Summertime is here! That means more hours of sunshine each day and the chance to enjoy those long, summer evenings. As the temperature starts to ease off in the evenings, we can spend time outdoors enjoying quiet moments on the patio. Maybe you have a seat poolside, perhaps it’s time for a rest after a long day at work or you simply like to sit and listen to the locusts … [Read more...]
Gardening in West Texas: A Beginner’s Guide for the Not-So-Green Thumb
Gardening in West Texas can be a rewarding experience, even for those who consider themselves beginners. The arid climate, scorching summer temperatures, and limited water supply, however, present unique challenges. In this guide, Todd Hooper, the General Manager at Garden World for 27 years, and Beth Hamaty, a Master Gardener, share their knowledge with easy and practical … [Read more...]
Women with Vision: Sydney Weinkauf
Sydney Weinkauf, an 8th grader at Mann Middle School is in many ways, your typical teenage kid. She’s basketball obsessed, and loves golf, church and hanging out with her friends. She’s energetic and fun. But Sydney is anything but typical. At age 11, she started an unexpected journey after asking her parents if she could get a job. Although babysitting is what first came to … [Read more...]
Punch Up Your Patio
Outdoor living spaces come in all shapes and sizes. Maybe your apartment has a cozy patio. Perhaps your home has a gracious front porch with a perfect view for watching West Texas sunsets. Or maybe you have a pool to cool off in when the summer really heats up. Whatever the case may be, each space has potential. Instead of overlooking your outdoor spaces, think of them as … [Read more...]
How To Ease Into Summer Entertaining
Can you feel it? There’s just something different in the air. But you can’t quite put your finger on it. I’ll tell you what it is. It’s normalcy. Or to be more accurate, it’s what we have all been referring to as our “new normal.” Some of us received a shot or two in the arm and all of a sudden it’s “Okay kid, get back in there and swing!” But restoration of normalcy is … [Read more...]