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Pyromania Backdraft torch lilies lead the eye to the staggered aqua blue mixed containers. Photo by Norman Winter

A pyromaniac for Torch Lilies

Sun, 05/30/2021 - 5:00am

Sitting on the couch sometime last winter with my trusty perennial catalogue in hand, I gawked over the Pyromania red hot pokers or torch lilies. When they arrived and were sitting in the driveway, I told Mrs. Jan they had such a beautiful texture I would want them even if they never bloomed. That night, looking at the catalogue, I selected Pyromania Backdraft and Pyromania Orange Blaze, two of the six varieties in the series that gives you choices in yellow, orange and red shades. In my two previous experiences

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Okra fries: an excellent side dish for burgers this summer. Photo from Metro Creative

Comeback King

Sun, 05/30/2021 - 5:00am

Country cooking elicits visions of straight-from-the-garden vegetables and farm-fresh meats and dairy. For those in the United States, country cooking and Southern cooking may be thought of as interchangeable, as so many homespun meals are made that much more delicious with some southern influence.

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A Word About Recycling

Sun, 05/30/2021 - 5:00am

Today’s column is just a little different. This is only because I couldn’t find enough information in any of my normal sources to do a normal column. What I did find was a number of headline-type sentences which I found interesting, although they had no further details. Hope you find some interest in them, too. These items are shown in no particular order, but just as I found them.

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The Journey Continues: Commemorating Memorial Day

Sun, 05/30/2021 - 5:00am

My journey this week takes me back to a memory of a mother’s love that has forever stuck in my heart. I witnessed this on a Memorial Day over 50 years ago at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso. I saw a mother on her knees, leaning over a military grave marker with her arms clasping the cold stone for support. I saw a literal puddle of tears on the red dirt below the marker from her weeping so hard — her son was dead. Memories…

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Answers to Go

Sun, 05/30/2021 - 5:00am

SAN MARCOS PUBLIC LIBRARY 625 E. HOPKINS ST. 512-393-8200

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Above, San Marcos High School AFJROTC performed a flag folding presentation at VFW Post 3413. Right, the training corps also conducted a ceremony. Submitted photos

AFJROTC performs flag retirement ceremony

Sun, 05/30/2021 - 5:00am

San Marcos High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) performed a flag retirement ceremony at Maurice T. Suttles VFW Post 3413. The organization came together to dispose of flags gifted to VFW Post 3413 by the community but are no longer serviceable.

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EXPLORING NATURE: A BIG TREE

Sun, 05/30/2021 - 5:00am

I am told there are some most interesting and lovely birds in Oaxaca, Mexico, including the slaty vireo, red warbler and ocellated thrasher.

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Above, Wow-Wee's carne guisada plate, which the restaurant describes as Mexican-style beef stew served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, and flour tortillas. Below, Wow-Wee's migas plate, which comes with eggs scrambled with tortillas and salsa topped with cheese and a side of beans and potatoes. Daily Record photos by Nick Castillo & Lance Winter

Foodie Friday: Wow-Wee’s Cafe

Thu, 05/27/2021 - 6:40pm

You’ve probably passed it as you’ve driven down Aquarena Springs Drive headed toward Texas State University.

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The Central Texas Writing Programs at Texas State University has been lowering creative inhibitions of young writers since 1998.

The Write Stuff

Sun, 05/23/2021 - 5:00am

Some writers take naturally to the art of storytelling, embracing the flow of the written word from the moment they pick up a pen. Others come to the craft with trepidation, feeling their way forward around the words as they write.

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Photo from the Aural Fixation event page on Facebook

Aural Fixation celebrates 40 episodes at Davenport May 24

Sun, 05/23/2021 - 5:00am

Aural Fixation is celebrating its 40th episode with a live and inperson music game show at Davenport Monday, May 24. The game will feature host Dusty Kraatz and the Aural Fixation team (Dave Novak, Taylor Wallace, Josh Mathis and WJ Robinson) producing a television-style live stream with a real live audience. Four contestants will go through five rounds, battling it out to become the champion. Audience participation will be encouraged. Preshow starts at 7:30 p.m., with the live beginning at 8 p.m.