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 …
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, …
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 …
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, …
Dec 19 2011
The Mason Punchers, the high school of Mason, Texas….are STATE 1A CHAMPIONS! Last Wednesday, the 14th of December, two bus loads of players and coaches headed for the Dallas Stadium for the playoffs. The buses were given an escort by the County Sheriff’s Department with sirens and lights to announce their presence amd departure. Merchants, …
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 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 …
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 …
Jul 18 2011
Tug….float. Tug…………..float. Tug…………floatttttttt. Relax………relax………….. A few weeks ago I set up a bright red hammock under a tree which offers lots of shade. From the tree I tied a light weight rope with ample length to drape to the hammock. Even on the hottest day, one can lay in the hammock and with a slight tug …