St. Francis Gift Shop celebrating 50 years of angelic service
By Sharon White | Photography by Justin Borja Nestled among the trees at the end of Hickory Road in Temple
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Author: Tex Appeal staff
From the Editor | Spring 2020
Welcome to our Spring 2020 issue of Tex Appeal. I’m Janna Zepp, Tex Appeal’s new editor. While I’m new to
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Jesse and Brenda bringing great design to Central Texas
By Janna Zepp | Photography by Justin Borja It started back in 1994 when someone came to Jesse and Brenda
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By M. CLARE HAEFNER Life is a journey—embrace it on your terms. That’s the lesson I look from Liza Farrow-Gillespie’s
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Laura White Interior Design and Amy’s House: Giving back by design
By Janna Zepp | Photography by Rebecca Bachtel A small travel trailer sits on the campus of Baylor, Scott &
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‘Small town, big style’
Denio’s Furniture compliments construction and design business By Fred Afflerbach | Photography by Justin Borja Back in 1982, husband-and-wife-team Jim
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J Kowboy: Gathering good times and good people together
Story and photos by Janna Zepp Possibly the least pretentious wine bar on the planet, Temple’s J Kowboy Wine Bar
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Villa Lu Necia: A dream home steeped in local history
By Janna Zepp | Photos by Skeebo Louis Armstrong slept here. So did Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and other famous
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Spend a day on a farm for a lifetime of memories
By Janna Zepp | Contributed photos Just a 15-minute drive south of Killeen, along the Lampasas River and well off
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New name, new location, new future for Hidden Falls Nursery
By Amy Rognlie | Photography by Becky Stinehour Now known as Grizzly’s Hidden Falls Nursery and Landscaping, the much-loved nursery
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