121 Maifest and Country Flavors Combined- May 6-7, 2011

Mother's Day Weekend! May 6-7, 2011

10:30 A.M. -Midnight both days

Two full Days of Fun and Food and Blue Bell Ice Cream!

*There has been a change this year... 

Country Flavors  and 121st Maifest will be combined for one action packed weekend!

Parade, Arts and Craft Booths, 

All you can eat Blue Bell Ice Cream, 

Food Booths, Biergarten and Wine Booths, 

Authentic German Meal, 

German Music and Dancing, 

Cook off and Home Brew Beer Contest.

It all will be held at Fireman's Park this year and there will be trollies to take people from downtown and the Brenham High School to and from the park so parking will not be an issue!

Mark this on your calendar, now!

Unity Theatre presents, Charley's Aunt

March 31-April 17, 2011

3 weeks, 12 shows

Before Mrs. Doubtfire or Tootsie, there was Charley's Aunt.  

For over a century, people have been laughing at this rollicking comedy.

Curtain times: 

 Thurs. 7:30 P.M.

Friday-Sat. 8:00 P.M.

Sunday 4:00 P.M.

Plan now to see this great show.  We will be glad to secure your tickets for you. 979 241-9947 or go to their website:www.UnityBrenham.org 

This Weekend!

So much to do this weekend!

Shop the large number of shops in Downtown Brenham!

Check out the Heritage Museum!

Enjoy the beautiful weather and check out The Antique Rose Emporium and Ellison's Greenhouses

Pick up your favorite wine at one of our three wineries and bring it back to The Brenham House and enjoy it in one of our outdoor seating areas .

Windy Winery is serving King Ranch Chicken Casserole 

and your favorite Windy Wine for $15.00

Saturday March 12, 3-6 P.M. and music by Mike Gallo

Festival Hill Guitar Festival

in Round Top at 1:30, 4:00, and 8:00P.M.


Dine at Volare's Italian Restaurant
Brenham Grill
Longhorn Saloon
Sugar Daddy's
The Cannery Kitchen
Celito Lindo's


And coming soon to Washington County!

Spring Round Top Antique Festival 2011

Are you ready for miles and miles of treasure hunting?

There is something for everyone at the Round Top Antique Festival.

Just a short drive from Brenham is the Round Top population 77!

Bring your walking shoes and comfortable clothes.  Shop early for best selection and prices.

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

Sign of Spring!

Signs of Spring are here! 

 Glorious days to work in the yard and 

then sit back, with a cup of coffee, and enjoy all of the beauty.

The tulips are beginning to come up and the iris are starting to bloom.  The camellias are still going strong.  It is as if the alarm went off and everything is coming to life. 

Need to get away, come to Brenham, Texas.  We are halfway between Houston and Austin.    

What are you doing for Spring Break?

Welcome to The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast

for Spring Break!

We still have rooms available.  Don't wait, book now!

Here are a few suggestions:

Tour the Blue Bell Creamery,

 Check out the wineries:  Pleasant Hill, Saddlehorn, Windy Winery, 

Shop the many antique shops in historic downtown Brenham, 

Antique Rose Emporium, 

Ellison's Greenhouses, 

Brenham Heritage Museum, 

Schedule some time for Thyme Day Spa, located at the end our our street,

Grab a coffee or specialty tea at the Independence Coffee Company next to the Visitor's Center, 

dine at one of our wonderful restaurants!

This might just get you started !

Set Your Dining Table

These are the orchids on the dining table!

Take the time to set your table 

and add a simple flower arrangement 

or single flower, 

and it will add such a special touch.

Come stay with us at The Brenham House and you will be served a special breakfast to set before the King!

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

What's new at The Brenham House

The fence we have been working on for our outside seating area!
  
Diane asked, "What part did Jimmy paint"?  haha

He measured, sawed, dug post holes, nailed boards, & secured the boards with screws.

... I stained the boards, drew the design, painted, and carried a lot of wood to the back of the house!

Come and relax at The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast!

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

Texas Independence Day Celebration 2011

This Weekend!

Celebrating 175 years of Texas History

Come on out, it will be a very festive event.

Read on down the page to get all of the times or click on this link for more information.

www.BirthPlaceofTexas.com 

Unity Theatre presents Charley's Aunt

Unity Theatre March 31- April 3, 2011

Presents

"Charley's Aunt"

For over 100 years, audiences have been laughing at "Charley's Aunt".  By George, it's splendid!

300 Church Street, Brenham, Texas

Thurs. 7:30 P.M., 

Fri. & Sat. 8:00 P.M., 

Sun. 4:00 P.M.

www.UnityBrenham.org 

Where are you going for Spring Break?

Spring Break!  

We are already securing bookings for Spring Break.

Get your friends together or that special someone and head out to Brenham.

There is so much to do and see.

Stay with us at The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast.

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

Valentine's Wish

Valentine's Wish

My wish for you this Valentine's Day is simple.

I wish you much friendship and love.

I wish for you great health and fun times.

And then there is chocolate!  Chocolate should be eaten sparingly on just such occasions as Valentine's Day!

Love and give back kindness and joy to the world!

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com

We Will Be in the Kitchen!

We will be in the kitchen tomorrow getting ready for all of our guests!

Baking cookies and cupcakes, prepping breakfast for all of our Valentine's coming, for the Weekend!

We will be arranging flowers for each of the rooms.

Making sure there is bottled water in the rooms and chocolates at the bedsides.

All of the names will be written on the Welcome Board and the breakfast menu will be posted in the hallway, by the kitchen for everyone to see in anticipation of the next morning!

See you tomorrow at

 The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast!

Valentine Dinner at Volare Italian Restaurant

For that special dinner

 may we suggests Volare Italian Restaurant

Great food and ambiance!

It is just blocks away from the Brenham House Bed and Breakfast.

www.volareitalianrestaurant.com 

We will be glad to make your reservations for you!

175 Anniversary of the Signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence

We still have a few rooms available at The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast!

There will be so many events going on for this Texas Celebration!

Feb. 26-27, 2011 at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Park.

10-5:00 P.M. each day

Costume re-enactors and members of the Texas Army, along withskilled craftsmen and talented musicians, statesmen of the era, such as Sam Houston, Stephen f. Austin, and Anson Jones, will be on hand to explain to visitors the importance of Texas Independence 

Texian Army day to day life interpretations,

Anson Jones' kitchen in use,

Lott's Tavern reenactment,

Small arms and artillery firing demonstration,

Historic crafts demonstrations, craft vendors,

Musicians,

Recreation of key moments that occurred during the Independence Convention,

Sunday, U. S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, a direct decendant of the Texa Declaration of Independence signer charles Taylor, will be the keynote speaker.

Fighting Texas Aggie Band

Tom and Jane Bullock

Sam Houston IV

 and descendants of the 59 signers

The reading of the Texas Declaration Of Independence by charles and Fanny Normann.

A Texas sized Birthday Cake will be served! 

you won't want to miss this great historic celebration!

www.birthplaceoftexas.com 

13th Annual International Macsabal Woodfire Workshop 2011

Feb. 15-22, 2011

Local potter Doug Peck is hosting 8 internationally known South Korean potters for the 

13th annual International Macsabal Woodfire Workshop 2011.

This is a unique opportunity 

for the public to view the work of internationally know potters as well as watch demonstrations of pottery being produced

 and fired in a hugh outdoor woodfire kiln.  

It has taken Doug most of 2010 to construct the large woodfire kiln on his property, at the edge of Brenham.

Feb. 16 Kiln lighting ceremony 6-8 p.m.

Feb. 16-18 Demonstrations of throwing pottery 10-3 p.m.

Feb. 16-20 firing of the kiln 10-3 p.m.

Feb. 18 Meet the Artist Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.

Feb. 19 Pottery exhibition

All events open to the public and are free.

For more information:www.RenewArtStudio.com 

The Brenham House Bed And Breakfast Slideshow

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast

Slideshow

Click here:
The Brenham House Bed And Breakfast Slideshow: "TripAdvisor™ TripWow ★ The Brenham House Bed And Breakfast Slideshow ★ to Brenham by James and Susan Lopez. Stunning free travel slideshows on TripAdvisor"

hope you enjoyed it!

Wine and Chocolate Trail Feb 5-6 and 12-13, 2011

What a great idea for Valentine's Weekend!

Feb. 5-6 & 11-12, 2011

Your trail ticket will allow you to sample two wine tastings paired with wonderful chocolate delicacies at each participating winery along the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail.

single ticket is priced at $25.00, or save 10% when purchasing ticket for two-  $45.00.

There are 3 wineries in Washington County:

Pleasant Hill Winery:  Collina Rossa and a Chocolate Harmony brownie with a port chocolate glaze, paired with Tawny Rosso Forte

Saddlehorn Winery:  Chardonnay and Barn Red wines paired with a White Chocolate Champagne Truffle

Windy Winery:  Merlot and delicious Chocolate Cobbler paired with Tejas Port

Tickets must be purchased online:

www.TexasBluebonnetWineTrail.com 

Windy Winery

www.WindyWinery.com 

Feb. 5, 2011  

Saturday 3-5 p.m.

Mike Gallo performing light rock and blues, so come on out!

Serving baked potatoes with chili on top $5.00

Wine by the glass $5.00

What a great Happy Hour with friends!

.... Don't forget to by wine for your Super Bowl Parties!

Fresh Apple Spice Cake at The Brenham House

Fresh Apple Spice Cake

                                1 c. vegetable oil                                     1 tsp. nutmeg

                                2 c. sugar                                                1 tsp. vanilla

                                3 eggs                                                     1 c. pecans, chopped  

                                3 c. flour                                                 3 c. green apples, peeled and finely chopped 

                                1 tsp. baking soda

                                1/4 tsp. salt

                                1 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 10 inch tube pan.  

Combine oil and sugar; beat well.  Add eggs one at a time, beating well.  Combine flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and fresh nutmeg in another bowl and then add in slowly while mixing.  Add vanilla, pecans, and apples.  The batter will be very thick, because the apples will add liquid as they are baked.

Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour.

Glaze:  1/2 c. sugar, 1/4 c. buttermilk, 1/4 tsp. baking soda, 2 T. butter, and 1- 1/2 tsp. vanilla. 

Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.  Boil for 4 minutes stirring occasionally.  

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com   

                              

11th Annual Texian Rally

Check out all of the great events:

www.TexasIndependenceTrail.com

Explore the History of Texas!

11th Annual Texian Rally

and all of the things to do in the Lone Star State!

Valentine Gift for Your Sweetheart!

Great Valentine Gift for your Sweetheart! 

 Call us and we will be glad to secure your tickets for you.

Stay two nights with us on Valentine's Weekend and 

we will have Chocolate Strawberries waiting

 as our gift to you!

www.UnityBrenham.org 

Quilt Exhibit Winedale Historical Complex

February 14-27, 2011

Quilt Exhibit Winedale Historical Complex

19th-20th Century Floral Quilts 

from the Winedale Quilt Collection

Winedale Historic Complex, NE of Round Top

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

Cajun Shrimp Boil and Wine Tasting at Windy Winery

Cajun Shrimp Boil, Wine Tasting and Live Music

at Windy Winery

4232 Clover Road

Brenham, Texas

Jan. 29, 2011

3-5:30

$15. per person and wind sold by glass or bottle

for more information click here

www.WindyWinery.com 

Find your Valentine Gift gift at Peter Emerson's Silver Shop

Peter Emerson Silversmith

You need a gift for Valentine's Day?

205 E. Main Street
Downtown Brenham
Wonderful silver recreations Peter Emerson's interpretations 
of his travels throughout the south.
Wed. - Fri. 10:30-5:00
Sat. 10:30-2:30
Or
order online
www.pesilversmith.com 

Wine Down at Pleasant Hill Winery

Pleasant Hill Winery

Jan. 29, 2011    2-6 P.M.

Wine down with Music & Wine Tasting!

Music by Allison Crowson Collins on the keyboard

Cheeseboards and wine available!

www.pleasanthillwinery.com 

Brenham House Sugar Cookies

I have emailed this recipe out to many of my guests recently so here it is:

I use an old fashioned vanilla cookie dough.   I don't like to use food color, so I use a butter frosting, with almond extract and fresh strawberries for color and taste.

Brenham House Sugar Cookie

4 c. flour, 1 tsp. baking powder (aluminum free), 1/4 tsp. sea salt, 1 c. butter, 1- 1/2 c. sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp. vanilla

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Sift flour, soda, & salt together and set aside.  Cream butter & sugar until fluffy.  Add eggs & vanilla beating thoroughly.  Stir in the dry ingredients slowly.  Chill dough in refrigerator.

Roll out dough 1/4 inches thick and cut out cookies with a cutter.  Place on a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Bake for 10-12 minutes of until done.

Fresh Strawberry Butter Icing

2 T. butter, softened, 4 c. powdered sugar, 3 T. half & half, 1 tsp. almond extract, about 2 large 

strawberries cut up very small dice.

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Mix the butter and sugar together and then add the strawberries to see how moist they are and how pink your icing turns.  Add the cream, and extract accordingly.

I make these cookies throughout the year.

 During this Valentine season I make them

 in the shape of hearts,

 and everyone seems to really enjoy them!

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

Winter Camellias at The Brenham House

Looking out the dining room window at The Brenham House.  

You can help but feel happy.

Camellias make us smile in the winter when most of the plants are sleeping, waiting for the spring. Camellias are as southern as pecan pie!

I smile because I remember spending time with my grandfather who loved Camellias.  He grafted Camellias and showed them at the 

Beaumont Garden Club.

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

Brenham Heritage Museum is a Must See!

www.brenhamheritagemuseum.org

In downtown Brenham, Texas 

there is a lovely heritage museum in the old post office building.  Loaded with history and just waiting for you to discover it!

Located on Market Street, and beside the building is the Fireman's Museum.

Maybe you have seen it and just never went inside.

Make sure you tour it, it is always fun to learn or refresh your knowledge!

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com

Wonderful Pottery Demonstrations from South Koreans

Potters

.... Just a short blip to let you know!

Doug Peck has been working on a wood fired kiln that is 34 feet long and is expected to produce temperatures of 2,400 degrees.

Peck will be hosting 8 South Korean potters

February 15-25, 2011

demonstrating work at

Blinn College,

and Renew Art Gallery

Read more from www.brenhambanner.com 

Guests staying at The Brenham House make this part of your itinerary!

History of The Brenham House at 705 Clinton Street

This is the cornerstone of the first Lutheran Church of Brenham.

German was spoken in the services until the 1900's.

It was located in the 700 block of Clinton Street.

Destroyed during the Great storm of 1900 that hit Galveston, Texas.

Rebuilt on the same foundation, but 5 years later the church relocated to Third Street and is now St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Brenham, Texas.

The Brenham House was built in the 1920's on the same foundation in the same cruciform shape, only it was now a home.  The land was subdivided and the old church became 705 Clinton Street.

In 1989 the home was DBA- The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast.

www.thebrenhamhouse.com

Valentine Brunch

Valentine's Weekend in Brenham, Texas

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast will present...

At the civilized hour of nine,

 in the morning, a three course breakfast 

will be served to you. 

Linens, fine china, crystal and silver make for an elegant table setting.

A Glorious Breakfast to Set Before the King!

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

Happy Valentine's Weekend!

Green Peck's The Round Top Collection

The Round Top Collection's 

Valentine's and St. Patrick's Day merchandise.

at

Green Peck's 

311 N. Live Oak

Round Top, Texas

Open Thurs.-Sat. 10-6 P.M.

or call 979 249-3972

Check out their website, click here www.greenpeck.com 

Left Overs Antiques Mercantile

January 15-16 Going to Left Overs Antiques is a must!

If you are in Brenham that weekend it is 

Customer Appreciation Weekend 

and there is a great sale of 20% off entire store.

Gorgeous items just waiting for you!

Get a preview by clicking on this link:

www.LeftOversAntiques.net