APPLE PIE ONLY $24.95 EACH

Monday, March 4 – We walked around Bandera, TX, today.

Even though the sign says it and it is written on their website, we cannot find out why Bandera is called the Cowboy Capital of the World.

We enjoyed strolling among the stores looking at the items for sale.

If you visit here, don't miss Back in the Saddle Unique Boutique. What a store. It is packed with just about anything a girl would want. An unique is a perfect word to describe this store.

Some other sites you will see in Bandera.

It really doesn't take long to complete a thorough walk-about of Bandera. Not many interesting shops, mostly touristy stuff and antique stores.

We then drove out to Medina, TX, to visit The Apple Store.

We were here in 2010. It is known for amazing hamburgers, baked goods, and their patio cafe. We split a hamburger and soft drink, saving our calories for some delicious apple bakery items. The burger was great.

The Store specializes in apple pies. They are HUGE! Each pie contains 5 pounds of apples, and they sell for $24.94 EACH.

The gal at the oven said they make 25-100 pies each day (weekends are especially busy) and ship them all over the United States.

Needless to say, we did not buy a pie. Instead, we purchased an apple and raisin cookie and two apple turnovers. They were delicious.

Sign for the day is for the ladies out there.

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SCULPTURE PRAYER GARDEN

Saturday, March 2 - Our next stop on Saturday was Kerrville, TX. We really just drove through this town. It's not a touristy town like Bandera and Boerne. We did stop to see the “Coming King” Sculpture Prayer Garden.

"The Coming of the King" bust.

This garden is currently under construction. It is being built by donations without any debt or professional fund raising. Over $2,000,000 has been spent so far and another $3,000,000 worth of monumental Christian sculptures have been donated by three international artists. There is a lot of empty space waiting for someone to donate.

The main attraction is a 77' high steel cross high above I-10 called "The Empty Cross."

"Mary, Mother of Jesus"

"Fisher of Men"

"It Is Finished"

"Divine Servant"

"The Great Commission"

It's a pretty impressive place and will be amazing when it is finally finished. That may be sometime in the future by the looks of things.

Our last stop of the day was the Copper Cactus.

We stopped at this eclectic little artist shop back in 2010 and Paul wanted to stop again to see the collection of Mexican tin work, pottery, collectables, and art work by the husband & wife owners. We were a little disappointed this time. It was a little low on inventory and just didn't seem the exciting stop we remembered.

There is something about roosters in this area.

We did make a couple of purchases. Marsha picked-up a new Mexican pot for her cactus back home in Ohio. Paul got a deal on a metal cowboy sculpture he intends to tuck somewhere in the backyard at home. No one in the neighborhood will have anything like it.

That was it for our first day of touring Hill Country. We have several more sightseeing days planned, so stop back and check out our adventures.

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VINO ANYONE?

Saturday, March 2 – Continuing our Saturday outing, we next stopped at two wineries both in Comfort, Texas. Yes, it is only 11:00 a.m. but we have to start sometime.

Our first stop was The Singing Water Vineyard.

 

The tasting house is a rebuilt 100 year old Hill Country barn. There are three tasting rooms, and they were all full.

Jan was wonderful. The bottle she is holding is called 2010 Freedom. The sale of this wine supports our troops with college scholarship funds for children of veterans.

Their white wines are cold processed in stainless steel tanks for natural fresh flavors and aromas. This is the first time we ever heard of using stainless steel tanks.

The other winery we visited was called Bending Branch Winery. It is an organically focused operation with 13+ acres of vines, comprising 13 varietals, a wine made primarily from a single named grape variety.

 

This is a smaller winery but very nice.

We enjoyed six different wines. Yummy!

We enjoyed the wine sampling in both places and highly recommend them. Marsha purchased two bottles of wine at each place. She's again collecting wine from different areas for a wine tasting party she's planning for this summer.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y'all back real soon. Have a great day!