The days are hot, but the Community Thrift Store is cool and the merchandise is always a bargain. We continue to receive loads of donations on the first couple of days each week, and while we continue to require masks while shopping in the Store we are open and seeing many of our favorite customers.
I met recently with a new Mason County ranch owner to discuss his management efforts and his interest in increasing wildlife populations and biodiversity on his property. As we rode around his ranch, he showed me various plants that he had been working to control, and asked me what I thought about them.
Books-to-Go! Our front doors may be closed, but you can still “order-up” some great reads! Pick a “menu” number from below and we will prepare a bag for you filled with some surprise books!
1. The Regular:
2 Mysteries and 1 Non-fiction sandwiched between 2 Literary Fictions
2. The Southwestern:
3 Western Fictions sandwiched between 2 Texana
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Our building will be closed this week due to the rise of cases in the county. We are offering curbside services from 10-4 as well as curbside printing and faxing. Our computers are available by appointment. Please call the library (325)347-5446 to set up a time. Our book menu is still available for orders as well, so let us pick you out some great new books!
This nifty little recipe will provide you with 2 really nice loaves of bread and requires very little “hands on” time. Whenever we have some of the “thundering herd” coming into town to visit us, I always make up at least two batches of this bread.
Ingredients:
2 cups warm water
2/3 cup of honey
1 ¾ tablespoons active dry yeast
1 ½ teaspoons salt
6 cups bread flour
Process:
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together warm water and honey until honey is dissolved.
Add ye ...
> You graduated from Mason High School, but started first grade in a rural school.
> You had to travel 20 miles on a dirt road before you got to a paved road.
> Your hay field was once a peanut field.
> You remember when 98% of the cattle in Mason County were Herefords.
Mason is a very friendly dude located right here in Mason Texas! We would guess he is full American Staffordshire Terrier but we are not sure. We are sure he is very sweet and handsome, just look at that face! He is not a huge dog, weighing about 40 pounds, and is about 3 years old.
In recent decades, many Texas landowners have become interested in restoring the natural beauty and biodiversity of their land. They may do this for their own enjoyment and gratification, or because income from land is now often greater from recreational use than from agricultural use. Even if they use their land for agriculture, many ranchers realize that a diverse landscape of native species is often far more cost-effective and easier to maintain (e.g., no need for expensive fertilizers or ...
The Blanco Library is honored to announce that at this month’s Blanco County South Library District board meeting, it was approved to accept a contract for a $33,100 cooperative grant project between the library and the Community English Classes (CEC) Program. This project is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.
