Monthly Archives: April 2012

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Deer Ridge Cottage

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That’s the name of the small – well, actually, at 775 square feet, it wasn’t that small at all – cottage we rented in Cain City near Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country on Sunday and Monday: This way, built … Continue reading

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The “price war” continues, much to our delight. Yesterday and today we only paid $3.239/gallon!   Related articles Gasoline Price War (pitstexasexpatblog.wordpress.com)

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Tornadoes – Update

According to a new study, “Tornado Alley” has grown wider in the recent years and now includes much of the Midwest and the Deep South. For more information, including a map pf the old and new geographical extension of “Tornado … Continue reading

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They’re still at it. Yesterday we got gas at that Super Wal Mart [H.E.B. sold it at the same price, btw] for $3.389 per gallon!      I’m wondering how long that will be going on. I would not mind at … Continue reading

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Happy Easter!

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With these two “bunches” of spring flowers … … I’d like to extend my heartfelt wishes for a happy Easter to all visitors to this blog.

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Gasoline Price War

After a new Super Wal Mart with a gas station has opened in nearby Floresville, this Wal Mart and the H.E.B there are on a price war as far as gasoline prices are concerned and keep undercutting each other – … Continue reading

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Oversized Bunsen Burner

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This is what it looked like across the highway after fracking was done: After fracking was done and over with, it looked like this for a while across the highway from our property. I don’t really know what they were … Continue reading

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Two Things …

… show that I’m not a real Texan: When I open my mouth, it’s what I always call “British English with a German accent“, and I go out and work in the garden when it’s hottest – in the afternoon … Continue reading