Peek at the New Visitor Center

How about a sneak peek?

Our new Visitors Center will be opened Dec. 3. 2010!

We are so very proud of all of the hard work to give this historic building such a great face lift.  It is absolutely beautiful.

Open Saturday Nov. 18th inside the Simon Theatre will be  Independence Coffee Co.'s Coffee and Tea Market.

www.IndependenceCoffee.com 

Come on in for your favorite coffee or tea.  Northwest side of the square on Main Street.

You will have to just see it for yourself!

www.visitbrenhamtexas.com 

Antique Rose Emporium Roses at The Brenham House

Here is one of our Antique Rose Emporium Climbers.  

Go out to the The Antique Rose Emporium and walk around and you will surely find a beauty to bring home!

Antique Rose Emporium 

Christmas Stroll 2010

Downtown Brenham Christmas Stroll

Dec. 3 2010

December 3 at 5:30 PM the Girl Scouts Lighting of the Courthouse Tree

6:00PM Sounds of Christmas Lighted Parade 

and following the parade a Movie on the Square- "Polar Express" 

Live Entertainment and strolling carolers!

Shop for goodies at the Farmers Market!

Get in the Christmas Spirit by visiting more that 40 shops and boutiques!

Don't forget the Jingle Bell Stroll on Saturday, December 4!

Make your plans now and book your rooms at 

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Unity Theatre presents

December 1-5,  1 week, 5 shows

Wed.-Sat. 7:30, Sun. 7:30

What a wonderful way to get into the Christmas Spirit!

Make your plans now to book with us at The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast and we will be glad to secure your tickets for you.

www.unitybrenham.org

Family comedy all will enjoy!

This show tickets are adult $15. and student $ 10.

(Tickets On Sale November 1)

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com

1st Annual " McNelly Munster Mingle"

November 13, 2010 LaBahia Turn Verien Dance Hall 

Noon to midnight!

First Annual "McNelly Munster Mingle"

Come and celebrate our history connection to famous Texas Ranger, Leander McNelly.  

Dance to western swing troupe, Back at the Ranch.

Dance $20.00 per person

Click here to read the article on Captain McNelly:

burtonheritagesociety.org 

New Convention Center for Brenham

Brenham will soon have the newly renovated historical

 Simon Theatre opened as their Convention Center and the Chamber will host the Visitors Center in it.

Business Meetings, Wedding receptions, parties, etc.

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com

Holiday Activities in Brenham

What a wonderful time of the year!  It is a time to be thankful, breathe, and enjoy life.  Brenham has a great Holiday Activities planned for you!

Book your room, bring a friend, come and relax, shop in a small town, and experience Round Top Festival Institute!

November 20

Round Top Festival Institute presents the Heart of Texas Chorus

www.FestivalHill.org 

November 20-21

Ellison's Greenhouses Annual Poinsettia Celebration

www.Ellisonsgreenhouses.com

Holiday Home Tour and Trunk Show 

wwwGiddingsStoneMansion.com

November 21

Round Top Festival Institute presents the Musical Splendor of Baroque Dresden

Lunch at the Funky Art Cafe

Funky Art Cafe 

Funky Art Cafe is a great place to stop in for lunch after a hard day of shopping!  

Enter through the Pomegranate on West Alamo Street 

and smell the wonderful coffee smells from the espresso bar.  

Shop as you go through the culinary section full if cookbooks, kitchen gadgets and baking and dinnerware.

At the far end of the Pomegranate you will arrive at 

The Funky Art Cafe!

It is a splendid place for lunch with fresh food, handcrafted soups, sandwiches and salads.

The walls are covered with the most unique and quirky pieces of art to admire while dining in the cafe.
www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

Ellison's Greenhouses presents 20th Annual Poinsettia Celebration

Ellisons Greenhouses

November 20-21st

10-4 P.M.

Ellison's Greenhouses presents their 

20th Annual Poinsettia Celebration

This working nursery will display over 80,000 multi blooming poinsettias ranging from 3-6 feet tall before they are shipped out to all of the other nurseries.

It is an awesome sight.  Bring your camera and dress for pictures around the Christmas tree made of poinsettias.  There will be arts and crafts to buy, food and of course you can purchase your poinsettias for gifts and home decorations.

Santa will come from the North Pole for this great celebration!

www.ThebrenhamHouse.com

Round Top Festival Institute

Round Top Festival Institute

November 20, 2010 Heart of Texas Chorus at 3:00 P.M.

November 21, 2010 Musical Splendor of Baroque Dresden at 

3:00 P. M.

Round Top Festival Institute 

23rd Annual Fall Festival of Roses at Antique Rose Emporium

November 5-7

Antique Rose Emporium presents:

23rd Annual Fall Festival of Roses

9 - 6 PM Daily

Enjoy 3 garden related seminars presented by nationally and internationally known speakers.  All programs are free to the public.

Come on out and walk the glorious paths.

Antique Rose Emporium

Thanksgiving Special 2010

Still trying to figure out what to do, where to go and who is going to cook that big Thanksgiving Meal?

We have one room left for November 25-26th 2010.  

That two night stay includes two elegant 3 course breakfasts, two relaxing nights with us, afternoon refreshments and a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner at 5:00 PM on Thanksgiving Day! 

Call us at 979 251-9947 or book online for your Thanksgiving Special.

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Brenham Grill

Looking for a place to dine in downtown Brenham?

The Brenham Grill has a great menu with quite a variety to choose from.

Located on Commerce Street it is also a great place to eat before going to the theatre.  It is a short walk to Unity Theatre.  Click here to see pictures, hours of operation and menu.

Brenham Grill

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com

Washington County

See what is happening in Washington County!

Check out all of the events, 

festivals, 

places to eat 

and things to do at

www.BrenhamTexas.com

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com

Holiday Home Tour and Trunk Show 2010

November 20-21, 2010

Do all of your Christmas shopping at the Mansion!  Vendors will be showing silver replacements, yard art, estate jewelry, sterling jewelry, and so much more.

Tickets $15.00 to all events over the weekend and gives you access to the Trunk Show, Home Tour, Antiques Fair, and Saturday evening Wine and Cheese Party.

www.GiddingsStoneMansion.com 

Thanksgiving Day 2010

We have one room left for our Thanksgiving Special.  It is our Antique Rose Room.  Book November 25 and 26th and enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner at 5:00 P.M. on Thanksgiving Day as our gift! 

No shopping, prepping, cooking, or dishes!

Just relax and enjoy the holiday!

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

Washington County Wine Trail

Plan a trip to Brenham, Texas and Explore the Washington County Wine Trail!

Washington County has so much to offer.  Start with the wine trail:

Pleasant Hill Winery   www.PleasantHillWinery.com 

Windy Winery   www.WindyWinery.com 

and

Saddlehorn Winery  www.SaddlehornWinery.com 

Each one is unique and the owners are all so nice to meet.  Enjoy tastings or just a glass of wine... and don't forget to get stocked up with your favorites for the holidays!

The Brenham House 

Nancy and Friends Antiques

Nancy and Friends

A group shop..... Located on the grounds of Nancy's Antiques in historic Brenham, Texas.

509 W. Chauncy

Open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

10:00-5:00 P.M.

American furniture, French and English furniture & smalls, Early New England furniture & smalls, Majolica pottery, Wilde Wedz, Dried Flowers, Painted furniture and faux finish furniture.

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Must Be Heaven

Great place to have lunch!  Located on Alamo Street, in downtown Brenham. 

 Deli style sandwiches, salads, quiches and soups.

 Now the good part... they have great pies and Blue Bell Ice Cream!

When was the last time you had an old fashioned float 

with Blue Bell Ice Cream 

and your favorite soda?

Stop on by there!

Must Be Heaven

Mystery Dinner Theater

Looking for something fun to do this Halloween Weekend?

performed by Murder by Chocolate

A crime will be committed during the dinner and everyone attending will be a suspect!  Help solve the mystery and see who dunnit!

Reservations click here:

Pleasant Hill Winery

Unity Theatre presents a reading of Twelve Mighty Orphans by Jim Dent

Monday, November 1, 2010

7:00 P.M.  Free to the public!

Unity Theatre presents "Living Literature" 

series.  Second is a staged reading of sections from

Jim Dent's Twelve Mighty orphans

Unity Theatre 

Take an orphan, the Depression, and mix it with a Texas high school football team and you know you have a winner.  People always pulls for the underdogs.

Come and hear this reading!

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Christmas Open House at Dona Lynn's Unique Gifts

Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010

9:00-7:00 PM

While shopping downtown Brenham, stop on in 

Dona Lynn's Unique Gifts

212 E. Alamo Street

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast 

Saddlehorn Winery

958 FM 1948

Burton, Texas  77835

Tastings, Wine by the Glass, Fanstastic Views, Gift Shop, Wine Club, Tours, and Outdoor Seating.

Friday though Sunday

11:00 am - 6:00 pm 

Saddlehorn Winery 

Count Your Blessings Southern Style

Southern Traditions

Count Your Blessings

Table blessings of thanksgivings are what defines the 

spiritual South.  There is a comfort in the way certain

 phrases are used each time the family gathers 

around the table for a shared meal.

Some blessings offer thanks to God 

and others ask for blessings from God.  Either way, the blessing of food is part of a ritual which connects the family members.  This tradition is then handed down to the next generation.

  There is no right or wrong way to say grace.  Almost everyone has said or heard these words, "Bless this food to the nourishment of our bodies and our bodies to Your service".

This is a time to remember those who have passed on before us,

Give thanks for the food,

for our health, 

for those who prepared the food, 

and for every member of our family.

Amen

Dang Good Pie at The Brenham House

Dang Good Pie!

Today's guests will enjoy a pineapple coconut pie that is titled "Dang Good Pie"!

..... come on by The Brenham House.

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast 

Thanksgiving Special 2010

Thanksgiving Special

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Book two nights and overlap Thanksgiving Day and as a gift to you we will serve you a Thanksgiving Dinner at 5:00 P.M.

No shopping, prepping, cooking or clean up!  Just relax and enjoy the holiday!

Book now!

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast  

Last Call for "Greater Tuna"

Held over for an extra week!

If you did not get a chance to see Unity Theatre's presentation of "Greater Tuna" it is not too late.  Last performance will be 

October 24th.  Give us a call 979 251-9947 and 

we can secure your tickets for you.

Book now!

Unity Theatre 

The Brenham House 

Tin Heart with a Crystal and Tied with a Ribbon

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Thank you!

A gift from Round Top Antique Festival.

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The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast 

Holiday Home Tour and Trunk Show, Brenham

What better way to do a little early shopping and have a great time with your friends.  The homes are always so beautiful and the history is interesting.  Make your plans now.

Nov. 20-21, 2010 

Holiday Home Tour and Trunk Show

Tour Historic Homes decorated for Christmas and shop at the Mansion at the Trunk Show.

Purchase you ticket at the Giddings-Stone Mansion

2203 Century Circle 

Brenham, Texas

Presented by Heritage Society of Washington County

Giddings-Stone Mansion

Looking out my Window

As I look outside my living room window this is what I see.  
This is the duplex across the street from The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast on Clinton Street.

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast 

Fall is in the air.... 

 time to break out the recipes that remind us 

of the Fall Season.  We served this this morning at The Brenham House for dessert. 

This recipe is a great change from your pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving

Pumpkin Surprise

Given to me by a friend from church Debi Meschwitz

1 (15 oz) can pumpkin

3 eggs

1c. sugar

1 (8 oz) can evaporated milk

4 tsp. pumpkin spice

1 yellow cake mix

1/2 c butter, melted

1 1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix together the pumpkin, eggs, sugar, milk, and spices.  Pour into a greased 9x13 baking dish.  Sprinkle the cake mix evenly over the pumpkin mixture.  Drizzle the melted butter ad sprinkle with the pecans.  Bake for one hour.  

I make a homemade caramel sauce to serve with it.

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Drive on over to The Brenham House for a Great Stay

Drive on over to The Brenham House

 Bed and Breakfast for a Great Stay!

705 Clinton Street

Brenham, Texas

The Brenham House 

China Cabinet in The Brenham House

This is the lovely china cabinet that was built in our dining room, 

at The Brenham House.  
Originally there was a double sided fireplace that faced the dining room and the kitchen.  After the great invention of gas heating, came about, it was installed in the house and both fireplaces, in the home, were closed off.  Beautiful china cabinets were built in their place.

At that time if you had gas in your house you had arrived!

Now, everyone wants fireplaces!

The Brenham House

Halloween at The Brenham House

Halloween at The Brenham House...

Come see what is fresh baked on the buffet at 

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast!

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The Antique Rose Emporium

It is a beautiful day to go out and explore 

The Antique Rose Emporium!  

Buy something to plant or get ideas for grouping for your gardens.  The people there are very knowledgeable and can answer any questions you might have.  Check out their website by clicking here:

The Antique Rose Emporium 

So Many Miles of Shopping!

A plan of attack is important during Round Top Antique Festival.  There are miles and miles of shopping.

1.  Groups need to wear bright clothing so they can be spotted from the crowd

2.  Walking shoes

3.  Comfortable clothing for the trip

4.  Hat and sunglasses

5.  Drive in a vehicle that can accommodate the items you find

6.  Cell phones need to be charged

7.  Lots of cash ( some vendors don't take credit cards)

8.  Might make a better deal if they don't have to pay for running the credit card.  Some fees are high and you might just get that off the cost with cash.

9.  Always ask what their best price is.

10.  Carry water with you and scout places to eat ahead of time and don't wait to try t eat at the prime times.  Go early or later.

11.  Pull carts can come in handy for smalls that you pick up along the way!

BOOK EARLY FOR THE BEST ROOMS!

   The Brenham house Bed and Breakfast 

Happy Halloween from Brenham

Out running errands around town today 

... had to stop and snap a picture!  

The head of this very large black cat moves back and forth.  Just wanted to get everyone in the Halloween Spirit!

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast 

Book now for the Scarecrow Festival

October 9-10, 2010

Book now for the 34th Annual Chappell Hill

Scarecrow Festival.

        

Saturday 10-6 P.M.

Sunday 12-5 P.M.

Stay with us at The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast