Sunday--Time To Go Home

The weekends are always too short!  There is never enough Saturday and Sunday hours--oh, sad!
But, we'll come another weekend or maybe even a week.

Before we head back to Interstate 10 and drive East, let me tell you about a few more of our favorite wineries to visit in Hill Country.  There is this story about a French Winemaker who settled in Texas and he makes absolutely the best French style wines around and that is Ben Calais.  His Wine Cave--yes, you read right--wine cave is only open on weekends and by appointment.

This is a special place to visit on special occasions and we took the time to make that

appointment and sipped some great reds and whites.  Make it a point to stop here on your next trip--you won't be disappointed!

Yesterday I said there were over 50 wineries in Hill Country and here is a list:

But, if you travel any part of Texas you'll find over 275 wineries throughout the regions!

So much wine--so little time!

See you back on the home front tomorrow!

Hill Country Wineries

If you like good wine and great friendships, Texas Hill Country is the place to visit!

There are now over 50 wineries in Hill Country!  Yes, over 50!  you could spend many a

weekend visiting several wineries around the area and not be at the same one more than once.  Plus there are more in the works--This

is better than Napa Valley because it's in Texas!

We have made an appointment with Kuhlman, one of our club memberships, to sample 

small bites with their wine selections--always yummy!  And the food pairings change with the seasons. You will always find a delicious wine at Kuhlman, styled by their French winemaker.

Okay, the day is young, where to venture next?  So many choices--think we'll drop in on our friends at Lost Draw Winery, located behind HEB grocery in Fredericksburg.  Here you will find

knowledgeable pourers and you might even have a chance to visit with Troy or David.

We have visited with their vineyard owner in Brownwood--West Texas fields!

The day has only so many hours and we can't drink that much as we travel the 290 corridor so

why not take a shuttle?  Perfect way to relax and enjoy the scenery and various wineries.

Another favorite is Becker Winery, which has a wide variety of good wines, a lavender shop

and 46 acres of pure joy!  Here you can listen to music with a picnic and that bottle of wine,

have a luncheon at special events or just kick back and enjoy the breeze.

As most of these wineries offer music on weekends, it's a difficult task to decide which one to attend.

Tomorrow we'll visit a couple more before we head back to our routine life.

HI HO! It's Off To Visit Hill Country!

It's a day trip but we are taking three days to taste our way through some fabulous wineries located in and around Fredericksburg, TX.  WHAT?  You've never been there!  I'm shocked!  It's a great location to kick back and enjoy some good Texas wines.  We have rented a two bedroom, 2 bath house from Absolute Charm, but there are plenty of other accommodations to suit your needs.

We're staying in the Creek Street Retreat!  When it was just two of us, we stayed in the 

back unit.  We have a full kitchen, but why bother to cook though when you receive breakfast

coupons for local restaurants.  We are only two blocks from Main Street, where

all the action takes place.

Last night on our way into Fredericksburg, we visited William Chris, Hye, TX, on East 290 

We are Hye Society members of this winery, so it's a pop in to see what's new--

take a glass and sit under the large oak trees and enjoy the breeze, birds whistling their

tunes, and good wine! 

We had dinner at the Crossroads Saloon, just a short walk from our little bungalow.

Since it's Thursday night we enjoyed their $20 specials plus 1/2 price on a bottle of wine!

This is the perfect way to begin our adventure in Fredericksburg! 

We are spending our morning with our builder--yes, we are going to build a house

in Hill Country--more on that as we progress!

Scrappy Hat Along

I'm sorry that I was traveling during this scrap along with Woolly Wormhead. 

But, it's not too late to go back and begin now.

She has a detailed step by step way to use your scrap yarns; in fact,

the hat looks better if you do use different yarns.

The above photo is of the finished hat--

~Sign~  Guess I can't participate in every knit along,

but it sure would be fun!

can I be a clone??

Oh No! It's Wednesday AGAIN!!

It's okay--I'm going to try my hand at another one of Erica Jackofsky's design, Fiddle Knits

It's the final design in the Elements collection

This is not my work!  I hope to achieve this with my yarn.

And now, I wish I had some of that gradient yarn everyone is talking about!!

Off to knit this creative design clue one!

Fun In October!

It's that time again!  I'm was so excited to receive this notice about Taos Wool Market!  It has been one my favorite places to attend for workshops and other activities.

It is the BEST time to visit Taos!  Cool weather!  Great workshops!

Great instructors!  Great Shopping!

This year will feature Franklin Habit!  What could be better??

Knitting & Crocheting Workshops Spinning & Weaving Workshops Dyeing & Felting Workshops Make N Take Workshops

Special Presentation Friday Night Kickoff 7-8:30 Franklin Habit B IS FOR PURL

Mordants??

Are you a dyer?  Either Chemical or Natural dyer?  There was a great blog post about using mordants in the dye baths recently and I thought this answered many a question about how these chemical mordants assist in dyeing.

For years, I used chrome in my natural dyeing baths--it gave such sharp colors

to some plants--it was only necessary to use a very small amount.

But, after much research, I safely discarded my chrome products.

Iron--well, why not use an old iron pot or skillet while dyeing?  That's what

I use now--no need to have the mordant on hand

Copper--I used a old copper pipe--

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