Archive for September, 2008
2008 ACL Music Festival Austin, Tx.
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Hill Country Happenings| Living in the Hill Country| Music venues| Texas Lifestyles
27 Sep 2008The 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival has begun at beautiful Zilker Park in downtown Austin! And if you love live music, then this incredible festival with its 130 bands, eight stages, and a variety of music that ranges from gospel to country to rock to blues to world beat to reggae, etc. is one [...]
2008 Grape Stomp! Vintage Oaks at the Vineyard New Braunfels, Tx
In: Cool Places to Live| Cool Water Places to Play| Hill Country Happenings| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles
22 Sep 2008This past Saturday (Sept. 20, 2008) found coolhousesaustin at the “1st Annual Texas Grape Stomp-off” hosted by Vintage Oaks at the Vineyard, New Braunfels, Tx. The “Stomp-off” took place at the award-winning clubhouse and pool area where we cheered the competing teams in their timed “Grape Stomp”, had a wonderfu BBQ courtesy of Vintage Oaks [...]
“Unplugged at the Grove” Shady Grove Cafe Austin, Tx.
In: Cool Places to Live| Cool Water Places to Play| Fun Things to see in Austin| Great Restaurants| Hill Country Happenings| Living in the Hill Country| Music venues
19 Sep 2008If you haven’t heard about KGSR’s (Radio 107.1) www.kgsr.com free Thursday night concerts at the Shady Grove in Austin, Tx., then you have been missing some incredible music. The “Unplugged at the Grove” concert series begins in April and runs through Sept. 25th this year. You still have time to make next week’s concert which will [...]
Texas scores big in U.S. Job Market!
In: Cool Places to Live| Great Restaurants| Living in the Hill Country| Real Estate News| Texas Lifestyles
17 Sep 2008We live in an incredible state, Texas! (Yes, even with Ike taking a big swipe at us!) With the housing market in most parts of the country in a slump and with jobs in a serious decline in other parts of our country, Central Texas remains strong in both areas. A recent report in a national business [...]
San Marcos Health Clubs–A Preview
In: Cool Places to Live| Cool Water Places to Play| Texas Lifestyles
10 Sep 2008Here I am living in the Hill Country with literally dozens of options of things to do for exercise and fitness…in fact, the variety of options tend to be overwhelming sometimes because there are so many. Here, in Wimberley, I could join a Jazzercise class or one of the two smaller fitness centers, or simply [...]
Great news for Austin homeowners, your investment $$ in your home continues to grow despite the national housing woes. From a recent article in The Showcase USA (a nationwide real estate industry newspaper), Austin, Tx. is in the news again! Here is what the August 18, 2008 article had to say:
Austin-area home prices continue their [...]
Sustainable San Marcos
In: Living Green
8 Sep 2008Last Friday night found me at the San Marcos Public Library watching a very enlightening documentary film entitled, The Future of Food, by Deborah Koons Garcia. The film was hosted by Edible San Marcos, a new organization promoting local food and gardening. For those of you interested in learning more about organic gardening, local farmer’s [...]
Scent Sense for Selling Your Home!
In: Living Green
8 Sep 2008Just read a great article published by American Home Shield (the Home Warranty Company www.hwahomewarranty.com ) on using scents to better showcase your home when trying to sell. So in addition to staging your home (which we plan on writing on soon), try to utilize some of these tips on scents to set the mood of [...]
Scent Sense for Selling Your Home!
In: Real Estate News
8 Sep 2008Just read a great article published by American Home Shield (the Home Warranty Company www.hwahomewarranty.com ) on using scents to better showcase your home when trying to sell. So in addition to staging your home (which we plan on writing on soon), try to utilize some of these tips on scents to set the mood of [...]
Austin City Wide Garage Sale
In: Living Green
8 Sep 2008Wow! Do you love hitting garage sales and flea markets? Then, this is definitely for you! This fall, Austin has its own City-wide garage sale going on at the Palmer Event Center downtown on 1st and Barton Springs Rd. For $5.00 you get to park for FREE and have a 2 day access pass to [...]
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I'm Vicki E. Phillips and I am a licensed real estate broker in both Texas and Florida. I am also a certified “EcoBroker” which means that I care very much about sustainability and green living!
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- Kathy MacDaniel: Farmer Markets are great especially so close. [...]
- admin: Thanks for the update! Will definitely have to walk over and check you out! What a great location [...]
- Austin Museum Day | Austin, TX Travel - Culture and Recreation: Great post! Great site for visitors to check out your latest blogs! [...]
- Jordan: There is also a new store called Planet Beach Contempo Spa at the Shops at Arbor Trails. It is an a [...]
- Lauren Baxter: Great blog. Cool place. [...]