We went to a Marachi mass

at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valley. The shrine averages about 20,000 people per weekend, and has 11 services. The one we attended happened to be Spanish, but the music was outstanding. You can see some of the band in this picture. When they played those trumpets inside this stone room, it was gorgeous.

Tex-Mex Leftovers

February 28th 2010
(RVICS Village; Smithville, TX) Bob and I left Mission Wednesday morning to head to Smithville for the RVICS board meeting; Bob is a board member. I have a few random thoughts concerning our stay in “the Valley” which is how everyone terms that area…really it’s Texaco, meaning the area that is so integrated with both countries that neither country dominates! (I made that up.) But it ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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