Features

The San Marcos River dominates many of our city’s public recreation areas, but it also defines the boundary of some private backyards near the city’s core. Riverside homes on Riviera Street in the Rio Vista subdivision, just upriver from Rio Vista Falls, share this unique river access as their property slopes down to the river’s edge. February’s yard of the month, chosen by Spring Lake Garden Club, features the home of Beverly Pairett and Brian Archer, who have enjoyed their riverside property since 1999, just after the 1998 flood, and have weathered more recent floods as well.

Two Garden Treasures have come together for a magnificent purpose and that is getting food to those who need it most. It is a story that is still being written and one that will tug at gardener’s hearts across the country.

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

My journey this week took me to the discovery of the book, Leadership: Lessons of Jesus, by Bob Brines and Ray Pritchard, located in the small book section at the Post Exchange, USMA, West Point. It spoke to my heart and I want to share it with you. As a leader, Jesus never wrote a book, never taught a seminar, never owned a house, never led an army… but his leadership gives these Lessons:

Jan. 31 is International Hot Chocolate Day by pairing an oversized mug of hot cocoa with these gooey, fudge-y mini cupcakes.

The Wimberley Players bring live theatre back to the stage – with the option to view from the comfort of your own home. The Gin Game will run on The Wimberley Players’ stage on weekends from Feb. 5–14.

We are fortunate to live in an area where freezing temps are not all that common, even in the dead of winter. That means water in birdbaths may have a thin skim of ice some mornings, but will seldom remain completely frozen all day.

San Marcos artist Debangana Banerjee grew up in West Bengal, India, in the small, idyllic university town of Santiniketan, where people hold a philosophy of simple living and high thinking. The school in which Banerjee studied is unique, operating in completely natural settings where all classes and activities were conducted outdoors, beneath the trees.