Austin

Corn Maze at the Farm

 

Welcome to Barton Hill Farms near Austin, Texas!  They have an amazing corn maze that goes through a layout change every year.  

This year the design was the Lonesome Dove.  

The crew puts a ton of hard work into the annual event and are quite ingenious with year to year changes.  Check them out! 

http://bartonhillfarms.com/

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Midwesteners will notice that the corn is missing as the farm chose to use a product with a stronger stalk! Sorghum! Texas has wild hogs that will plow right through the field!

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withangelao'

Autopiloting in a Tesla

February 26, 2016

Wow, today started out very interesting.  This morning at 9:35am I headed out to run a work errand that would take me into Austin's quaint Hyde Park to Antonelli's Cheese Shop.  My regular commute to most of Austin includes Farm to Market 2222 (a.k.a. FM 2222 a.k.a. RM 2222), one of the dangerous highways in Texas.  Regularly individuals are choose to drive with lack of control, using no particular care to pass pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles or other vehicles that share the roadway.

Unexpectedly, I had to slam on my brakes at the top of the steep hill of FM2222 due to a severe collision involving a dump truck that was not visible from where I was located.  Next thing I know a motorcycle flies into the opposite lane and a man is lying on the ground about 3 cars behind me.  After seeing others go to help the man and making a quick assessment of me being blocked in from all sides of the road I choose to make a U-turn (a safe, legitimate one as no cars are coming in the opposite direction) and then witness emergency services arriving and performing CPR on the man's chest.  Ugh.

Man! Sometimes you just need to start the weekend early so at 3 p.m. I hopped back onto FM2222 to head to Tesla Motors to follow through with an invitation from last November.  Again I pass another collision that was bad and again the traffic was backed up for a long time.  Thankfully, I was able to navigate around 2222 using back roads that most Austinites don't know about and those who do covet.  It wasn't until I drove the Tesla in autopilot mode on the busy highway I really understood the need for those smart technology vehicles to ease the craziness and road rage on our streets.  It seriously hit home today.

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Being in a car with an autopilot mode is certainly a dream but one that you cannot truly imagine or understand until you are behind the wheel without touching it in the middle of rush hour traffic on Mo-Pac.  It was truly surreal.  I did not have to control the car. The Tesla sped up to 65 miles an hour and slowed down and continued smoothly in stop and go traffic with cars on all sides of me.  It even switched lanes on it's own with just that tap of the turn signal.  Amazing.  I mean ridiculously amazing.  Of course, we have all read the articles and consumer reports on auto pilot methods and self driving cars but to think that you know what the hell the industry is talking about until you have done it is a complete bologna.  Once you have auto-piloted a car or experienced a self driving car behind the wheel yourself, you have connected with the vehicle on an entirely different level.  So today I cruised the streets of Austin in Tesla's AutoPilot.  It was amazing! Insane! Loveable!

I am a very particular person when it comes to vehicle seat design and it's functionality.  I must sit straight up and cannot have some funky object touching the lumbar region.  My steering wheel must be perfect, not too skinny where I'm gripping so tight that my knuckles hurt and not to fat that I don't feel in control.  Somehow, this car was perfect to me the moment I sat in it.  And it's adjusts to everyone.  

Tesla Model S 70D is considered the Car of the Century by some and I can certainly understand some of the points.  At 32 years old, I've been strongly considering an SUV for my next vehicle for a multitude of reasons that do include travel, children, and pets.  The Model S sedan rectifies the need for an SUV by safely securing seven passengers when adding rear facing seats to the sedans package.  Insane!!!

To end the ride, my Tesla for the day backed into the parking spot on its own.  Lord Have Mercy.

So the day ended fabulously, but to my satisfaction the gallery set me up to take the car home next week to enjoy it on my own terms.  XOXO, get yourself a Tesla!

~Angela O'

Video Credit Tesla Motors via YouTube

Our First Organic Farm Delivery

Earlier this week we received our very first community share agriculture (CSA) from Johnson's Backyard Garden.  I was so excited that this was happening that I couldn't wait to get home to look inside the box and started pulling items out in the backseat of my car.  Lame I know.  For those of you who do not know what CSA is I'll give you a brief overview of the goodness that goes on.  It is a local farming organization that grows organic produce and delivers the produce directly to your door or at a designated drop off location in your neighborhood each week.  Additionally, Johnson's Backyard Garden (JBG) visits Farmer's Markets for those individuals who have not setup a CSA membership and would like to supplement their conventional grocery store produce from time to time.  JBG started out as a small backyard garden here in Austin, Texas which was later transformed into a working garden and has been so successful that they now have a 20 acre farm and use regular volunteers each day to help get the produce picked, tagged, and boxed.  When JBG first introduced a community share agriculture program in 2006 they only supplied to 30 families and now they supply to over 1000 families in Austin.  That is amazing.  

Additionally, JBG has added more farms in other Texas cities to provide fresh local crops to Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston.  They have relationships with individuals and restaurants and from what I can tell seem to be just a good and down to earth awesome group.  No pun intended but you must admit it is kinda cute.

So back to my CSA box!  I'd always pondered about having food delivered.  And... I've always been pretty skeptical about having full meals sent to my door step but then realized that produce was something that I could get behind.  I'm not gonna lie, I'll admit that I can be pretty cheap about some so called luxuries and was definitely not so sure about a weekly commitment.  Well, CSA ran one simple promotion for the New Year (a free bag of oranges) and I thought what the heck, let's try one 4-week commitment.  It was super easy and I was super thrilled that I could justify the ORGANIC produce in my grocery budget.  Just go to the website

www.jbgorganic.com

 and select CSA Membership.  Choose your box size, how often you'd like for that box to be delivered, and whether you'd like it delivered to your home, office or neighborhood stop.  There is a box for everyone.  JBG offers individually sized boxes which are good for one person and large boxes which provide enough produce for up to 6 people.  The boxes start at $21 per week and you have the option of adding on items like organic pasture raised eggs, coffee and various items like grapefruit.

Enough of the details, it's time to look at my box!

February 2, 2015 Small CSA Box

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Epic

This is so true.  I found this somewhere online one day when using my smartphone.  I think the conversation began with my husband because I told him that I hate when people use the word epic, he did not agree.  He is one lucky person who rarely hears the overused word here in Austin. Me, on the other hand have heard the word non-stop since first setting foot in this city in 2010.  It is used by everyone, hipster or not and even businesses!!  If you are standing near me and wondering why I'm gagging....well it may be because I just heard this word used as a one-word description again!


Boomerang's

Lance McInnes, Angela O' & Jack Fennel
I do love Boomerang's.  It is especially good on a cold or rainy day.  The food is so comforting and delicious and there is just something about that little basement building that is slightly underground.  It kind of reminds me of Ghostwriter, the old PBS show from the nineties.  Boomerang's is very well known for their Steak & Potato pie a.k.a. Stout Pie that is made with Guinness beer.  It is great.  That darn crust is so flaky that you don't regret eating it one-handed, even when driving down the street.  Every time I stop in there I find a UPS truck stopped and loading up on pie fuel.  

Lucky Me!  One day while shopping at my favorite Whole Foods and I happened to run into Jack and Lance.  The 'Pie Guys'.  Jack & Lance, the Boomerang's Founders.  Thank you for making Austin a better and more rounded place.  Literally.

Chalkboard Sign right outside the store


The best mashed potatoes.  You should try a Pie Floater.




Lance McInnes, Angela O' & Jack Fennel at my favorite downtown Whole Foods





Dear Diary

This was an email forward that I sent out to some of my closest friends back in August 2011.  Since the summer has already hit the 100's here for 2013, I thought I would share....  

P.S. I will admit that it has been a very cool summer & spring this year.  The past few years it was 90 by March 1st!

~Angela O'


The is so true.  In fact below read Aug 4th and compare the true temp yesterday August 4th.  I did my SoCo market yesterday and my Iphone started to freak out and say temperature alert and refused to let me use it.  I looked at the current temp at 6:30 p.m. and it was 117 degrees.  Yes that is right 117 degrees…..
angela

Dear Diary,

Just moved to TEXAS!   Now this is a state that knows how to live!!
Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings.   It is beautiful.   I've
finally found my home.   I love it here.



June 14th:

Really heating up.   Got to 100 today.   Not a problem.   Live in an
air-conditioned home,  drive an air-conditioned car.   What a pleasure to
see the sun everyday like this.   I'm turning into a sun worshipper.



June 30th:

Had the backyard landscaped with western plants today.   Lots of cactus
and  rocks.  What a breeze to maintain.   No more mowing the lawn for me.
Another scorcher today, but I love it here.



July 10th:

The temperature hasn't been below 100 all week.   How do people get used
to this kind of heat?   At least, it's kind of windy though.   But getting
used to the heat is taking longer than I expected.



July 15th:

Fell asleep by the community pool.   Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my
body.   Missed 3 days of work.   What a dumb thing to do.   I learned my
lesson though. Got to respect the ol' sun in a climate like this.



July 20th:

I missed Lomita (my cat) sneaking into the car when I left this
morning.   By the time I got to the hot car at noon,  Lomita had died and swollen
up to the size of a shopping bag,  then popped like a water balloon.   The
car now smells like Kibbles and Shits.   I learned my lesson though.   No more
pets in this heat.   Good ol' Mr. Sun strikes again.



July 25th:

The wind sucks. It feels like a giant freaking blow dryer!!   And it's
hot as hell.   The home air-conditioner is on the fritz and the AC repairman
charged $200 just to drive by and tell me he needed to order parts.



July 30th:

Been sleeping outside on the patio for 3 nights now, $225,000 house and
I  can't even go inside.   Lomita is the lucky one.   Why did I ever come
here?


Aug. 4th:

Its 115 degrees.   Finally got the air-conditioner fixed today.   It cost
$500 and gets the temperature down to 85.   I hate this stupid state.



Aug. 8th:

If another wise ass cracks, 'Hot enough for you today?'   I'm going to
strangle him.   Damn heat.   By the time I get to work, the radiator is
boiling over, my clothes are soaking wet,  and I smell like baked cat!!



Aug. 9th:

Tried to run some errands after work.  Wore shorts, and when I sat on
the seats in the car,  I thought my ass was on fire.   My skin melted to the
seat.   I lost 2 layers of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs and ass . . .
Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried ass, and baked cat.



Aug 10th:

The weather report might as well be a damn recording.   Hot and sunny.
Hot and sunny.   Hot and sunny.   It's been too hot to do shit for 2 damn months
and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week.  Doesn't it
ever rain in this damn state?   Water rationing will be next, so my $1700
worth of cactus will just dry up and blow over.   Even the cactus can't live in
this damn heat.



Aug. 14th:

Welcome to HELL! Temperature got to 115 today.   Cactus are dead. Forgot
to crack the window and blew the damn windshield out of the car. The
Installer came to fix it and guess what he asked me??? "Hot enough for
you today?" My sister had to spend $1,500 to bail me out of jail. Freaking
TEXAS. What kind of a sick demented idiot would want to live here??
Will write later to let you know how the trial goes.


Crazy Woman Went on a Rampage Today

Crazy woman at my grocery store went on a rampage today.  The customer was so impatient that she couldn't wait for me to be properly checked out in the line and certainly did not want to wait for my groceries to be bagged.  It also must have irritated her that the cashier and I were smiling and having a pleasant conversation.  Next thing I know, a shopping cart was being rammed into my butt.  Not once, not twice, not three times but however many times it took for me to be pushed out of the cashier line and literally down past the baggers.  Swallow this....She did it on purpose.  That's right ladies and gentlemen, she rammed her cart into my butt multiple times on purpose!!!  Today I was having a great day, the weather was beautiful, time was going by at a perfect rate, and I was in good company so lucky for her I just smiled and continued on my conversation.  I didn't even respond to her ignorance.  But get this...She pushed me so far out she got her pay back when I had to go back up to the cashier so she could start my second transaction on the conveyor belt.  LOL!  Hah, impatient grocery customer.  Chill your heels.  Naturally, I had to pay....well the lady stuck up her nose and turned her head because she wanted to refuse my access to the credit card swipe key pad.  I looked at her, pointed to credit card machine and said, "excuse me please, I need to get in there to finish my transaction".  She grunted and moved her cart at an angle 2 feet to let me in.  

I left to load my vehicle and came back into to double check something for one minute and walked passed my cashier.  Her and I looked at each other and couldn't stop laughing!!  Believe it or not, yes Four Points we have a impatient woman who rampages at our local HEB ramming carts into your behind.  Gosh if only that 50-year-old woman's mother was around, I wonder if she would have tolerated that from her kid!

End of Era for Austin: Social Responsibilty




It is an end of the an area for Austin, Texas.  This is the last week that we will be able to freely obtain single-use plastic bags or paper bags from our grocery and retail shopping establishments.  As of March 1st the city has placed an ordinance against them being handed out.  There are many people who are mad about this and for reasons that I think are just from plain ignorance but the majority of Austinites are thrilled to abide by bringing their own bags.  Me?!  I am very relieved not to have to hassle with plastic bags anymore!  I hate having to carry those god-for-saken junky things that break before we get them in the house.  Granted we always have a double use for them since we own a pet.  But thank goodness we are being more responsible to the environment and more responsible to ourselves.  Why should it not be our duty that we bring our own bag to the store.  Other countries do it.  


Now to only get a Publix grocery store to Texas...

Well, at least we have the Whole Foods world headquartes here.... no other can compare to our beautiful downtown store.   Heck it is the best place in town to stop for lunch.


My Day With A French Pastry Chef




One bleak and foggy January Sunday I decided it was finally time to wake up at the crack of dawn, okay well dawn hadn't even broke yet.  It was 5:00 am when I sleepily rustled out of bed only a few weeks ago just so that I could leave the house by 5:30 am to witness french pastry art in the making.  I arrived 4 minutes early and already a french-born Austinite in a chef's coat was rolling out pastry dough with seriously rhythmic sway.  How he performed such edible magic every morning I could not tell you.   

Since September 2012, I've intended to premiere this one-on-one pastry post but a few details had to be worked out as it was my first interview session.  Ever.  So I do apologize for my crazy videographing.  I now understand why journalists bring along a crew.  In the meantime, John and I spent many Saturday mornings trekking up to the Barton Creek Farmer's Market to enjoy our favorite danishes.  The number one danish in our book and the one we introduced to our many friends, Allison Kate Lemp and Tracy Cook was the ever spectacular Spinach & Gruyere pastry.  Ridiculously delicious.  One bite into this mouthful of heaven and I instantly knew that I had to incorporate this pastry chef into my life whether it was with weekly trips to his bakery or with catered brunches for various events.   Just to embark upon ten minutes of what it could be to sit on a Parisian patio meant that it had to be shared with everyone.  And in what better American city than Austin to have a one-hand-held dish with spinach and gruyere, where you are free be yourself in whatever style you choose.  Heck we have a clothing optional park and beach for those who don't know.  Now that is some French inspiration.






I was very fortunate to spend time with Chef Loic at Cinnamon's Bakery.  I have studied french language, have french in my heritage and like many other stateside ladies my heart melts the moment the word's Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, croissant, or macaron is mentioned.  So when I got the invitation to wake up super early I jumped on it.  Why not witness the magic of pastries filled with mushrooms, pumpkin, almond, and chocolat?! Oh and I can't forget the Texas favorite the Big Pig, his twist on the Czech kolache. 



"French Pig.  Born with class." ~ Chef Loic Duchesne

It was nice to hear that the Chef appreciates the logic I live by.  I say bring on the creme and butter everyday.  My Take:  I wholeheartedly believe that the main reason many people in the United States suffer from obesity and such chronic illnesses is due to all of the preservatives and fillers they consume every single day.  I like more simple foods with less ingredients which is why I enjoy hand-making my dishes such as the Alfredo sauce to top my pasta.  I prefer the true and fresh flavors of food commonly practiced in European methods instead of the overabundance of the sugars and fillers that many american restaurants and bakeries use today.  I was thrilled to hear the chef's take on it.



Pictured below is a sweet special he has introduced for Valentine's Day.   The heart-shaped, rose flavored, pale pink macarons are served in a handcrafted white chocolate shell.  I got the honor to try one...and they really do taste like roses.  They were so good that I am craving one as I write this.   Many of you know that I am picky to the extreme when it comes to anything flavored, and these rose macarons surpassed my judgement.  




. . . and this is what became of one young french child who was on summer break with nothing to do many decades ago.  Him and his mom looked through the newspaper classifieds and found a pastry apprenticeship so he wouldn't sit around the house bored.





One week before I headed to the bakery for my scheduled one-on-one time Austin360 produced an article about Chef Loic.  They provided a good look into his background as a pastry chef.  You can check out the link below.

http://www.austin360.com/news/entertainment/dining/french-pastry-chef-thinks-beyond-dessert-trends-at/nTyDS/

cinnamonsbakery.com


UPDATE ON 1/1/2014
Very unfortunate news reached my ears in December 2013 as I took one of my dearest friends to the Barton Creek Farmer's Market to enjoy the chef's pastries.  Chef Loic was struck with sudden illness in October 2013 and immediately passed away.

Buying into a Co-Op

Lately John and I have been looking into buying into a co-op.  There are different type of  co-op companies but what I have seen so far is that the most common is at the grocery level.  I have considered a grocery company by the name of Wheatsville but I am not sure if that is right for our very first buy.  Unknown to many Austin, Texas actually has the very first co-op of its kind and I believe that is where I am most interested.  It is a beer pub & brewhouse called Black Star Co-Op, the world's first co-operatively owned and worker self-managed brewpub..  Of course as a co-op member-owner there are patronage benefits like discounts, events, and voting rights but with Black Star Co-Op I am most intrigued by the socially responsible benefit that they offer the their employees.  All of Black Star's employees are paid a living wage, not minimum wage or a basic wage standardized by our business society and economy.  A livable wage that means that the employee can actually afford to live in a safe home and have a decent amount of groceries on the table and enjoy time with their family and friends with a little less stress.  Something that I think everyone can appreciate.  Way too many times I (and I know each of you have experienced this) have had jobs that the employer did not appreciate your work and especially did not appreciate the value of your work or the value that it took to support your family.  While John and I are still early in our careers and possibly too young to invest money in such wild adventures, I do feel that it is time that we show responsibility and stand our ground for something that we believe in.  

This is something that I can definitely appreciate.

http://www.blackstar.coop/

ATX 360 XMAS 2012

The Christmas tradition in Austin is to randomly select and decorate a living tree on Highway 360.  At first, a few trees would randomly be done overnight keeping the decorators identity a mystery.  From what I can tell this had been going on for a little more than a decade.  An old article I found last year reported that a journalist tried to contact the local highway department who had never condoned the act but instead just looked away.  Well it eventually caught on as now more than a hundred trees and growing are decorated in just one quarter mile stretch of the highway.  Starting Thanksgiving week you will find cars lined up the side of the road as its owner is searching for the perfect tree.  In fact, if you haven't put up your tree by Thanksgiving Saturday then good luck to you in finding one that can be seen from the highway!!  Other cities may hop on to the trend but just remember Austin was the original.   KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD.

This is our very first tree:






A few articles if you would like to read up and plan your next Christmas in the ATX !!!






Check out some of the other trees and some of the other decorators that I caught out and about Thanksgiving weekend.  I do apologize that I could not get everyone's tree posted as I had over 300 pictures just from that weekend.  And as of today there are soooo many more trees that have been added.





































A few active participants :-)


























******UPDATE*******
- 2013 CHRISTMAS - 

The FSU one was put up just before the bowl games!!





Allison!!!!

Doing what we do best, just being our goofy selves!  Allison thank you for coming to visit me in Austin!  I have missed you so much...I can't believe it has been 3 years since we have seen each other.

Sorry I didn't get to make you ham & gouda or the strawberry & chocolate crepes.  Next time you come!  Or when you move here :-)































GROSS Buzzards!








True Texans Brunch


The first bite of pecan pie I have ever had!


DIY MICROWAVE POPCORN




What you need:

1 Brown Paper Bag, lunch bag size

Whole Kernel Popcorn, unpopped

Seasoning of Your Choice: Sea Salt, Seasoned Salt, Chili Powder, Spray Butter, Grated Parmesan, Rosemary & Olive Oil, Cinnamon & Sugar, Cinnamon & Allspice, or whatever your heart desires




Put 1 to 2 tablespoons of popcorn kernels in the brown paper bag.  Fold down the opening of the bag tightly 2 to 4 times.  I prefer to fold more times to avoid any popping explosions in the microwave.  




Place the bag in the microwave and either using your popcorn presetting or your timer turn it on between 1.5 to 2.5 minutes.  Since there are only 2 tablespoons in the bag less time is needed than a standard size microwave bag.  Regardless of what type of timer you use stay near your microwave so that you can stop it if the popping has quit and been quiet 2 to 3 seconds.  Don't let it burn, there is nothing like burned kernels stinking up the house.




Season or don't season as you wish!!




Bon Appetit!


Essentially the popcorn amount of 1 to 2 tablespoons is perfect for a one person snack.  If you are sitting down with your beau or friends to watch a movie pop more!!

This is a very inexpensive and healthy way to eat microwave popcorn.  Standard pre-packaged microwave popcorn bought in the grocery market is loaded with preservatives, artificial flavors, and crazy amounts of sodium.

There are typically two areas of the grocery market where you will find whole, unpopped kernels.  The first is in the snack food aisle that houses chips and standard microwave popcorn.  Usually sold in a 1 to 2 pound bag that ranges from $1.00 to $4.00 depending on the national or store brand you chose.  The second place and many times a better price point is in the markets bulk section where pull down bins of spices, snacks, and dry goods such as popcorn, beans, and rice are located. I have regularly chosen both styles but more recently (blame it on being an Austinite) I have chosen to purchase out of the bulk bins.  In the Austin area, bulk bins are in all of the competing groceries stores: HEB, Central Market, Whole Foods, Wheatsville Co-op, and I am sure that the "coming-soon" Trader Joe's will likely have them as well.

Quack's 43rd Street Bakery

My husband and I frequented this bakery quite a bit this summer.  Tucked away in the historic Hyde Park district of Austin, Texas it is one of those secret delights.  Quack's 43rd Street Bakery serves until midnight and very well maybe the only one, at least the only one that I have come across.  The shop is always full of the young and young-at-heart visiting their friends, sorting themselves by writing their thoughts, or perhaps studying for what tomorrow may bring.  Quack's  which is owned by Art Silver was the very first coffeehouse in Austin and was originally located on the Drag next to the University of Texas.

My favorite thing about Quack's 43rd Street Bakery is that all of their pastries, muffins, confections, pies, and cakes actually taste wonderful.  When I say wonderful it is high mark for food since my pallet is extremely picky.  My friends and family privately know me as a food critic.  The majority of cupcakeries, bakeries, and dessert foodie trucks around here I strongly dislike as they cater to the American's preference of too much sugar and not enough flavor.  This bakery has more of the European hand by not overpowering the taste with an overload of sugar.  They bake goods fresh for you every single day.

If you do decide to make a late night of it then check out the glass case just right of the cash register.  There is always a surprise waiting as only that case carries pastries that are buy one get one free after 6:30pm.  You can never predict what you will end up with but you can be sure it will be delicious.  One night on a whim I chose the Apple Danish, now I am hooked.  I have never been one for a danish prior to this bakery.  Try heating it for 10 seconds, it will melt in your mouth.


However the very first crumb I ever tasted from this bakery was the Mint Ganache Chocolate Cake.  It was this cake that determined that it was okay to pick up a bakery dessert for guests whom you are entertaining at your home.  No longer did I feel the pressure of having to hand make the desserts if I wanted something delicious to share for at a dinner party.  

 


You may decide to stop in if your hungry for a more sturdier meal and something to wash it down.  Quack's carry a small assortment of sandwiches, salads and such that invite the carnivore, vegetarian or vegan in you.  Of course they accommodate the Austinites who need TopoChico bottle to swig from.

I will admit that I am somewhat partial to a place that makes anything French.  Check out these adorable French shortbread and sugar cookies.  So inexpensive I might add.






 My priority list of goodies to try next time I visit has already too many for one day.  They include the beautiful Key Lime pie and the Peanut Butter Fudge cake.






Want more information?  Try them for yourself. 

www.quacksbakery.com



By the way I absolutely love their contrasting walls and vintage furniture.

 411 E. 43rd St.
Austin, TX 78751