Apr 09 2012
Round -em up…it’s time for the 3rd Annual Art in Art weekend. It’s a two day event when Plein Air Artists (which is a fancy word for painting outside) come to the area to paint or bring their cameras to capture our historical buildings and beautiful landscape. The two day weekend is April 13-14th. On …
Mar 19 2012
We have had rain these past couple of months and the grass, weeds, and flowers are growing…growing, growing. If you live in this county, you got quite use to seeing various shades of the color BROWN during the past dry months. Now…there is the color GREEN everywhere! To show the growth of the local vegetation and …
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 …
Jan 30 2012
The Odeon in Mason Texas is the oldest small theater in West Texas. Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings you can see a recent Hollywood movie for just $4.00. In addition to movies, The Odeon Preservation Society, also brings in well known musicians, dancers, artistic lectures and other cultural events which are of interest …
Jan 23 2012
Last fall of 2011, I wrote a story on my website/blog about Round Top, Texas. I wrote…. “Round Top is going through another change and growth. Texas, our country and the world is going through some big changes. Life changes are difficult and history shows that with our neighbors and friends to offer support and …
Dec 06 2011
Surprise! A Toast to my Friends! This past week was my birthday and it was filled with much fanfare and blessings for my and blessings for my landmark ‘decade’ birthday. There was a surprise party where guests were asked to bring a story about me. These stories also speak of Mason, this wonderful community where …
Apr 18 2011
I love to invite my friends over to sit around my coffee table and listen to their life stories. It’s a time to be mesmerized, entertained, and to learn. And last night (Saturday, 16th April) at The Odeon Theatre in Mason, Texas the audience experienced the same feeling. Joe Ely had returned for one of the Odeon …