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• Finding Her Voice Old family stories about courageous, hardworking people from preceding generations come to life in paintings.

  From an early age, Sharon Standridge was a good listener.
  “I loved hearing stories of my family history,” she recalls. “My grandfather had at one time performed in the rodeo, where he was known as Tex Brown. His children—my dad and all his siblings—were billed as The Little Buckaroos, the World’s Youngest Rodeo Performers. So growing up, I heard those recollections, as well as my dad’s memories of his growing up during the Great Depression.”

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• A Lake for Every Texan The six Highland Lakes are water playgrounds offering year-round fun

  For all the natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country, some of the best attractions in the area are quite unnatural.
  From an oasis of large-mouth bass to one of fine dining, from fields of miraculous wildflowers to some of the finest bed and breakfasts of the Lone Star State, it doesn’t get much better than the Highland Lakes in late spring and early summer.
  

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• High-Tech Treasure Hunting Geocaching appeals to adventurers of all ages

  Family outings for Sean and Jennifer Dunham used to mean going to a movie or browsing a local bookstore. Not any more. Now the Round Rock couple and their nine-year-old daughter, Phoebe, explore state parks and other outdoor areas in search of hidden caches.
  Geocaches, that is.
  

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• Zero In On Xerophytes Beautiful and practical, succulents and cacti shine in the landscape—and a few are edible, too!

  Blazing heat, rocky soil and freezing cold make the Central Texas region a challenging place in which to raise plants. Add to the mix the record-breaking drought we just survived, and many homeowners are rethinking what is best for their landscaping over the long haul.

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