Sara Goss, Realtor, Houston Bay Area, Texas

Every 1st and 3rd Saturday it is worth your while to get up early and head over to Clear Lake Shores, Texas. Inside the tents set up at 1020 Marina Bay Drive (aka FM 2094), near FM 146/Kemah, you can find fresh, locally grown produce and other local products, foods and services. This farmer's market happens rain or shine, 8 am to 12 noon, year-round.

Available items include jams and preserves, nuts, wines, specialty cookies and other baked goods, crepes on-demand, grass-fed beef/meat, shrimp tacos, olive oil, fresh flowers, organic baby food, indian food, and many other wholesome and delicious items.

There is a knife and tool sharpening service that will fix your implements on-site. Sharp scissors and pruners make chores and yard work a breeze.

Several non-profit organizations are also present including Second Chance Pets.

Come on down, this a fun crowd to be a part of and you can talk to the growers, gardeners and producers one-on-one about their products.

SARA GOSS, REALTOR®
HatmakerGroup.com GMAC Real Estate
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Local Real Estate Agent for your home buying and home selling needs in the greater Galveston/Houston area of Texas. Live well!

Do you find you enjoy local area entertainment mainly when you have out-of-town guests? This year we had a succession of family and friends visit us within a short period of time. Activities were planned, and we wanted to enjoy ourselves along with our guests. We did not want to do the same things for all three groups of visitors. Consequently, a door was opened to new possibilities and we discovered The College of the Mainland's Community Theatre in Texas City, Texas. This venue is easy driving distance to virtually anywhere in the Clear Lake area of Houston, Texas.

THE BIGGEST LI'L THEATRE IN TEXAS!

The stage is the actual ground floor, with seats surrounding the stage on three sides, ascending up to the walls. Actors enter the stage from the two side doors, and also from back stage on the fourth side of the stage. It is a small and intimate theatre, you will find any seat has a good view.

The two productions we have seen were very different but we enjoyed them both. The costumes in Henry V were a combination of contemporary street dress and period costume interpretations, and complemented the ambitious and complicated story telling of the play itself.

We attended The Woman in Black on Halloween, appropriate since it is about a haunting. There were two actors listed in the program, and an apparition who was not mentioned but did appear on occasion. (or did she . . . ?) We became increasingly engrossed with each successive scene, wondering what would happen next. Few props are needed to tell a good story.

The Community Theatre at College of the Mainland presents plays from September to May, during the college school year. The actors are cast from open auditions, and anyone can try out. The high quality of the performances from these volunteer actors I have to assume comes from a love of what they are doing. Professional directors and designers are involved as well as the community actors.

Prices are very reasonable, parking is free, and season subscriptions are available. Next time you have out of town guests and you want to share something new with them give it a try. If not sooner!

College of the Mainland Community Theatre

SARA GOSS, REALTOR®
HatmakerGroup.com GMAC Real Estate
Search Listings: www.har.com/saragoss
Playing the part of Real Estate Agent in your home buying and home selling process in the greater Galveston/Houston area of Texas. Live well!

This Thursday October 15, 2009 is the third annual Art Auction entitled, "Small Works by Great Minds." The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, in Nassau Bay, Texas is hosting the event, to raise money for their non-profit arts center.

Purchase a ticket for $10 and you can participate in this dynamic and potentially fast-paced auction event. Entry gets you catered food, fine music and the opportunity to bid in both the silent and live auctions. Over 100 Bay Area artists have signed up to participate, and when I was there on Saturday there were more than 150 works of art in a tremendous range of media and styles. I expect the number of donated pieces to be even higher.

If you want to preview and possibly bid on silent auction items, stop by Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 to 6. Bidding will remain open until Thursday night, during the Auction event. The live auction is Thursday night exclusively.

Artists are donating at least half the final sales price to the center. Tickets can be purchased in advance, call 281-335-7777. Bring your checkbook as you may have the winning bid on a work of art!

For more information about the auction and programs at TAACCL: Small Works Art Auction

SARA GOSS
REALTOR®, ASP
HatmakerGroup.com GMAC Real Estate
Search Area Listings: www.har.com/saragoss

Assisting home buyers and home sellers throughout the greater Galveston/Houston area of Texas.

This week I went bungalow shopping with some clients new to the Galveston, Texas area. Craftsman details, hardwood floors and vintage tile had all of us excited and eager to see the next one. Then, the downpour started.

Average rainfall here is about 48" per year, but it is never distributed evenly. This precipitation seemed more like the 4" per hour kind. . . Cats and dogs, with some chickens and hogs thrown in.

We finished examining the details of the house and decided to make a run for the car. But, aye-eeee! The rain was ice cold so we huddled instead on the generous covered porch waiting for it to stop. It did not stop! It rained and poured and rained some more. So we examined the lot as best we could, watching its drainage in action.

Decided to make another run for the car. The gutters were full, more than ankle deep - oh dear! While stepping through the water it pulled our flip flops right off! Mine were lightweight foam and starting floating down the raging gutter heading for the storm drain. Run girl run! I grabbed them and ran to the car as my clients were doing the same. We were all drenched.

"Good thing we're waterproof", we laughed.

We viewed all of the listings, talked a little about what comes next in the bungalow-buying-boogie, and then parted ways. My clients went back to cruise the streets around their favorites more closely.

I was chuckling on my drive home about different things that have happened when looking at homes with buyers. It is best to go with the flow, in particular when the flow is a heavy, teeth-chattering downpour!

©2009 Sara Goss All rights reserved

SARA GOSS
REALTOR®, ASP
HatmakerGroup.com GMAC Real Estate
Search Area Listings: www.har.com/saragoss

Helping home buyers find the bungalow of their dreams in the greater Galveston/Houston area of Texas.

You give a child a some paper, paint, a few scraps of wood, and voila!

These are a few examples of the artwork that my students made this summer at the Summer Arts Camp.

The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, Nassau Bay, Texas.
Phone: 281.335.7777

I think I have more fun than the kids do!

SARA GOSS, REALTOR®
HatmakerGroup.com GMAC Real Estate
Search Area Listings: www.har.com/saragoss


Helping home buyers find the home of their dreams in the greater Galveston/Houston area of Texas.
I also represent home sellers who are ready to sell their home.