Category: April 2018

Corks ‘n Caps celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

  Carol Jankowski On Saturday, March 10 the Robson Ranch Corks n’ Caps (wine and beer) Club met at Ralph and Carol O’Jankowski’s home for an Irish-inspired event. The club guests brought a ‘green’ labeled wine to compete in a tasting challenge and an Irish or green appetizer or dessert to round out the night!…

Pastor’s Corner

  Jim Mann In February, Vice President Mike Pence was mocked in the media because he said God talked to him. Talking to God was okay, but God talking back constituted mental illness. Does God speak to us? And if so, how? God speaking is the inaugural act of the universe: “And God said, let…

Painting Party (at home) with Shay

  Angie Gay You are never too old to learn something new. Just ask all the budding Picassos at our recent painting party with Shay. (Shay is one of the wonderful servers at the Wildhorse Grill.) The only painting experience most of us had was painting our living room walls! However, under the easy instructions…

Resident musician

  Bruce Chidester Steve has played percussion since he was drum captain for the marching band in Tyler, TX in 1962. He didn’t play for 20 years after he sold his drums and bought an engagement ring. In 1983, while working in Ponca City, OK for Conoco, Steve was asked to revisit his percussion skills…

And when the fishing is done…

  Scott Baker Over the course of three days in January, members of the Robson Ranch Fishing Club traversed the waterways of the Laguna Madre in Rockport, Texas with professional guides and brought home hundreds of pounds of succulent red and black drum filets ready for cooking. And cooking they did at the home of…

Photography Club news

  Mary Ornberg Mark your calendar for May 21. Ron and Sharlott Hasty will be our guest speakers at our general photography club meeting. They will discuss how to make your photographs more interesting, fun and exciting by adding motion and emotion. Ron and Sharlott are award-winning photographers who have traveled the world photographing wildlife,…

Designing With Carol

  Character in any room Each one of your rooms should be a reflection of you and your lifestyle. At the same time, each room should have its own character, interest and function. Let’s start in the bedroom. The bed is generally the center point of the room. Dress it with linens that bring out…

The UGGs on St. Patty’s Day

  The UGGs, also known as the Upper Gardenia Gang, had a fun celebration for St. Pat on the Ides of March 15, at the home of Bill and Theresa Peoples. There was Guinness Irish beef stew, with mashed potatoes, soda bread and Irish butter. Also served were Reuben dip and Reuben croissants and other…