Line'em up, Knock'em back, Fill'em up.. Gonna have some wine glasses, quilting and reading. LOL

 Well... I was actually almost caught up to my own adventures. Well I was when I started this post and then life happened. LOL

Pamela and I had 2 more wineries left on our Bluebonnet wine pass so we made plans for Friday the 19th.  We invited Kelli to come with us. She had been telling me the next time we go do wine she'd love to go. So Friday rolls around and we're off. Of course we needed put food in before wine and I had been telling them both about WhiteHall Ice House & Cafe so that's where we stopped for lunch. They had a full menu since it was Friday. Kelli got a BBQ plate, Pamela got a catfish po-boy and I got a chicken wrap. 

Everything was really good. I could only eat 1/2 my wrap and some of the chicken out of it. Pamela ate 1/2 her sandwich then ate the most of the fish of the other half.  Kelli almost made a happy plate.  We finished up and headed to Bernhardt Winery. While it wasn't a new winery to us it was on our pass and we each got 3 tastings. Pretty relaxing since hardly anyone was there. We enjoyed our tastings and then headed to our next stop which was one none of us had ever been.

We drove to Golden Oak Micro Cellars in New Waverly. Our route took through the Sam Houston National Forest.  Thank Goodness. We were afraid it was going to take right through Conroe onto I-45 and on a Friday I had no desire to do either. Luckily it had us turn off Hwy 105 just outside Montgomery, Tx. It was a really nice easy drive.  The Winery a home turned winery and cutely decorated inside. Very homey. The owner Catherine was very friendly. Her husband, herself and 2 daughters run the place and produce the wine. 

They had some nice wines. Pamela bought me a bottle of the mango peach wine and one for herself and Kelli bought a bottle of it too. They won't be making this wine again they said it was too much work.  Too bad. Time to head home. Our route took us back through more of the Sam Houston National Forest. I got everyone home safely.  It was a fun day.  Even if the owner thought I was Kelli's Mom and Pamela's grandmother... Really.. I may color my hair purple or red after that or rainbow. Whatcha think?  LOL  She's the second person now to call me Kelli's mom.  That would have made me a mother at 11. Talk about being made to feel old. 

Did I share this picture of my great Nephew yet? He's a cutie. His Grandma sent me a picture of him laying on the quilt I made him.

It's nice to see it in use. That's the best Thank you and compliment to a quilter (I use that word loosely when it applies to me) LOL.  My quilts are made with love and hugs but they are far from perfect. 

Went to the eye doctor on Monday (4/22) and got a good report. My eyes have changed some but I can continue to use readers and up the power. Nothing bad going on on the inside. No cataracts, macular-degeneration and no damage from diabetes. The diabetes is now being controlled with my weight less and diet. Yay. No more pills or shots!  Then Thursday David and I went to our favorite dentist and hygienist back in Cypress. I have to be nice to the hygienist since she puts sharp objects in my mouth and she's related. LOL  And then the following Tuesday (4/30) I went to my bariatric surgeon for a 2 year follow up. Not gaining weight but I've stopped losing so she's had me up my protein intake. That's hard to do but I'm gonna work on it. My body still tells me when to stop eating or I'll suffer for taking that next bite. 

On Friday (5/3) I went and had a wine night with the ladies down the road. We sat out on the carriage house front porch with a nice breeze to keep us cool and mosquitos away.

I didn't want to go empty handed so I made a charcuterie board or in this case a "K".

I didn't have a clear short bowl so I had to use a red bowl to hold the olives but it turned out okay. The red bowl kinda over powered the whole thing but it is or was what it was.  It was a fun evening with Gloria and Linda. Next we were told that Kelli wanted to join us. The more the merrier. No one danced on the table or got too loud.  LOL We were well behaved.

Okay so I didn't go pink but I did get low lights put in my hair. It has really toned down my very white hair. 

Now it's 2- 2 1/2" shorter with low lights 

I feel better now. LOL

 

When Pamela and I went to the Navasota Bridal Walk she saw where they put charm pictures of loved ones that have passed and attach it to the boutique and I ordered the charms, found the pictures and put them in the charms to surprise her. All I need to do now is put the glass in that enhances the pictures. I shared my creation with her recently and she loved it. It's a win.

We recently had our first encounter with a raccoon that was probably sick. We tried to scare it away and it wouldn't budge. The dogs didn't scare it, David took a shovel and shoved it out into the pasture, then he got the gun and shot right in front of it thinking it would jump and run. Nope! It just kept coming towards us. Then it ended up in the pasture with the cows and the cows knew there was something wrong with it.  They attacked it to protect the calves.. Totally crazy. And keep in mind this is all happening during the day. Raccoons are nocturnal generally.  

The video I caught was not for the faint at heart. The Momma cow is brutal and this was her second attack. Others had attacked it prior to me videoing it.. I mean the cows and bulls were bellowing and on their knees attacking it.    I have never seen this before.  We think it was rabid. Definitely sick.  It finally sat up straight and then fell over dead.  It had to be a zombie raccoon. I watched the 'Walking Dead' series they needed to stab it in the brain to kill it right away.

Monday (5/6) was quilt bee time with the Sassy Stitchers. We had show and tell. This butterfly quilt was put together in 3 weeks by 3 ladies for a raffle for the Garden club in Cameron for scholarships.  I won't share all the pictures but several of the girls are working on a wonky star block for a swap. They each have to make 20 of them.

  

Everyone is doing a different color. Can't wait to see all the colors put together once they do the swap.

Thursday (5/9) was the G3 book club meeting to discuss the latest book choice.  The Killers of the Flower Moon by David Gran chosen by Kelli. This book is about the killings of the Osage Indians for their Headrights/mineral rights living on the richist land in Pawhuska, OK. You see Native American indians were considered ir-responsible and not smart enough to manage their own finances and were assigned guardians. White men.. This is a historical based book. It's not a guts and blood kind of book. It's very interesting but with all the names of people involved it can get overwhelming but it's still a great book. Now I want to see the movie. And these ladies make the meeting crazy fun.

Well that's it for now. More to follow later.

Until next Blog..I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.  ~ Arthur Rubinstein