For a small town of less than 900 folks, the one thing you can say about Bandera is we are never bored! Being a fifth generation resident, I can tell you that Bandera has always had a way of entertaining and folks that visit seem to like it! Starting March 15th and every Saturday after […]
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“The Angelus.”
When I was about nine years old, a certain picture made a huge impression on me. As I grew older, this picture came into my life over and over. When I married in 1978, my wife bought the print for me, and I have prominently displayed and enjoyed it ever since. The original oil on […]
Read the rest of this entry »Using an Atatl as a Time Machine
Sometimes, a number has no meaning, especially a big number. There is evidence people have lived in the Texas Hill Country for at least 10,000 years. I have a hard time comprehending that many years. Tell me something happened 500 years ago, and I can imagine seeing Christopher Columbus and his three little boats — […]
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Cold weather on the way this weekend so everyone bundle up! We are working the Hwy 290 corridor today for magazine distribution. Fredericksburg, Stonewall, Johnson City, Blanco are on the route so keep your eyes out for the magazine. We will be posting the list of all our distribution points early next week. If you […]
Read the rest of this entry »Hitting the Distribution Trail Today
Hot off the press we will be delivering today in Boerne, Welfare, Waring, Comfort, Center Point, Pipe Creek, Bandera, Medina and Utopia. Will be hitting the Hwy 290 corridor tomorrow. Keep your eyes peeled for a comprehensive list of every location you can find our magazine later this week. The staff here at Heart Beat […]
Read the rest of this entry »New Web Products Under Development
Even though we are just getting started and the site is not quite ready for visitors, we have had inquiries about how to get your business out of the list of many and how to stand out. So we went into the web lab and whipped out this first web product: Web Advertising – Big […]
Read the rest of this entry »A Tip of the Legal Hat
“Drive Friendly” is a slogan used by the Texas Highway Department. You see it on the back of folded weather warning signs along Texas Highways. You have probably heard it. Years ago, there was even a series of public service ads on television urging Texas drivers to Drive Friendly. Most people in Texas are just […]
Read the rest of this entry »Natural Health Nuggets
There are two basic models of what is referred to as “healthcare”, but in reality only one is actually healthcare. Real healthcare is simply a matter of getting the proper nutrition, exercise, and rest/sleep in order to maintain an optimal level of good health in your mind, body, and spirit. Doing these things can not […]
Read the rest of this entry »Ice Houses not Convenience Stores
Texas Hill Country Ice Houses were the precursors of Convenience Stores but they were more than places to purchase milk or beer and ice or a few groceries. They were alternative community centers (alternative to churches). Ice Houses were social gathering places. They were places to relax after a long day of riding a tractor […]
Read the rest of this entry »Allyce’s Attic
My grandparents’ house had the most marvelous attic. It was on the same level as the upstairs bedrooms, on the left just beyond the staircase. My grandfather was a master carpenter-turned building contractor and that house was a testament to his workmanship. The attic could have become a bedroom with very little modification. It was […]
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