Mary Jo Schaffer, Bandera Texas Real Estate, Broker- Sweetheart Realty

It seem as though winter is longer this year- maybe because the phone hasn't been ringing with people wanting to make the Texas Hill Country their home.  The weather people say it's because of La Nina or La Nino, I'm not sure which, but it has been consistantly cold here.  And that affects the ph...

February is upon us, a wonderful time of year for most of us.  The grey skies of January make way for the delightful sunshine and hope of February, with Spring not far behind. Valentines Day, the day of love, brings out the best in friend and foe alike, not just by giving cards and flowers, butr ...

Today is my mother's 89th birthday, a fantastic achievement to say the least!  She has been illness free all this time, just plugging away as she does, talking all the time, asking questions, giving her opinion, just like she did when I was a wee lass.   I would very much like to take the trip to...

As Thanksgiving approaches, I am sitting here thinking about all the things that I have to be thankful for this year. As a real estate broker, I am very thankful that I am still in business.  Even in our small community, I know of other realtors that have had to seek employment elsewhere in order...

As I grow older, it seems as though the years just fly by- it wasn't really a whole year ago that we were planning on attending the Chamber of Commerce's biggest fundraiser of the year, Hunters Bar b que. Where did all the time go?  I was so involved in doing those things that produce business th...

My how time flies! Another year has come and gone, but wait, you still have time to make it to Bandera, Texas for our annual "Celebrate Bandera" spectacular. Events have already kicked off at Mansfield Park with the Circle of Life Powwow and the Cowboy Mounted Shooters this evening at 7PM. A don'...

The Bandera Honors Veterans Committee is geared up to hold its 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration this Saturday, November 8th starting at 9:30AM with the flag raising ceremony at the Bandera County Courthouse.  The Committee will honor local veterans as well as local elected officials after the ...

It's hard to believe another year has passed, and it's time again for Hunter's Bar B Que.  This years big event is this Friday, October 31- Halloween to those of us trick or treaters. This is the event that kicks off the deer hunting season in South Texas, and locals and visitors from far and wid...

The Medina Lake Annual Cajun Festival has always had a special place in my heart. Fifteen years ago, my future husband and I had our first date at the Cajun Festival.  I had also just moved to Lakehills with my 2 children and had never attended the event before that day.  I got all dressed up in ...

Another Labor Day weekend is upon us, time to head to Bandera Texas where the cowboy never dies- time again for another "Celebrate Bandera" extravaganza.  I don't mean a small get together, I mean mega celebration, The Bandera County Chamber of Commerce, The Convention and Vistors Bureau, the Ban...