texas lured a record 581,000 recreational visits to remote Big Bend in 2021. These numbers reflect a 25% increase since 2019 (464,000), the last year the park was completely open, and a 49% increase since 2016 (390,000). Once relatively unknown, the Big Bend area continues to see a significant increase in visitation, and the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in even more visitors seeking out the qualities of this special place.
Graphic from Metro Creative
Birds never cease to amaze me.
Chocolate and peanuts make a natural pairing, as shown in this recipe for caramelized peanut milk chocolate bark. Photo from Metro Creative
Peanut and chocolate has always been a tasty combination. The saltiness of peanuts pairs well with the sweetness of chocolate, which is why many desserts feature this combination of flavors.
Above, three pupusas from El Arco Pupusas Restaurant in San Marcos served with three salsas and curtido — pickled cabbage salad in apple vinegar. Daily Record photos by Nick Castillo
A new, welcomed flavor has arrived in San Marcos.
El Arco Pupusas Restaurant dishes out delicious and authentic Salvadoran and Honduran food.
M. Ray Perryman
As with every other aspect of life, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the decision process of high school graduates as they weigh work-or-school choices.
“Image of Scorpius” is the latest art exhibition at the San Marcos Art Center featuring the work of world-renowned artist and San Marcos native, Bill Hutson. Hutson, born in 1936, was raised in the Dunbar neighborhood of San Marcos. His work, “Variations on a Marigold (with Scorpius)” will be featured at the San Marcos Art Center from Jan. 12 through March 20 during Art Center hours of operation. Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, The San Marcos Art League, sponsors of the San Marcos Art Center, invites art lovers to view the piece in the front window of the Art Center on Jan. 16 across from this year’s Hays County CommonUnity MLK Jr. Festival in Downtown San Marcos.
Berried Treasure Strawberry. Photo by Sarah Winter
Left, Patio Sunshine Tempting Tomatoes.
Above, Goodhearted Tempting Tomatoes Photos by Norman Winter
A news flash came across my phone on Friday, Jan. 14, saying “A Major Food Shortage is Coming Again in the United States.” That headline, coupled with what we are seeing in the places we shop, is enough to cause a level of anxiety.
Middleton Brewery will be the site for the first night of StoryFest: Stories In Poems. Submitted photo
Once upon a time, there was a small town in Texas called Wimberley. A cypress-lined creek trickled through its heart to meet the bottle-green waters of the Blanco. Its cedar-studded hills and the rocky spine of Devil’s Backbone provided a backdrop for all manner of tales, and if someone looked at the village just right, it could look like a hundred years ago, or only yesterday. It was one of those kinds of towns.
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