Mar 29 2012
Life looping happens when we least expect it. This story begins a few years ago when I attended one of my high school reunions. Interesting, I found myself meeting and visiting with people who I did not know in high school. Our graduation class was quite large and therefore our friends were those in the …
Mar 12 2012
Definition: A monitor watches over an area, person or special day. It was 150 years ago this past week that in our American History we remember The Battle of Hampton Roads….the Clash of the Ironclads. It was the sea battle during the Civil War between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. In the past week, …
Feb 06 2012
They lost 10% of their body weight in 3 minutes! Now that I have your attention and Biggest Loser fans are now reading my blog, I’m talking about the Angora goats in Mason County. Every six months, the first weekend in August (right before breeding) and in February (right before kidding) the goats are taken …
Nov 24 2011
Take a wheel off, its time to slow down, and prepare for Christmas. The Season of Advent is the period of four Sundays and weekdays before The Day of Christmas. It is observed by liturgical Christian churches, such as the Episcopal, Methodist, Lutheran, Catholic and Presbyterian. It notes the beginning of the Western liturgical year. …
Nov 21 2011
Turkey at Mason National Bank Thanksgiving is a major holiday celebrated in the United States. We see symbols and decorations of a good fall harvest, Pilgrims, American Indians and smiling turkeys displayed around the town of Mason. It’s a time to get together with others and prepare a feast. This is the time of year that …
Nov 14 2011
Artist Gail Thomas of Canada created this quilt of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son The Great Chief Quannah Parker. A skill used in early Texas history was quilting. Quilting to a lot of people, brings up an image of a bed cover, blanket, some type of utilitarian object used to keep warm or …
Nov 06 2011
Let us, therefore follow after the things which make for PEACE. There are Historical Marker’s that reflect, “George Washington Slept Here”. It’s safe to say that a number of places that claim to have hosted the first President for an evening are far greater than those that actually did; nevertheless, it can be easily documented …
Nov 01 2011
Anna Mebus Martin (1843-1925), Texas pioneer banker, Anna Martin symbolizes the true pioneer spirit of the West. rancher and business entrepreneur, was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas on October 26, 2011. She was a distinguished woman with the fortitude, resilience, spirit and courage which helped to shape …
Oct 10 2011
Round Top, Texas…you have been invited to come with me, ok? …my friend on the other end of the phone asked. Little did she know that Fayetteville, Round Top, Shelby, Warrenton, Willow Springs are where some of my best childhood memories were made. My family purchased a farm in the area when I was around eleven …
May 02 2011
One was on the move all the time and didn’t really need housing; the other needed decent, affordable housing. Two different events to held on the same weekend here in Mason are about expanding and serving God’s house the church and putting God’s word into action through service by building houses for those in need. …