Fresh From the Farm Blog

Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras have come, have been celebrated, and are done. Now, in the state of Texas, we will be celebrating Texas independence commemorating the Texans’ victory over Mexico in 1836. On March 2, 1836, Texas formally declared its independence from a corrupt Mexican dictatorship as a battle was ongoing in San Antonio. There, 189 brave souls, Anglos and Tejanos, were standing against the Mexican army under General Santa Anna at the siege of the Alamo. For 13 days the Texans held firm until the morning of March 6, when the Mexican army charged and overwhelmed the defenders....

Valentine’s Day has passed and now it’s time for Mardi Gras! Wow, is this year flying by or what? Around here we spread a bit of Valentine cheer to all of our Fredericksburg Farms staff with chocolates, cute little goodie bags, and funny valentine cards. Our oldest granddaughter was working hard on her valentine cards Monday, which was a school holiday here. She asked what we did when we were in school to celebrate Valentine’s Day. My husband and I  both remembered class parties and the card exchange…kids went around the room placing valentine cards into homemade, decorated boxes brought...

Today some of our Fredericksburg Farms crew are headed to San Antonio to set up a booth at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention. Music educators from all over the state come together once a year and we hope to interest some band, orchestra and choir directors in our Fredericksburg Farms Fundraising program. All three of our now-grown children were band members and I am well acquainted with the amount of fundraising required to keep the band traveling and marching. Some of my most fond memories are of traveling to band events as a band mom chaperone, making last...

It was 77 degrees Sunday afternoon when we attended our 2-year-old granddaughter’s backyard birthday party in San Antonio. By the time we passed through Sisterdale on our way back home, the temp had dropped to 51 and it hasn’t been warm since. Here at Fredericksburg Farms, we worked on Monday on what was just another cold day until some freezing stuff began to fall from the sky. Tuesday morning saw our roads and walks turned into ice rinks and all employees were called and told to stay home as we cancelled work…so no candles being poured, no freshies, soaps, or...

Fast cars with swoopy designs and bright shiny colors…all raced down the special track by the kids that built them. We spent Saturday morning at the “Pinewood Derby” sponsored by our grandsons’ Cub Scout pack. We watched hopeful racers place their cars on the track behind the starting block with eager faces. Once the starting board dropped, gravity ruled the day. Which car would have just exactly the right combination of weight, body design and aerodynamics to cross the finish line first? Much effort went into making the day a success and a little luck didn’t hurt either. I was...