Our journey from the ranch to the lake took over four hours. Everytime we turned around, we were stopping. By the time we got organized upstairs at the Top House, it was 11:00 and we had not eaten breakfast so we decided to leave immediately and eat lunch at the Longhorn Cafe which we did. When we walk in now we are treated as old friends. Their special today was pecan crusted pork chops. Delicious. We brought back a big box of food.
Next stop was the drug store in Fredericksburg. Ken needed to pick up the last of his prescriptions for the three months in Nova Scotia. Keeping track of his medications is not easy but I think he has them all. Peach season in the Hill Country is just about over but we wanted to bring peaches back to the lake for everyone to eat, so we stopped in Stonewall, the peach capital of Texas. Last year I bought a very large container of peaches. Suzanne cooked most of them and froze the cut up peaches. This year she wants just enough for eating. We stopped at the same place as we did last year. Their system is to have you select your fruits and vegetables, then go inside to pay your bill. Last year I refused to go inside. I was just too weary so they took my money outside. But this year I went inside and bought honey and bread. No wonder they force you inside. The place smells delicious of home made peach pies and cobler and fresh baked bread.
A normal drive from the ranch to the lake takes 2 hours but today we stretched it out. We enjoyed the afternoon and switched drivers twice. Ken drove to Harper, I drove to Blanco and Ken got us home to the lake. After unloading the truck we both took an hour nap. We might be weary from our impromptu neighborhood bonfire or perhaps we were just lazy. Once again, we are pleased to be at the lake.
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