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 …
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 …
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’ …
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 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 …
Sep 20 2011
“What cha doin’?” they ask. I don’t know, I reply. But I’m confident that if I just keep working at it, the results will be fabulous! As an Artist, my art work as I am creating it, is difficult to explain. Part of the blessing and challenge of being human is that we must discover …
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. …