book your room at the ranch for a romantic weekend escape and join in the fun of the Annual Brenham Winter Antiques Show, on Saturday and Sunday, January 12-13, 2013 and kick off your new year in Washington County. This annual show will feature antique country and formal furniture, glassware, pottery, silver, paintings, vintage toys, and collectibles for every interest.
Enjoy the garden area which will include a Farmer’s Market with fresh farm produce, flowering plants, shrubs, herbs and rustic garden furnishings. It all starts with the Winter Antiques Show at the Knights of Columbus Hall on FM 577 in Brenham. For more details, call 1-888-BRENHAM or visit Rural Texas Antiques.
This year’s production of the Nutcracker Ballet at Round Top Festival Institute is Saturday December 15, 2012 at 4:00 pm. Book your room at the B&B for a romantic weekend getaway to enjoy along with this wonderful holiday tradition!
2012 Jingle Bell Market @ Silver Wings Ballroom (just 10 minutes down Hwy 105 from the ranch) is Tuesday/Wednesday, November 20 & 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day! Get all your holiday shopping done here while visiting Brenham before Thanksgiving!!!
Washington County’s newest attraction, open Fri-Sun through Nov. 28. Think you are smart enough to find your way through a corn maize? Try this one on for size; if you want to play otherwise, you can shoot the corn cannon, take a hay ride, and more. Book a room at the B&B for a sweeter stay!
Poinsettia Celebration and Romantic Holiday Getaway! Nothing says Christmas like those beautiful dark red poinsettia plants, and Ellison’s Greenhouses in Brenham features thousands of those very plants in red, pink, orange, and yellow! Besides poinsettias, you’ll find great shopping opportunities. Book your room at the ranch in the midst of the Bluebonnet Wine Trail and be just a 5 minute drive away from all the festivities!
Looks unimpressive but you will be amazed what is hidden behind the door…….Enjoy a good festival, wine tasting, great atmosphere and fun? Then be sure to come up for the annual wine festival in Round Top! Book your room at the ranch and double your pleasure!
Festival Hill Music Institute, voted Best Concert Hall in Texas by Best Rated Reviews.com for Travel, Leisure & Events, is just a short 20 minute country drive away from the B&B. This music venue is top rated in the country and is a very, very special place to visit, hosting concerts year round in a spectacular concert hall. The Festival Hill grounds are not to be missed either as they are surrounded by fabulous gardens and walking paths. They also host the annual Herb Society of America’s Pioneer Units Herbal Forum, a 3 day extravaganza of seminars, good food, workshops, plant & herbal product sales and top notch speakers from the Herbal world!
Murski Homestead offers cooking classes, intimate elopements and romantic ranch lodging. While staying at the ranch some of the many popular attractions that are located near the B&B include:
The Bluebonnet Wine Trail,Antique Rose Emporium, Blue Bell Creameries, The Jersey Barnyard, Firemans park and Antique Carousel, Chappell Hill Lavender Farm, Washington On The Brazos, Barrington Living History Farm, Star of the Republic Museum, Brenham Heritage Museum, Burton Cotton Gin Museum, Historic Brenham Main Street District, Round Top Antiques Fairs, LaBahia Trail, Historic Independence, Old Baylor and Lake Somerville. Many of these can be accessed through direct links on our website!
If you need help in planning your stay after booking your stay with us, we are here for that, too! Just email or call us up!
This eclectic boutique, only a short 5 minutes away from the Bed and Breakfast, offers a little something for everyone. Owner Susan White is what we call a “free spirit” and such a lovely person to be around. Her shop exudes her personality and you are sure to find a thing or two to take home with you to inspire you! Happily located in Historic Downtown Brenham, fancy that! invites you to sit a spell, stroll a bit and enjoy our diverse and inspiring collection of a little bit of everything and a lot of everything else.
fancy that! is a journey for the senses…offering fabulous fashion finds, fine stationery & desk accessories, invitations for every occasion, inspiring and provoking books & music, eclectic home décor, and the most fantastic selection of Merck Family Old World Glass Ornaments south of the North Pole. Fabulous fashion finds featuring Maria de Guadalajara, Oh My Gauze, John Fashion, Sacred Threads, and Matchpoint/LA Fixsun. Complement your wardrobe with trendy jewelry, fancy-schmancy shoes and sandals—all at winning prices that make you think you didn’t read the tag right!!
Come prepared for the unexpected and ready to relax, meander and be fascinated. Enjoy shopping as an adventure, you never know what you might find!
Located just down the road from the B&B, is the Independence Coffee Company, as small family owned company that roasts and sells its’ own brand of coffee! They were featured recently in The Eagle with the following excellent article by Cassie Smith. Be sure to stop in for your own taste and take home a pound or two, when staying in Brenham!
From Brenham, an independent brand of coffee….
BRENHAM — The most popular roast produced by Independence Coffee Co. originated as a joke. Co-owner Ragan Bond said one Christmas he created the company’s darkest, Italian-like roast and dubbed it “Jet Fuel” to give to his pilot friends.
This great article is from the Modern Vintage Times.com After you read this you won’t be able to stay away, so book your room today and make your travel plans in advance!
Nestled between Houston and Austin, Round Top, Texas is a town with a population of 77- no make that 83 given the recent boom. Yet during an antique week held several times a year, those numbers swell into the thousands.
Nellie’s is a clothing store/art gallery not to be missed when shopping Downtown Brenham! It is one of the spots we tell our shopping guests of the B&B not to miss when downtown!
Nellie’s in downtown Brenham offers eclectic-western fashion with a classic twist…
This unique blending of styles is one of the characteristics that makes Nellie’s stand out from the box stores. A creative mix of displays for ladies and home fashions invites clients to customize and combine something new with their own sense of style. While many retail ventures are short-lived, owner LaNell Arndt attributes Nellie’s 15 years of success to hard work, dedicated employees, and not being afraid to change with the times. “Our style has evolved over the years, and that has kept our look fresh.” Arndt, who is also a renowned artist, left a successful career in banking to open the store in 1996. From jewelry and accessories that range from chunky and funky to something more delicate and refined, or even a piece of original art, there is something to satisfy any need for style…
Brenham and the surrounding area towns are home to some of the best antique shopping around, especially twice annually during the famous Round Top Antiques Fairs. Stay with us at the ranch and we will give you all the inside tips on the best stops not to miss! On the hunt for antiques or out just “window shopping”? ….either way, you can spend hours in JR’S Antique shop
Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, Harvest Trail: July 21-22 and July 28-29, 2012
Book a room at the B&B as your launching pad for the Harvest Trail Tour 2012! Touring the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail on the Harvest Trail is your opportunity to celebrate grape harvest and crush in southeast Texas. On the last two weekends in July, the 10 member wineries along the trail will offer a select pairings of two wine tastings and a fabulous food pairing. Plus,
Don’t let July & August slip by without celebrating the grape harvest at two local vineyards. July 21-22 and again on July 28-29, Pleasant Hill Winery offers its annual “Crush for Fun” celebration – your chance to stomp grapes, get purple feet, T-shirt and a photo. The Harvest Grape Stomp at Windy Winery takes place over the same weekends: July 21-22 and July 28-29. Take a hayride to the vineyard, pick grapes, then stomp those grapes and mark your T-shirt with those purple feet. Don’t forget the video camera. Then the first two additional weeks in early August continue the grape harvest and stomp. Stay with us to make it the perfect weekend getaway! In addition to the winery stomps, stop by Saddlehorn Winery and experience their delicious wines…..all three wineries are part of the Bluebonnet Wine Trail.
JANUARY 14 & 15, 2012 with show hours Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 10-4………stay at the ranch for a really great weekend escape! We are just a cool easy drive away….. more info
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