Polka dots.
Something to think about.
Maybe it’s this cold, gray weather.
Polka dots are cheerful by nature.
Like blowing bubbles.
Even if they’re black and white.
Polka-dotted blouse.
Polka-dotted pillowcases.
Polka dots on paper plates.
Party time.
Birthday cakes with polka dots.
Writing stationary.
Wrapping paper.
Pajamas.
Baby clothes.
Bathing suits.
(Some might remember the song about the “yellow polka-dot bikini.”)
Neckties.
Even a cashmere sc ...
Fall is Football... Spring Is Everything Else!
Mason has a rather unbalanced system of calendering events. It's probably not just us, as I would imagine most small towns in Texas suffer through the same travails that we do when marking up the calendar and making our plans.
Summers are relatively laid back and relaxed.
Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who insist on enjoying life to the fullest, are DONE WITH WINTER!!! Never mind the “but it was a mild winter,” or “but you got such cute winter clothes for Christmas this year.” We are DONE!! Because of our rapidly advancing age, unfortunately accompanied by our rapidly advancing waistlines, the new, politically correct rule is we can complain endlessly if we feel like it!
Odeon
Mason county has more than one Gem, and it’s the Odeon theater. What a wonderful theater to have in a small town like Mason. Not only do we have good movies but live music venues that have something for everyone, from classical to country and everything in between. How about the free classic movie scheduled for once a month on the third Wednesday.
There is a theme here, isn’t there? These were some of my favorite foods that one of my Grandmothers prepared for me whenever I was young – and on a wood-burning stove! All I need to do is smell or taste those flavors and I am seated at her table on a Sears Roebuck catalog (to better reach the table) and always licking my plate clean when I finished.
Supper’s ready.
Help yourself to some phytonutrients.
Polyphenol antioxidants.
Including kaempferol, a cardioprotective flavonoid.
Syringic acid which inhibits activity of an enzyme called alpha-glucosidase.
Betalains.
Reddish-purple betacyanin pigments.
And yellowish betaxanthin pigments.
Nine betacyanin pigments, in fact.
Including betanin, isobetanin, betanidin, and isobetanidin.
And a staggering 19 betaxanthin pigments.
Including histamine-betaxanthin, alanine-beta ...
Bring on Spring. I am ready for the windy month of March. That just means that we had the carport roof repaired and it is tightly screwed down once more. This has been a worry for several years as the carport is about 38 years old. We are not ready for all the oak leaves to fall.
A Patriot to the Core…
Most veterans stand proudly on annual dates they’re honored, springing to their feet when their military branches are introduced and their “fight songs” played in musical medleys. Ken Kelley, however, squirms a little, wondering what others think of his standing repeatedly during tributes to four U.
Alpaca suitcase
My research department, a fellow named Pat Wentworth, has been busy lately. Pat sends me outstanding news items from time to time, always good stuff I can write about in my column. In return I promise never to reveal his name in print.
After a recent column about the abundance of polar bears, despite the detrimental effects of ‘climate change,’ Pat sent me a Unilad piece about a little problem they’re having over in Russia.
We had a terrific turnout for J. L. Wilkins’ country music show last week--the Stribling Room was filled to the max! As if playing the guitar, fiddle, bass, and drums weren’t enough, he’s now added the mandolin to his array of musical talents, and he put on another wonderful show!
