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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Make asplashwhereveryou are

Spring is upon us, and there'sno better time to shake off thewinter blues and get outside.With the impending warmupcomes plenty of rainy days (asmall price to pay for bright

blooms and green grass), so in thespring issue of Splash, we're giving youideas on what you can do when theweather is nice and a few suggestionsfor when it's not so nice.

We'll explore the great outdoors from thefarm to the water polo pool, and we'lleven send you to Texas' Hill Country orthe Piney Woods out east if you're look-ing to get out of town for spring break.

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A steady breeze is blowing, the sun is shining andquad-lines are soaring.

No we’re not talking about planes, but their brighter,lighter ancestor, the kite. And despite the common no-tion that kite flying is for the young, if you look beyondthe rainbow diamonds and squiggly tails, they are foranyone.

“There are kites 300 to 400 feet long that weigh sev-eral hundred pounds,” said Chris Bangma, a memberof Dallas Area Kitefliers Organization. “Everyone’s gottheir own unique taste.”

Fun flights, buggies and danger are equally apart ofthe global hobby. There are single-line, dual-line andquad-line kites, each with its own degree of control.They come in all shapes, colors and sizes. All you needis one of them, and open space and some wind.

DAKO, which meets around Dallas-Fort Worth for fly

days and festivals, has roughly 130 members. Mosthave five to 10 kites and pick their fancy for a givenflight. Bangma, who’s been actively flying for 15 years,has close to 150 kites.

“It’s one of those hobbies that once you own some, itcan grow out of control,” said Bangma, who’s helpedrevive DAKO in recent years.

DAKO welcomes any kiteflier to spring and fall ses-sions at flying favorites like Celebration Park in Allen,Russell Creek in Plano and Breckenridge Park inRichardson. Members attend the annual Trinity RiverWind Festival, when thousands of kites take flight nearthe Trinity River in Dallas. The event returns May 17.

Some compete, but most kitefliers congregate for con-versation and an entertaining spectacle in the sky.About 98 percent of them buy their kites, Bangmasaid, though he and a few other DAKO members maketheir own. Fliers of all skill levels can find their pre-

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Inflatable kites, stick-less open cells thatfill up with air, are anchored to the groundfor fliers’ and viewers’ pleasure.

“I’ll launch them about 200 feet in the air,”Bangma said. “If the wind is good, it’ll stayup and dance away all day long.”

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“It builds up so much friction so quickly,it’ll start burning through your hand, evensever fingers,” he said.

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Plano native Gwen Snyder met her husband, Mike, on a plot ofland several years ago for a real estate deal, never knowing thatmoment would transform her from a posh suburbanite to a laven-der farmer.

Today, Savannah’s Meadow (named after their daughter) is aplace that attracts visitors for its lush lavender blooms and tree-house bed and breakfast.

Situated on 18 acres just west of Greenville off U.S. 380 in Ce-leste, Savannah’s Meadow is a hidden oasis perfect for a week-end getaway or a leisurely day trip. Features include lavenderfields, an herb garden, gift shop, running trails and picturesqueoutdoor areas for wedding ceremonies, receptions and otherevents.

While Mike’s personal pride resides in the 14-foot-high tree-house, Gwen’s lies in the soil. Having known nothing aboutlavender or farming, the experience has been so interesting thatshe maintains a blog about her country life.

“My friends call me the woman of contradiction,” Gwen said.“I’m a farmer, but I don’t like to get my hands dirty – I weargloves. There’s still a little poshness in me.”

Lavender fills anearly-summer gardenwith deep purplehues and full foliage.With a heavenlyscent (the darker theflower, the more in-tense the aroma), theplant can be used inmany different ways.Dried flowers can beused for seasoningdesserts and blendswell with mint andlemon in freshlybrewed tea.

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Gwen Snyder, right, stands with husband, Mike, as theyentertain guests at their Lavender & Lights soiree lastSeptember. In addition to special events, the public iswelcomed to visit the Celeste lavender farm Fridaythrough Monday by appointment.


Guests can purchase Gwen’s wares – which range from sachetsand bath salts to room sprays, lotions and soaps – at the giftshop onsite.

“The plants will last about 10 years if you’re lucky,” Gwen said.“We bundle them and we hang them up to dry, we have a dryingroom on the farm, and so we make products from that. It doesn’ttake too long. Once the bundles are good and dry, we do aprocess called de-budding so all the buds fall off. That’s what weuse to make our [products].”

To celebrate their fresh crop, the Snyders will host their SpringFestival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 4. Gwen plans to offerhourly discussions with guests about lavender planting and har-vesting. After the festival, she and her helpers will cut more than3,500 plants by hand for their fall blooms. These flowers will beshared with the public at the Snyder’s annual Lavender & Lightsevent on Sept. 6.

“I love to watch people’s faces; that’s the best part. I see a lot ofopen mouths,” Gwen said. “A lot of people are surprised at whatwe’ve accomplished, just Mike and I. When you come I want youto feel at home, and they feel very comfortable.”

Savannah’s Meadow is at 4473 FM 903 in Celeste and is open tothe public by appointment from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday throughMonday. For information, visit savannahsmeadowllc.com.

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When people think of a trip to wine coun-try, places like Tuscany and Napa Valleyoften come to mind. While those areas un-doubtedly make great wine, North Texanshave another option closer to home.

Wineries of the Texas Hill Country havebeen growing in popularity each year andoffer a quick weekend getaway for thosewho want to explore what some of the bestwinemakers in Texas have to offer.

“What has happened over the past five to10 years is an increase in wineries allalong Highway 290 from Fredericksburg toJohnson City,” said Miguel Lecuona ofWine Road 290, an organization focusedon promoting Hill Country wine. “This isthe heart of the Hill Country wine scene.This area is now one of the most highlyvisited wine travel destinations in thecountry.”

Visitors don’tneed to sim-ply takeLecuona’sword for it. InFebruary,Wine Enthu-siast maga-zine namedthe HillCountry asone of theTop 10 traveldestinationsworldwide forwine lovers, saying, “The explosion of newwineries and tasting rooms along scenicHighway 290 west of Austin hasn’t less-ened Hill Country’s old-fashioned countrycharm. It’s still a sea of cowboy hats andpickup trucks, a place where you can sipaward-winning wines in a landscape dot-

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Growing your own vegetable garden can bevery beneficial, especially if you have thepatience and time to tend your garden. Butfor beginners, starting the garden can be adaunting task that leaves some in the dirt –literally.

Jeremiah Hammer, a McKinney residentand all-around green thumb, has beengrowing his own garden for years – eventeaching classes and sharing the benefits ofgardening at a local garden shop near His-toric Downtown McKinney.

“Nutritionally speaking, veggies from yourgarden are healthier for you, as they are ableto ripen on the plant naturally and derivetheir nutrients from healthy soil and photo-synthesis,” he said. “Growing your own veg-etables is environmentally friendly too. Theaverage vegetable in a grocery store hastraveled 1,500 miles just to get to the store,whereas a vegetable from your garden onlyhas to travel from your yard to your plate.”

You don’t have to be an expert to grow yourown veggies, Hammer said, adding the

most important thing to remember is to startsmall and be patient.

“Once you get the itch to start gardening,the tendency of everyone is to go big, rightoff the bat,” he said. “This inevitably leadsto a garden that's too much for one personto manage and usually fails before the firsthalf of the season. Avoid growing too manytypes of vegetables at once, and instead getgood at growing a few things first. Most im-portantly, be patient.”

Determining the size of your garden can bedaunting, but Hammer said the size of thegarden doesn’t matter. Instead, focus on theamount of time you plan to spend in it andplan accordingly.

“A 5-gallon bucket garden can accommo-date one tomato plant that will yield 10 to15 pounds of tomatoes – plenty for one per-son and small enough to fit on an apartmentbalcony,” he said. “A 4-foot-by-8-foot (32-square-foot) raised bed is very manageablefor one person and will produce approxi-mately one and a half pounds per square

foot (48 pounds) of vegetables per season.”There are two types of garden beds thathave proven to be the most popular: raisedbeds or in-ground beds.

“There are a lot of advantages to raised-bedgardens, such as pest and weed control orthat you don't have to bend over as far toreach your plants. It is easier to overcomepoor soil conditions in your yard, you caneasily mount cold frames or shade cloth tothem, they can be built into any shape orsize you like, and they're tidy and uniform,”Hammer said. “On the other hand, raisedbeds require additional materials (like lum-ber) to be built and maintained, you usuallyhave to buy soil for them, and becausethey're raised up, the air moving past themcauses water to evaporate from the soilfaster than traditional mounds or rows.”

The alternative would be to plant an in-ground garden. This is less expensive, butis harder on your body, since you have tocrouch or bend as you tend to it. These gar-dens do require less start-up work and areeasier to replace if you decide to use the

veggies

CO-OPS OFFER FRESHVEGGIES FOR THE NOT-SO-GREEN THUMBSIf gardening just isn’t your thing, Mesquiteresident Kim Prewitt and her group offriends have been participating in a co-opfor several years. Twice a month, thegroup pays $30 per person and sendsshoppers down to the produce ware-houses near the Dallas Farmers Market.Two pairs of shoppers grab enough pro-duce for 12 units then meet with the co-opmembers to divide the goodies. For $60 amonth, those 12 families get several vari-eties of fruits and veggies in perfect condi-tion. And while there are definitely lastingfriendships made, the biggest benefit, Pre-witt said, is the money.

“It is so much more beautiful produce foryour money,” she said. “For $30 you can-not bring home 20 varieties of fruits andveggies in that pristine condition from aregular grocery store. It’s wonderful.”

Sound good? Follow Prewitt’s surefire for-mula to satisfy that craving for fresh veg-gies with her step-by-step plan to help youstart your own co-op.

ONE Select a group of friends that wantto give it a try. “No more than 12 units –families, people, a couple of single moms– it doesn’t have to be one person or onefamily, it just represents the amount oftimes the produce bought that day will besplit,” Prewitt said. “Twelve units work thebest because everyone can get a multi-tude of fruit and vegetables for the money.”

TWO Do the legwork to find whichwarehouses you want to shop from. “Eachwarehouse gives a price list, so you cannarrow it down to which two or three youwant to shop from,” she said.

THREE Then, make your shoppingplan. “Decide the day and time you willshop,” Prewitt said. “We shop early and intwo pairs so the shopping burden isn’t onone person, and there is more variety inwhat is purchased. Also, some of ourshoppers are more frugal and will squeezeevery bit of produce out of every dime wehave. Others want what they want withoutconsidering the price of each item. Shop-ping two together tempers both shoppingstyles.”

FOURMeet back at your selected lo-cation and divide and conquer. “We meetimmediately after shopping and everyonehelps divide up the produce,” she said.

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Once you decide which bed is best, it’s timeto start sowing seeds. But before you head tothe local garden center, make a list of veg-gies that you actually like to eat. Hammersaid the best thing for beginners is to keep itsimple.

“For your first season, instead of trying togrow one each of 10 different types of vegeta-bles,” he said, “try growing two to threeplants of two to three different varieties asyou should have at least one of each plantthat really produces well, and if all three do,that's just awesome. As far as when to plant,the easiest guide to go by is the Farmer's Al-manac. The trick is to keep everything fromfreezing in the event we get a late cold snaplike we've had for the last few years.”As you consider which seeds to plant, an-

other option to consider is an heirloom seed.Not only do they thrive in various climatesand soils but also evolve to survive diseaseand drought.

“An heirloom seed is one that is maintainedand cultivated by a local farmer or gardener.Heirloom seeds also promote genetic diver-sity in plants (there are hundreds of varietiesof heirloom tomatoes, whereas there are onlythree to four varieties you will ever see in agrocery store), which helps them naturallyprotect against things like disease anddrought. Most importantly, heirloom seedsallow for food independence. The vegetablesin your local grocery store are engineered tobe sterile, meaning that you can't take theseeds out of a fruit and plant them. Thisforces farmers, and thus, consumers, to beentirely dependent upon seed suppliers tomaintain our food supply,” said Hammer.

In short, gardening is a way to guaranteethe origin of your produce and isa great way to bring your familytogether to learn about variousplants and how to care for them.And since gardening comes inall shapes and sizes, it can workfor anybody who is dedicated totending it.

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“Nutritionally speaking,veggies from your garden are healthier for you, as theyare able to ripen on the plantnaturally and derive their nutrients from healthy soiland photosynthesis.”

April showers bring May flowers. While thepayoff is pleasing, rainy days in the springcan extend winter’s cabin fever. While out-door activities might be out of the question,there’s still plenty to do inside.

First thing’s first. Spring cleaning doesn’texactly sound like the most entertaininguse of your time, but it can be necessary.And if you get all caught up while theweather isn’t cooperating, only the fun stuffawaits when the sun starts shining again.

One way to tackle the grime in every roomusing only a few steps and ingredients is toinvest in baking soda and vinegar – lots ofit. This is an inexpensive and natural wayto get your home to sparkle.

According to Arm & Hammer, a solution of 2teaspoons of white vinegar and 1 liter of warmwater can be used for windows and mirrors.When you clean our the closets to make roomfor warm-weather wear, add 1 cup of bakingsoda to your next wash to give your detergent aboost. A sprinkle of baking soda on a dampsponge will clean counters, stainless steel sinks,microwaves, ovens and much more withoutscratching. For tough grease, mix vinegar andlemon juice to leave your surfaces like new.

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A day in could turn into an all-day, veg-outmovie marathon with the works. You can trans-form your living room into a movie theater bydimming the lights and stocking the snacks.

Some quick and easy options like queso inthe Crock-Pot, an assortment of candychoices and plenty of cold soda can be pre-pared in advance for a seamless film seriessession. For an added touch of fun and

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Put away the smartphone, close the laptopand kick it old school with those boardgames that are gathering dust in the hall

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One option is to organize a scavenger hunt.With a small amount of prep, the whole fam-ily could be entertained for hours huntingfor items like toy cars and rubber bands. Ifyou’re having trouble coming up with ideas,there are plenty of free printables online;search “indoor scavenger hunt list.”

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“Dallas Blooms is the Southwest’s largest flo-ral festival with both local residents and out-of-town visitors who come to enjoy thebreathtaking gardens,” said Brian Shivers,Dallas Arboretum board chairman, in a re-lease. “USA Today has named Dallas Bloomsone of the ‘top 10 things that make you say

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“It’s kind of a little different array here inhow we put them in,” he said, “but it’s a lotof fun for everybody, and they fit right inwith the theme of birds this year.”

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Bar-tailed Godwits can fly for nine days with-out stopping. To prepare for migration, theyeat enough food to build up a body mass ofmore than 50 percent fate to sustain them ontheir journey.

OWLSMost owls’ ears are asymmetrically placed(one ear is located higher than the other) tobetter pinpoint the source of sounds.

Owls can turn their heads as much as 270 de-grees to compensate for the fixed position oftheir eyes. They have 14 neck vertebrae, notlike most other species (including humans).

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Pansies, whichhave beenmeticulouslyplaced accord-ing to nature,make up thetails of the two13-foot pea-cocks. Thebodies, necksand heads are made up of landscapinggrasses.

“The body is planted completely out with alittle grass-like plant called liriope andmondo – people know those as the grassesthat line their sidewalks and things,” Fore-hand said. “We just plug them in like hairplugs all over the place, so it gives the affectof feathers. For the neck and head, we usedthe smaller version of the plant.”

The pansies will be the stars for the firstplanting; Forehand said two change-outs willtake place as the season progresses.

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“Everything went very dormant, and therewas no early sprouting or blooming. A lot ofyears, we’ve had these warm spells whereeverything comes out too soon,” he said.“But not this year; everything’s going to beright on time. The cold is healthy for all theplant materials for the most part. With agood, cold dormancy, a lot of folks say ithelps get rid of all the insects that, in a warmwinter, don’t necessarily die off. So there’ssome benefits to it.”

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Dutch Iris and hyacinths, pansies, violas,poppies and thousands of other spring-blooming annuals and perennials. The fi-nale of this spring celebration is the massflowering of the garden’s collection of3,000 azaleas that bloom through the endof April.

As part of DallasBlooms, the DallasArboretum alsolaunches its BirdHouse Exhibit, life-size playhouses de-signed by localarchitects, whichhave replaced theTexas Pioneer Ex-hibit, to complementthis year’s theme. Lo-cated in the LakesideExhibit Area, chil-dren can play in thebird houses, whilelearning about birdpredators, bird adap-tations, how they findthey prey, how theycamouflage them-selves and survive,how they migrate,how they createnests, lay eggs andmore.

In addition, children are invited to learnand play in the Rory Meyers Children’sAdventure Garden, which first opened inSeptember. It has been closed since mid-January for winterization and maintenancebut will reopen just in time for the DallasBlooms season.

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The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gar-dens is located on the southeastern shoreof White Rock Lake at 8525 GarlandRoad in Dallas. The Arboretum is opendaily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. General admis-sion is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors 65and older, $10 for children 3-12 and freefor Arboretum members and children twoand under. There is an additional cost of$3 per person for entrance into the RoryMeyers Children’s Adventure Garden.

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What started as the Dallas WaterPolo Club has now morphed into asporting option for youths across theMetroplex.

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Before Thunder became independ-ent, it existed along with LightningWater Polo Club as part of two clubsunder the Dallas umbrella. Growthhas allowed Thunder to become itsown 501-c3 organization, and Light-ning has broken up into three differ-ent groups: St. Marks, Rockwall andNorth Dallas Water Polo clubs. Thiseliminates early issues with distance between practice facilitiesand homes.

“Although we are all separate groups now, we all work togetherbecause we want to continue to grow and thrive,” said Joe Line-han, club administrator for the Thunder.

St. Marks students feed the club bearing its name, while Rock-wall helps provide a close location for those on the east side ofLake Ray Hubbard and beyond. North Dallas includes suburbs

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Seasonal leagues and traveling teams exist in each of the fourlocations, according to Linehan, who has been an ambassadorfor the sport in Texas since his days as Brown University headcoach.

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PLAYERSEach team must have seven players – sixfield players and one goalkeeper – in thewater when the game starts. Normally, thehome team wears light-colored caps, startsthe game to the left of the scoring table. Thevisiting team wears dark colored caps, startsthe game to the right of the scoring table.The goalkeepers wear red caps with ear-guards and numbers to match those of theirteammates. Either team may substitute play-ers freely after a goal is scored, during atime-out, or between periods. During actualplay, substitutions must occur through theteam’s re-entry area (the corner of the pool infront of the team’s bench). Field players arenot allowed to walk on or push off the bottomof the pool.

FOULSThe referees whistle two different kinds offouls: minor (ordinary) fouls and major (per-sonal) fouls. There is no limit to the numberof minor fouls a player may commit. In con-trast, once a player has committed threemajor fouls, that player must leave the gameand may not return.

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“The food is always going to be good here,”said owner Tammy Boles. “That’s really sim-ple, but it’s true. Our food is always deli-cious. And our regular customers have beencoming here for years, and the wait staffknows the regulars. Our regulars and ouremployees are like our family.”

And while the catfish is the famous dish,Boles said the oysters are also delicious.

“I’ve had regulars that travel to the EastCoast and the [Louisiana] bay area,and they tell methat they wouldput our friedoysters upagainst anyoysters inAmerica,”she said.

Boles said the kitchen slow-cooks the signa-ture homemade pinto beans the night before,and the restaurant also makes its owncoleslaw and hush puppies. When visitorsfirst come in, they are immediately treated toa plate of beans, coleslaw and onion rel ish.

Adding the aura of Vaughan’s is the lake,which itself is a popular fishing destination.Visitors to the restaurant have marveled atthe beautiful sunsets that set right over thelake, perfectly in view of the diners.

“Everyone who eats here always raves aboutthe view,” Boles said.

For road-trippers planning a spring breakexcursion east or fishing enthusiasts lookingto munch after a day on the lake, eating atVaughan’s a must-do. An East Texas staple,Vaughan’s place in the heart of Lake BobSandlin country is secure – as is the famousall-you-can-eat catfish.

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