Archive for the ‘Brenham, Texas’ Category
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Downtown Brenham Texas Shopping
Want to know what to do when in town and staying at the ranch? Looking for some fun duds? You’ll find fun and fashion all wrapped up into a unique boutique in downtown Brenham Texas. Stop in and shop Bar B Boutique, located on the courthouse square, where you will find smiling faces ready to help you with all your fashion needs to get your groove on!
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Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Tips and facts from Windy Winery, one of the wonderful Texas wineries on the Bluebonnet Wine Trail located just minutes from the ranch, romance packages and fun cooking classes:
- Red wine, typically more than white wine, has antioxidant properties and contains resveratrol, which seems to be important in the cardio-protective effects of wine.
- California, New York, and Florida lead the United States in wine consumption.
- California is the fourth-largest wine producer in the world, after France, Italy, and Spain.
- Wine testers swirl their glass to encourage the wine to release all of its powerful aromas. Most don’t fill the glass more than a third full in order to allow aromas to collect and to not spill it during a swirl.
- Most wine is served in a glass that has a gently curved rim at the top to help contain the aromas in the glass. The thinner the glass and the finer the rim, the better. A flaring, trumpet-shaped class dissipates the aromas.
Tags: Texas Wine & Ranch Lodging, Windy Winery, Wine Tips & Wine Trail
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Monday, November 7th, 2011

Poinsettia Celebration
It wouldn’t be the start of the holiday season without viewing the thousands of brilliant poinsettia plants at the annual Poinsettia Celebration held every year the weekend before Thanksgiving at Ellison’s Greenhouses in Brenham located just down the road from the B&B which is the perfect place to elope in Texas!
From 10 am-4 pm each day the weekend before Thanksgiving, visitors can view and purchase from both traditional plants and new varieties. The famous 6-foot “Texas-sized” poinsettias are always on display, as well as the giant holiday poinsettia tree. Tour the greenhouses filled with colorful mums, kalanchoes and other blooming plants, plus the wonder of more than 80,000 multi-color blooming poinsettia varieties. Plus, garden, interiorscape and floral design experts present educational mini-seminars. Don’t forget your holiday gift shopping list for there are also arts and crafts booths.
Join the fun at the Annual Poinsettia Celebration at Ellison’s Greenhouses, located at the intersection of Blue Bell Rd. and East Stone St. in Brenham. For more information, call 1-888-BRENHAM or visit .
Tags: Ellisons Greenhouses, Holiday Poinsettia Festival Brenham Texas, Romantic Weekend Getaways in Texas
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Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Christmas Shopping & Brenham Texas Home Tours
Do all your Christmas shopping at the Mansion and tour historic homes of architectural note beautifully decorated for Christmas during this festive holiday weekend in Brenham Texas! Heritage Belles in Period dress guide guests through historic homes beautifully decorated for the holidays, plus the Trunk Show with holiday shopping from a variety of vendors. Held annually on the weekend before Thanksgiving……make it your official kickoff of the holiday season and stay at the ranch, the perfect romantic weekend getaway and elopement spot! Giddings Stone Mansion 979-836-1690
Tags: Holiday Home Tours Brenham Texas, Place to Elope Brenham Texas, Things to do Brenham Texas
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Monday, October 31st, 2011
The Monastery of St. Clare in Brenham, located just down Hwy 105 from the B&B, became well-known for its miniature horses and the nuns who care for them. Due to the age of the nuns, the monastery was up for sale and all the sweet little horses were being sold off. Enter the Pax Christi Nuns! Now new owners are calling the monastery home and the little horses get to stay!
Tags: Miniature Horse Farm Texas, Monastery of St. Clare, Things to do Brenham Texas
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Stained Glass Image of St. Peter
Annual art show featuring 34 area artists displaying and selling paintings, mosaics, drawings, ceramics, photography, jewelry, pottery, wood sculptures and more of local artisans is the first weekend in November. This year free reception and silent auction on Friday November 4 from 5-8 pm. Show and sale on Saturday November 5 from 10-4 pm.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 2310 Airline Dr., Brenham…..979-836-7248
Romantic lodging at the ranch and holiday elopement packages!
Tags: Art Show Sale Brenham Texas, Romantic getaways in Texas
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Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Texas Rodeo
The first County Fair in Texas celebrates 143 years! Don’t miss the fun of the Washington County Fair, September 10-17 at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Brenham, Texas. The B&B is just 1 mile down the road and we get to enjoy the sights and sounds from our porches if the wind is just right! Love it, love it! So,come on up and get ready for the excitement and thrills of the a real Texas Fair and real Texas rodeo!
Musical Performances: (more…)
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