My husband came to spend the night with me the evening of Day 8, with plans on Day 9 to get on the farm tractor and mow the vineyard. It was 86 degrees on Tuesday but by Wednesday morning it was 42 and raining, so no mowing. His plans thwarted, he was restless inside the little house I was staying in, although I was quite content to spend the rainy day finishing the new Dan Brown book- "Origin", he wanted to go somewhere, so we drove to San Saba, TX. We took the scenic route there so it took us 2 1/2 hours, but on the way back we took the most direct route which was 1 1/2 hours. The scenic route would have been much prettier had it not been raining, but maybe we will do it on the motorcycle one day. We stopped at Wedding Oak Winery in downtown San Saba and while I tasted their reds, Jim went back to talk to their winemaker, Penny Adams, whom we have known for 25+ years. Her boys used to come ride my horses when we lived in Stonewall, and she was a big help to my husband when he was first starting the vineyard out at Becker Vineyards back in 1993. Wedding Oak's reds were all quite pleasant, approachable, fruit forward and easy drinking. The tasting room representative was attentive and knowledgeable about the wines, which was a pleasant surprise. It really is hard to find good customer service these days! I bought a bottle of their Tempranillo Reserve although I did not get a chance to taste it. I may save it for when I visit my friends in Grapevine and do a Tempranillo comparison with Bingham Tempranillo. Wedding Oak also has a location in Fredericksburg, TX at Wildseed Farms, the largest wild seed farm in the United States. For more information on Wedding Oak Winery check out their website- https://weddingoakwinery.com/. My husband and I then walked a couple of doors down from Wedding Oak Winery and visited Old Man Scarey Cellars. We were greeted by a little black dog as we came through the door, which is always nice. I tasted 4 of the reds and their Texas Viognier, which I bought a bottle of. Again, nice easy, comfortable reds and not asking an arm and leg for them which to me has become a little bit of problem with some of the Texas wineries. The Viognier was light, with aromas and tastes of stone fruit. For more information on Old Man Scarey Cellars, visit their website at- https://oldmanscarycellars.com/ I wouldn't mind going back to San Saba to wander around, on a better weather day, it looked like there were some really cute shops there. http://www.sansabatexas.com/. When we got back to Blanco, my husband cooked some steaks for us. We really can't cook steaks at the apartment and when we moved from our house to an apartment, we had given our son the propane grill. The steaks were so good. It was a good day.
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| Wedding Oak |
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| Old Man Scary Cellars |
Day 10- This is my last day here, as the kid's plane gets in around midnight, so I will be picking them up and taking them to their car which has been at my place while they were gone. The dogs and I are having a sort of lazy day, I vacuumed and mopped, washed sheets and blankets and packed all my stuff to take back to my place. I have really enjoyed my time out here in Blanco. Living is a little bit easier out here, time doesn't mean much, except to get the chickens and ducks in the coop by dark. I am happy to be going home and I know my husband and cat will be happy too, but I will miss the quietness, the feeling of, "I don't have to rush because there is nothing really I have to do", I did get 3 books read, saw some beautiful sunsets, moons and stars, got lots of loving from two dogs, had fresh eggs every morning (so much better than store eggs) and enjoyed my coffee on the back porch watching the deer run across the pasture. I do look forward to the day when I have a little farm again and can enjoy these things daily, but for now, I am grateful I had the chance to experience them now.
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| Phoenix & Sadie |
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