Pamela Jary Rosser, the first onsite conservator at the Alamo will speak at the annual Friends of the Library meeting at 6:00 p.m. on November 5, 2015. For over 300 years, the Alamo has been a crossroads for history. From its early days as a Spanish mission and site of the 1836 battle that enshrined it in the hearts of Texas, to its role in the commercial development of an American city, the Alamo is a place like no other.
Our speaker, Pamela is native to San Antonio.
"Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
...
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Cool it with a baboon's blood,
Then the charm is firm and good."
[From Shakespeare's Macbeth.]
All Hallow's Eve near ...
A vintage Mason County quilt is being raffled by the Voca Quilting Club. The quilt top was made in Pontotoc during the 1930s. It was completely hand pieced by Eydthe Perilee McCloud and her daughter, Pauline Grace Jordan Parker. The top was donated to the Voca club by Murray and Jeanette Jordan.
What's the first thing you say to someone after, "HI!"? It's most likely, "How are you"? Why do you have to ask? Do you really want to know all the details? I thought so. So, what could you replace the, "How are you," bit? There has to be a better starter of the conversation than "HI, HOW ARE YOU"!
Tim Stark was 'terrified.' Now, before we go any further, I'd just like to point out here that I'm not going to make fun of Tim Stark for having a name associated with terror, and also being terrified. If I'd been writing the story about Tim, for the York Press, I'd probably have made some bad joke about it, like, 'Tim Stark realized stark terror,' or 'Terror.
Grammas' Goulash
This recipe is my families' "all time" favorite recipe. My mother fed a lot of kids and grandkids with this dish. I am sure most of my childhood friends remember it fondly. Even my kids request this for their "Birthday" meals or when they are coming in for the weekend.
I am really getting excited. My favorite day of the year is the day that Daylight Savings Time goes away. This year, that is on November 1. I am an old math teacher and I know that you cannot save daylight. Daylight is not saved by artificially changing the time so there is less daylight in the morning and more daylight in the evening.
The cooler weather and the great rains of the past several days are a real relief to our dry County. It finally feels a bit like fall, even if it has started a month late according to the calendar. Last week was the free dump period at the City landfill, and many customers were able to get in and take advantage of that on Thursday and Friday, but the rains Friday night and all day Saturday kept that last day from being available.
The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, October 20th for it's regular weekly luncheon meeting. There were 28 members and 7 visitors in attendance. Among the visitors were 3 Mason High School Seniors, Amber Hengst, Whitney Gainer and Heather Shaw. Lion Ken Cordero asked for prayers for Treasurer Fritz Landers who had heart surgey yesterday.
Lion Jim Heath was responsible for the program and introduced Pam Kruse, Mason ISD Superintendent.
It seems like everyone wants to REDUCE CHOLESTEROL. There are some great natural ways to do this, but everyone is unique – so what works for one, may not work for another. Cholesterol is necessary for many body functions, meaning that you don't want to reduce it completely, but you don't want unhealthy levels either.
DIET is the best place to start.
