Whorl Wind

Our wedding was very nice.
Zelda did a wonderful job of planning it.

I let her know what I'd like to do/see and she put it together.

"Bubba the Budda" is from Zelda's bestest friend. I like it in that it is purely of a spirirtual nature. Not that the other gifts weren't. If one believes that we experience G*d through others, then all the social gifts, the gazebo, the grill, the ice cream maker, etc. offer opportunities to gather. And thus, are of the Spirit.

After San Antonio, we headed into the "hill country". Most of Texas consists of ancient shallow sea. Limestone and such. But once a upon a time we had volcanic activity. And this formed most of the Hill Country.

Zelda has us booked into another bed and breakfast in Fredricksburg, which turned out to be not what we expected, and thus, a disappointment. It was a converted garage, owned by a local shop owner, who had filled the space with a lot of kitch for sale. (yes, there were sales tags on most everything.) And though it was on the owner's property, their (1910) house was not five feet away, they were running it more like a hotel. We never met them, never saw them. Like I said, a great disappointment. But more about that in a later blog.

On to the good stuff.

Fredricksburg is a German town. Main street is for tourists. Lots of kitch, see above.
The side streets were lovely. Many old victorian homes.

And lots of great food!

We came across 'Der Linenbaum' German restaurant on Main. Small but great food. Zelda even like the red cabage. Being of German decent, she has not taken to red cabage.

Another great place is just off of Main, called "Rather Sweet". It has had many write ups in the Gormet and Texas magazines. It has a small courtyard accessed by a path from Main and is a converted two story house.

The Spider Pot above was purchaised at "Garden Spirits", which is moving off of Main to get away from the kitch and tourists. I'm not sure this is the smartest move, as we would never have found it. It has all sorts of great pottery, masks, bead work and carvings. What a treasure!

The owner, Lynn, and his girl friend travel the Americas looking for South Western and Native Indian art work.

Zelda bought four Seed Pots from another artist from the same Mexican village as the creator of the spider. (We have adopted a habit of buying one piece of Art work for each trip we take.)
I suprized her with it at dinner. (No, it did not sit down besider her,) "I don't remember buying this one..."
That's the fun of it sweet heart!

When you stop by Fredricksburg next time, make sure to stop by "the Garden of Beaden" and say, "Hi", to Shelly, the proprietor. She sold some beads to Zelda and we talked with her for about 45 minutes. She's great! And she's just a few doors down on Main Street, south east end, from the B&B office. She'll be happy to tell you the great places to eat in town. Tell her the internet couple from Dallas sent you. (Every time a new couple came in she made sure they knew we were newly weds!) And by the way, she's looking for a good man, if you know what I mean...

Finally we stopped by Wild Seed Farms, on the way to Austin. It is the largest privately owned wild seed farm in the country. We shopped and wondered the gardens.
I picked up some wild flower seeds for the yard. I want to xeriscape the yard. We'll have to argue with the city when the time comes. Many cities want standard high maintenance green yards, instead of Green Yards the conserve water and resources. It will also add beauty to the street.

Though our yard guy might not like it. Fewer cuttings...
Happy Travels.

Ktb