We took off this morning for Blue Moon Gardens and were going to meet friends for lunch at The Shed. We were on some of the coolest roads (1 was even a 1 lane road as in 2 cars shared the same little road - well, 2 SUVs tried to share but 1 was nice and stayed still partially on the side of the road to let the qawking city kid slowly go by). Gentle turns & hills, no passing lanes (wow - haven't seen those in a long time), a long horn steer, a road runner, lots of trees and small ponds. Google map took us on a leisurely route which was fine with me.
Other than a minor direction error (iPhones didn't get a signal in several areas), it was a nice ride. Not too hot, not wet and not hot & sticky.
We met up with some friends in Edom at The Shed. They've made a few changes since I was here a while back. There's a new front door (I like the double screen doors better) and it looks like they've added on a room. We sat under a vent and it felt like they thought we were still having 100+ degree days. brrrr
Service was slow especially considering we got there before the line started. I thought I was going to get up and go by some candy at the front of the store (yes, much like some other country stores, the front door takes you through the gift area). In hindsight, I'm glad we didn't get the yeast rolls before our meal. I never would have made it out the door!
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There was quite a conversation when ordered about gravy. At least 1 of the yankees likes milk/cream gravy but the other 2 (including the brisket order) wanted brown gravy. Can you imagine? I can't. Brown gravy goes with roast and turkey. Cream gravy with biscuits, chicken and everything else. I will never forget the time she told me she'd never had cream gravy until long after she arrived in Texas. It was probably a good thing I wasn't driving at the time.
You can tell the food is good when it gets very quiet after all the oohs and ahhhs.
There was another discussion over tater tots. I love good tater tots. We were split on Sonic's tater tots but I have to say that I've never made it home from Sonic (even with a to-go order) with any tater tots. They just disappear. When my brother and SIL brought some home one time when I was recovering from yet another scooter accident, Sam (the male cat) quickly stuck his head in the sack and ran off with one! The tater tots here must have been good too.
The desserts were very good and gobbled up quickly. I had buttermilk, there was 1 lemon box pie, another buttermilk and I'm not sure what the other dessert was. I didn't get a picture of the buttermilk pie because I wasn't thinking clearly enough - it was just so good and not sickly sweet. One of the friends we met up with ordered 4 pies to take home (the whole pie not just a slice - and to be fair - one was for the other person that rode with him). He drove down from Little Elm one time in December in the snow to get pies from The Shed so you know the pies are excellent.
Instead of leaving Edom, we wandered through 2 of the small shops next to The Shed. My friend (she's a yankee from the city) asked about the sounds outside. It was crickets. I couldn't help but laugh, I expect that sound when I'm out of the city. Yes, I usually consider myself a city kid...... but she'd never heard them so close to the highway. Well, main street is more like it. Anyway, the first store had great stuff outside but the interior was claustrophobic. They had birdhouses, metail furniture and some other cool stuff - like bottle trees.
The 2nd shop had some wonderful handcarved fantasy type birdhouses. Quite expensive but the craftmanship was wonderful.
We took off for Blue Moon Gardens which was just a few miles away. I love this place. They had butterflies (well at least I didn't have to explain butterflies but I'm not sure she saw them wither). The butterfly is orange and it's hard to find but it is there. It was roaming around the orange flowers in front.
And then there was the gazing ball - she'd never seen a gazing ball either. I have a small one but I usually forget to put it outside during the warm months - I store it in the garage during hail season and the winter. Blue Moon Gardens has several unusual ones.
They also have fairy gardens. I was disappointed that they don't have any fairy garden classes this year. They do have a lot of fixtures and other things to create fairy gardens. There are several very large ones here and there were a few small ones. Next to one of the buildings, they have a fairy garden in the garden bed instead of a pot.
I bought a Texas Bird of Paradise tree. The lady I spoke with has hers in the part of the yard that doesn't get much water. I know they are drought tolerant but I've had other people tell me they need lots of water. Mine was about 9' tall and made it through the winter but it up and died a few weeks ago. There are a few shoots coming from the base of the tree but those may die when I cut the trunk. I noticed there were some awful white things on the trunk that weren't there a few weeks ago. I'm not sure that the back yard was getting enough water even though when I water, I water deep as opposed to often. Oh well, I'll try again.
The trip home was nice and lazy. The entire trip was good, I enjoyed the food, the company and the scenery outside the big city. Already planning the next foodie trip.
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