Weekend re-cap: Blackstar, Circle, Becker

Last weekend may as well have been a repeat of the one before it.  I was on call Saturday, so we stayed home and got some projects done.  (more landscaping, chores, painting the front door...) By the end of the day we were pooped (but I didn't get called in!) and hungry, so we headed over to Blackstar Co-Op for beer and bites.

 Hubby had the fish and chips, I had the burger and chips.  Both were delicious!

We sat on their deck and watched the traffic and commuter trains go by - admittedly, not the finest of scenery but honestly, we had a great time.

After that we ventured over to Circle Brewing Co.  They were pretty busy!  We've only been here once before and really enjoyed their beer.

They didn't have any live music, so we sat and played Connect Four and enjoyed a beer.  As in ONE beer, since we were both tired at that point and made it an early evening.

The next day I got a message from my sister Maggie that they were going out to the Lavender Festival at Becker Vineyards, did we want to meet them there?  Of course!

 Wide open spaces make me feel happy!

 Along with lavender, they had poppies.

 So pretty.

 Apparently lavender is easy to grow in Texas.. hmmm...might have to try my hand at that.  It likes the full Texas sun and we have lots of that at Highlands.

 My sister and Hubby brought along their dog, Chica.  She was very sweet and a virtual child magnet - she enjoyed getting petted a LOT.  We walked around the various booths of the festival, bought nothing but wine, sat and sipped and chatted for a couple of hours.  The weather was amazing.

 We only went inside the main tasting room just before we left.  It was massive.

Hubby and I are red wine lovers, so we enjoyed their Dolcetto and Tempranillo.  We will definitely visit again when they aren't so crowded - Stonewall is a favorite destination for us with friendly wineries and beautiful country scenery.

It was nice to hang out with them - we've met them at a winery or brewery several times the past few weeks and its been fun to catch up.  They live in a retirement community in Georgetown,  which we like to jokingly call "Sin City".  They are only four years older than we are and my sister says some of the women in her community are outraged that she's "too young" to be there.  Ha! We are looking forward to many more afternoons sitting and talking and sipping wine with them.