On Saturday we went to the Guenther House. I call it the home of those yummy sweet cream pancakes that I love! The family have owned and operated the Pioneer Flour Mill since the mid 1800's! The family home is a restaurant, museum and gift shop. We had a great lunch with John and Gloria and Pam and Jon. I had the sweet cream waffle. Gloria had a cup of soup and shared her huge cinnamon roll with everyone! The bread for the sandwiches was baked fresh daily and delicious! We all enjoyed our lunch and wandering the house and grounds right next to the river!
After lunch we went to see Red Tails. We all enjoyed the movie (two tissues for me)! Ted thought they should have put in the movie the reason they allowed the Negroes to even be allowed to train to become pilots, which was because of Eleanor Roosevelt. They also didn't talk about how many of the pilots were killed and how many missions they actually went on but he still enjoyed the movie.
We managed to eat some soup for dinner and Gloria finally won at cards!
Yesterday we met our friend Laura and headed out to Welfare, Texas which is north of Boerne about 20 miles. It is hill country and we went to the Welfare Cafe and Goat Barn is in the middle of nowhere! The town of Welfare began when the railroad built a line from San Antonio to Kerrville in the 1950's. The post office burned down in 1916 but was rebuilt. In 1978 the post office closed its doors and reopened 20 years later as a general store the couple tried to restore the heritage of Welfare. At some point it became a cute little restaurant with wonderful food! The owner is the Chef, but did not have her bio on the website.
We had ordered and one of the patrons was asking how his pork shoulder was cooked and the Chef actually told him. We were obviously interested and asked a few questions. Next thing we know, we had a sample of the pork along with the dips which were a jalapeno pesto, mango salsa and a Korean sauce. Needless to say they were all spicy and I thought the pork was really delicious just as it was! I had grits that were the best ever. I thought they were scrambled eggs but they were made with corn meal and had Parmesan cheese in them. Very yummy. Laura had apple pancakes and the apple was cooked in the pancake not just plopped on top! She said they were great. Lucy is the resident dog and sort of wandered in and out but was never a pest and very sweet!
When we left we walked out back. They have a large event center with two outdoor patios, one next to the restaurant and one by the event center. The event center was open so we walked around. They have a fireplace, a small stage and upper area with a bar and beautiful wood throughout. The outside patio also had a small stage and I imagine it is a fun place when the weather is nice! We will definitely go back again!
After brunch we took a ride through the hill country back to Boerne and to John and Gloria's. We had dropped off Max before meeting Laura. We watched the two football playoff games and had another wonderful meal with them. John had cooked ribs for us and they were really delicious! I really liked his sauce and the meat just fell off the bones. Of course Gloria made a yummy dessert! Wow, full again!
Having two funfilled days with friends and family..."Ain't Life Grand!"
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