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Dick Nichols Park Austin, Tx.
In: Cool Places to Live| Cool Water Places to Play| Fun Places to Hike| Fun Things to see in Austin| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
24 Sep 2009If you are thinking of living in Southwest Austin, do yourself a favor and check out this beautiful park where you can hike and bike on a well-kept 2 mile trail, play tennis, basketball, volleyball with a sand-pit, take the kids to the elaborate playground, and even swim in an outdoor heated pool year-round! [...]
Old Pecan Street Festival 2009
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21 Sep 2009The Old Pecan Street Festival is celebrating its 31st year downtown on 6th Street. Great art (250 exibitions), local handcrafts, festival food, and over 80 acts on five stages to take in all in two days! Whew! There will be plenty of fun to be had for the kids, too. From a petting zoo to [...]
Austin Museum Day
In: Cool Places to Live| Cool Water Places to Play| Fun Places to Hike| Fun Things to see in Austin| Hill Country Happenings| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles
20 Sep 2009Every year the city of Austin hosts a free day to attend any and all 28 of its wonderful museums. Sunday, September 20, 2009, is the day this year! So, if you are visiting our lovely city or a local, get on out and enjoy some of these great museums. Our favorites this year to [...]
Gruene, Tx. Market Days 2009
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22 Feb 2009Have you visited historic Gruene, Tx. lately? Do you love antiques and collectibles and hidden little towns that just take your breath away? Well, if you haven’t been to this charming little hill country town located on the beautiful Guadalupe River, hop in the car for a trip back in time to this delightful [...]
How to Walk Your Way Into Wellness–Austin Style!
In: Cool Places to Live| Cool Water Places to Play| Fun Places to Hike| Fun Things to see in Austin| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
1 Jan 2009Happy New Year to all from Cool Houses Austin! If you are like most of us, you are making those New Year’s resolutions to get your metabolism up and burning off those Christmas calories! Did you know that one hour of walking briskly burns 170 calories which is the same as low impact aerobics? Now I don’t [...]
2008 Armadillo Christmas Bazaar Austin Tx.
In: Cool Places to Live| Cool Water Places to Play| Fun Things to see in Austin| Living in the Hill Country| Music venues| Texas Lifestyles
18 Dec 2008The 2008 Armadillo Christmas Bazaar is under way in downtown Austin at the Austin Convention Center…If you love live music and you love to shop, then whatever you do, get yourself downtown and don’t miss this terrific event! It runs from Dec. 12-24th! For a mere $3 during the day and $6 on evenings and week-ends, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Robert Earl Keen Rocks at Whitewater!
In: Cool Water Places to Play| Hill Country Happenings| Music venues
9 Jun 2008This past Saturday (May 7, 2008) found me once again down at the Whitewater Amphitheater www.whitewaterrocks.com on the beautiful Guadalupe River to see Robert Earl Keen and his phenomenal band. What an incredible show he puts on! I started out in the VIP skybox seating (thanks to Julie of Whitewater) with its own bar and really [...]
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