What fun we had on Thursday! We started out from Houston and drove about 50 miles west and went to Washington County. It was the first capital of the Rebublic of TX. We wound up in Brenham at the municipal airport where we ate lunch at the Southern Flyer a 50's diner poodle skirts, jukebox and all. From there we went to The Blue Bell ice cream factory and took a tour of their facility in operation since 1945. They gave us our choice of what flavor we wanted to sample and it was delicious. I couldn't help but think of how monotonous factory work is!
From there we drove another 30 miles west to The Jersey Farm where the Freirich family runs a dairy that supplies Blue Belle ice cream with some of their milk. We were able to see Ethel a 400 pound black and white pig, the barn during milking (we each got to try hand milking), we raced through a hay maze, had a hay ride, saw bunnies and fed them cheerios, fed the ducks, saw turkeys, sheep, goats, a donkey and last but not least Belle! She is the Blue Bell ice cream model. By then it was dark and past dinner we stopped at Loaves and Fishes which was in the middle of nowhere but had fabulous food and a very strong witness with scriptures written everywhere and Christian music playing. It was a delight to pay our tab there and support such a neat little spot.
On the way we saw the smallest Catholic Church in the world (literally there was a sign), and lots of charming little one horse towns that we plan to revisit next month during the wildflower and antique fest where miles of road attracts antiquers from all around.
It was a blast and I can't wait to revist there and explore all the rest Houston has to offer!
From there we drove another 30 miles west to The Jersey Farm where the Freirich family runs a dairy that supplies Blue Belle ice cream with some of their milk. We were able to see Ethel a 400 pound black and white pig, the barn during milking (we each got to try hand milking), we raced through a hay maze, had a hay ride, saw bunnies and fed them cheerios, fed the ducks, saw turkeys, sheep, goats, a donkey and last but not least Belle! She is the Blue Bell ice cream model. By then it was dark and past dinner we stopped at Loaves and Fishes which was in the middle of nowhere but had fabulous food and a very strong witness with scriptures written everywhere and Christian music playing. It was a delight to pay our tab there and support such a neat little spot.
On the way we saw the smallest Catholic Church in the world (literally there was a sign), and lots of charming little one horse towns that we plan to revisit next month during the wildflower and antique fest where miles of road attracts antiquers from all around.
It was a blast and I can't wait to revist there and explore all the rest Houston has to offer!
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