March 18, 2017 - Walden, The Woodlands & Montgomery, TX

It was very foggy when we were up.  Erwin had errands to do this morning while I stayed “home” to work on Arizona trip routes for next month.

Patty and Paul came by to pick us up to go look at lots and model homes.  They wanted to show us the lot that they really liked.  We went inside some houses that were not completely done.  Some of them had strange layouts and we were not impressed.  

Paul and Patty knew how much I love visiting cemeteries, so they took us to Historic Montgomery Memorial Cemetery.  The cemetery was established in 1863 and was apparently designated for blacks during the time of segregation.  There may have been 800 graves or more. Most of the tombstones were in good condition and there were a few that were illegible.   Not too many broken tombstones.  

We four went to Walden, a town north of Montgomery. Very nice development, great view of Lake Conroe.  

We were dropped off at KOA and we rested a while.  We were picked up again to go out to dinner with them at Local Pour in The Woodlands.  It is on the restaurant row near Hughes Landing Blvd.  

Local Pour is an upscale restaurant, has a bar and an open kitchen.   The atmosphere was relaxing and the decor was interesting.  

Erwin and I shared a plate of two pork chops with mashed potatoes and vegetables.  For dessert I got banana foster and Erwin went with peach cobbler with ice cream on top.  

Patty's treat

There is a walkway by Lake Woodlands.  Flowers and trees lined up along the way.  There were some sculptures.  We four took a leisurely stroll before we went back to the car at the parking garage.

Since it is our last night in Montgomery we thanked them for their hospitality.  We had a very enjoyable time with Patty and Paul during our stay in their town.

March 17, 2017 - Montgomery, TX

The sky looked stormy, but we wanted to go out to visit few places today before we leave Montgomery, TX tomorrow.  

Erwin wanted to get a cup of coffee at Trixie's Coffee Shop on Texas 105, but it was closed. The owner(s) were on vacation.

We drove to the back where Ransom's Steakhouse & Saloon is to get pictures of the towers. We have not dined at this restaurant, and maybe we will when we come back to this town another time.

Not too far from Ransom's we visited the nursery, A&A Plants & Produce, Inc. on Texas 105.  It had lots of interesting decorative iron pieces, pottery work, hanging baskets, etc..  

Not far from the nursery there is a winery shop we stopped at to sample their wines.  Cork This! Winery is on Eva Street (TX 105).  It was opened in 2009 and is owned by Karla Nash, a winemaker.  It is a boutique winery specializing in home made wines.  There is a tasting fee for four small carafes. We bought one bottle of Redneck Retreat Riesling wine.  

"Honeypie, can I take it home?"

Walking Drunk

We continued journeying on TX 105 going west to see what else was out there.  There was this retro food truck, but it was closed.  

That was all we did for today.  After getting back home we started getting stuff put together, cooked supper, went out for a walk around the campground.  I was able to get few nice pictures of the sunset.

~Edith