Texas Hill Country Blog

Burn Ban lifted in Gillespie County
January 31, 2008

Commisioners Court recently lifted the burn ban in Gillispie County based on about of 1/2 inch of recent rain. My guage is empty with no rain. If you were out today, Thursday January 31 you would have heard or seen fire trucks apparently heading to put out a number of fires in different parts of the hill country. Fire ban should be reinstated immediately. Don’t burn..use your common sense…to dry and to windy.

Fredericksburg the Envied Jewel of the Texas Hill Country
January 24, 2008

Have you ever dreamed of living in an environment with an old-world impression twisted with trendy charm…come to the Texas Hill Country?  A place where the sky is bluer than blue on a clear day, you can actually see to count the millions of big bright stars on a clear hill country night, you can gulp in crisp fresh clean hill country air,  you can enjoy the tone of the hill country life, a place where you see friendly and remember what the word actually represents, and where secure does not stand for locked-up, the place where the daily pace in life has been reinvented from bygone days, come to Fredericksburg and experience the envied jewel of  the Texas Hill Country and make your dream come true.

I can hear Wedding Bells!
January 22, 2008

For those of you who know Fredericksburg and have visited our pretty little town in late Spring, I need a vote for a wedding spot. I think I am going to choose May as the month. I need a date real soon before these places are booked. I am still thinking on this. Once I narrow down the location, I’ll choose the weekend in May.  Hopefully it will be available. These are my choices. Will you help me decide?

1)Beaux Hickey’s-Double B Ranch Resort 2)Becker Vineyards 3) Full Moon Inn 4) Hoffman Haus 5)Enchanted Chateau-290West 6) or a pretty little chapel. I am intrigued with the beautiful setting near LBJ State Park. Awww, I just thought of Settler’s Crossing!  I wish Rosehill Manor would have weddings again.  That would be ideal…..

O.k. locals, friends, family and visitors, please help me choose. Any ideas? I will gladly accept suggestions.

Thanks everyone.

Great place to eat at Alamo Springs Cafe
January 21, 2008

Alamo Springs Cafe is a small cafe by the Bat Cave or Old Train Tunnel off Old San Antonio Road. They have good homemade hamburgers, daily specials and all kinds of beer in a layed back atmosphere. You can dine inside or out on the deck.

The Weather

Fredericksburg has abundant sunshine and mild winters.  The average winter maximum temperature is 60 degrees F.  The high in the summer average is 95 degrees F.  The humidity is moderate throughout the year.  Gillespie county recieves about 62 percent of the total possable sunshine annually.  Now who wouldn’t want to live in Fredericksburg?

:-)Jamie

January 18, 2008

Fredericksburg Texas has a excellent theater group called the Fredericksburg Theater Company. If you want to see a professional Broadway style plays or if you would like to be a part of this great group go to their website at www.fredericksburgtheather.org.

Fredericksburg, Texas has many choices for homes

Fredericksburg Texas in the Hill Country of Texas is a beautiful small town but with great medical care, good schools, easy access to San Antonio and Austin. We have a very nice community called Stone Ridge with phase 7 open now to build your dream home or buy a lot and wait for retirement to build. Several new homes and pre-owned are for sale, this community has large stone homes on large size lots, some with new designs builders have incorporated such as great rooms, large open outdoor living area with outdoor grills, granite counter tops and swimming pools. We also have a great active adult community in town called Heritage Hill Country. Started in 1998 with 182 homes with a clubhouse, pool, walking trails and has a gated access. Heritage Hill Country is sold out but has several pre-owned homes presently for sale. If someone would want wants some space and out of town our Cool Water Ranch rural community has it all. Easy access to town and just a few miles out of the city. Paved roads, good restrictions and great views. This community started last year and is half sold out, but has about 28 tracts still for sale. Our town has many newer communities starting on the edge of town with many new homes.

Raising Horses in the Hill Country

The Hill Country, Mason and Fredericksburg is experiencing a huge increase is selling  real estate for horse farms and horse operations. These farms range in purpose from raising race horses, horse training facilities to acreage for recreational use and pleasure riding. There are good sales to buy quality horses to bring back to the Hill Country, Mason, Fredericksburg. This weekend there is one of the best sales to buy quarterhorses. This is in Oklahoma City, Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale. Buy your horses and bring them back home to your Hill Country, Mason, Fredericksburg farm.

Baby Boomers and Hill Country Real Estate

Baby Boomers have a lot to say about the way a lot of things are done including trends, economy and different markets. Harley Davidson is thankful for the Baby Boomers. Baby Boomers have and will continue to make an impact on Real Estate in the Hill Country, Mason and Fredericksburg. Baby Boomers are buying ranches with 1031 exchanges for recreational use, keep for several years, enjoying the land and sell,realizing that the ranch was a great investment. Other real estate investments include German homesteads that are renoviated, Bed&Breakfast operations, small tracts and commercial real estate in the Hill Country, Mason and Fredericksburg taking advantage of the great tourist flow in Fredericksburg. The latest venture with Baby Boomers is their discovery of horses. Many acres of horse property have been bought in the Hill Country, Mason and Fredericksburg. Baby Boomers have developed a love for horses. Baby Boomers buy the real estate in  the Hill Country to ride horses and to raise horses. Having young foals and raising them has been a new pleasure for Baby Boomers. Baby Boomers are raising race horses to sell or race themselves or performance horses. It is very thrilling to race your own baby. The Hill Country, Mason, Fredericksburg have the real estate, location, climate and support industry for successful horse farms and operations small or large.

Chains on main

Chains on Main…Wow Fredericksburg and Gillespie County continues to grow and prosper. New business want to come into the Texas Hill Country. With these new businesses come with families who want to be a part of our community and schools.

Now if you are not aware is a controversy on whether we let chains should be allowed is drawing near. A survey was taken from local business and property owners and from the many visitors to out town in hopes of making the correct decision.

They have forgotten on very important group..the folks of Fredericksburg..the core of our community..workin’ folks who in most cases have to travel outside of Fredericksburg to purchase items not offer by our local businesses. Ask them how they feel about chains on Main, you might be surprise of these results

Express your thought and concerns to by calling your elected city officials at 830-997-7521.

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