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 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 12 2012
Fear and Love are two of the most basic and powerful human emotions. They can inspire such extremes of behavior as killing one another or dying for one another. It is widely agreed that love is fundamentally important, isn’t it remarkable how many organizations seem dedicated to promoting its opposite: fear. Ten years plus, …
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 16 2012
When our eyes are closed, what do we see? What we see, and our life experiences of certain repeated life events takes precedence over auditory. We often ‘hear with our eyes’. We have experiences of hearing stories told or read to us that help us ’see with your ears’ – auditory language …WORDS…can ‘paint pictures’ …
Jan 08 2012
Plan NOW for Live musical performances in January 2012: Walt Wilkins January 21st Jaston Williams January 27-28 Jaston Williams of Tuna Christmas is going to Mason On the 21st of January one of the best singer/songwriters from Texas will perform at the Odeon. WALT WILKINS, has been called a prince, a poet, a genius, …
Jan 02 2012
HAPPY NEW YEAR! * 2012 (MMXII) * Leap year starting on Sunday January 1 in the Gregorian calendar; * It will be the 2012th year of the Common Era; * The 12th year of the 3rd millennium; * 12th year of the 21st century; * 3rd year of the 2010’s decade It is being …
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. …