by Phil Houseal | Dec 29, 2021 | All Articles, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
“The things we see every day are the things we never see at all.” G.K. Chesterton Dec 29 2021–I’ve not always appreciated the “little things” people do for each other every day in the course of doing their jobs. Given the adventures this past year of navigating...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 24, 2021 | All Articles, People of the Hill Country
Oct 20, 2021–Back in the 1990s I tried teaching my kids about the stock market by having them pick companies they thought would grow in the next 20 years. One of them figured battery use would skyrocket, for example, so they virtually “purchased” Proctor & Gamble...
by Phil Houseal | Sep 22, 2021 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Sept 22, 2021–The best works of art are ones that change the observer. Composer Ethan Wickman hopes that happens for each member of the audience when they hear Kerrville’s Symphony of the Hills present the World Premiere of his original work River of Stars at their...
by Phil Houseal | Sep 15, 2021 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country
Sept 15, 2021–One of our forgotten pleasures is being read to. That was how we were all introduced to the world of words. This continued even after we learned to read silently to ourselves. I still remember my 6th grade teacher reading I, Juan de Pareja to our class...
by Phil Houseal | Sep 3, 2021 | All Articles, Food, History, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
9/8/2021–As I grow in wisdom, one thing I understand better is my Grandpa’s fascination with Archway Cookies. Archway Homestyle Cookies were a Midwest grocery store staple in the 1980s. These cookies stood out from the sleeves of hard, cookie-cutter type cookies then...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 13, 2021 | All Articles, Events, History, People of the Hill Country, Venue
July 14, 2021–When an event has been going on for 133 years, closing the gates for a season is not an option. So last summer, the directors of the Gillespie County Fair & Festival Association decided to hold the county fair and the horse races. Events were...
