An Afternoon in Gruene, Texas

Our good friends, Don and Donna, arrived here on December 10th for a few days, and it was great visiting with them and catching up with what they’ve been doing the last year or so.  One of the things they wanted to do while here was to take a trip to Gruene, TX and have a meal at The Gristmill Restaurant.  So we decided to have a late lunch/early dinner on Monday while they were visiting and headed east to Gruene.

The lighting was not too good, but our waitress took a photo of the four of us at our table.

As we left the restaurant, I took this photo of their Christmas tree.  Every year The Gristmill has their Christmas tree hanging upside down from the ceiling.  Very unique!

Before heading home, we walked around the Gruene Hall next the The Gristmill.  It’s one of Texas’s oldest dance halls and where George Strait got his start.

 

Looking into the dance hall toward the stage.

In the dance hall looking toward the bar.

Don and Donna headed for Bastrop on December 14th and that left us on our own temporarily.  Safe travels Don and Donna….we look forward to catching up with you in Arizona later this winter!  The weather is still not cooperating with us too well, so we’re either staying at the RV or doing day trips shopping for groceries or whatever else catches our interest at the moment.

1/25 – 2/1/2010 – Glenn & Sheila’s Visit

Our good friends, Glenn and Sheila, came to visit the last week of January and we had a great time with them as always with visiting, eating, and sightseeing.  We spent one long day driving to Llano for a lunch at Cooper’s.  This picture is of one of their many open pit barbeques.

And here we are enjoying the remains of the meal.

 

On the way back home, we stopped for a beer in Luckenbach.

After getting rested up for a couple of days, we were ready for another sightseeing day.  Our first stop was Wimberley Glassworks to see their showroom and view a glassblowing display.  Here are some photos from their showroom.

 

 

 

And here are some photos as the glassblowing demonstration progresses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

That demo really worked up our appetites, so we headed to Gruene for a great meal at The Gristmill.

 

After eating, we went into the Gruene Hall to see what was going.  There was no entertainment, but they seemed to be setting up for the evening’s music.

 

 

 

I didn’t get a very good photo, but that evening the full moon was a Wolf Moon.