On one of our trips over to Nacogdoches, our new friends took us out to Naca Valley, one of the only wineries in the area. They also serve up some really good pizza and on Saturday night, they have live music. Since it was getting late in the year, there were not many people there the night we went, and we really enjoyed our time.
Great music, great pizza and great wine.
All photos are copyright © Timothy J. Hammons, 2022.
Heidi and I took off for an evening over in Nacogdoches again. We were meeting up with a pastor and his wife on Saturday night, and then attending church on Sunday morning. In the meantime, after our last visit there and the experience of staying in a disComfort Inn Suites, she went to work finding something off the beaten path.
Pine Creek Country Inn was deep enough in the woods that we didn’t have cell phone service, wifi, or internet. About the only use for our phones was telling the time, playing Toon Blast, and taking pictures. Which is why I have some pics this morning.
It is the perfect place to get away. We needed peace and quiet that comes deep inside a forest, away from the constant and irritating hum of a city, the never ending flash of the news cycle on social-media and all they hype therein. The only thing we forgot was a good book to read. However, we did have the Good Book and spent time reading that, which was far more profitable.
Overall, a great place to rest for a day or two.
I’m not sure what makes a section of the woods a bird sanctuary, but they claimed we were in one. I didn’t see any birds to speak of. Now cats????
Lots of cats. Hhm? Don’t cats chase and eat birds? Seems like there was some educational films regarding the phenomenon when I was a kid, involving a bird named Tweety.
We stayed in room number 20. It’s one of the cheapest rooms at the place. It’s just a bathroom and a bedroom. The rest of the lodging were actual cabins.
Just a tad bit too cold.
Did I mention cats?
All photos are copyright © Timothy J Hammons, 2021.
I once loved church buildings. Not so much any more. I have reasons for this dislike. A lot of it has to do with the fact that once you build a magnificent building, even though you did so for the glory of God, the building becomes the center of focus, instead of God. Just look at the countless, beautiful buildings around the country in which the gospel is no longer preached, but the building is preserved.
You don’t have to look far.
However, given that, here is my Thursday Doors entry for the week. I took these shots in Nacogdoches, TX, on a recent excursion with my wife. I love the brick roads and the placement of church. Now, if I could just get the shots without all those power lines.
This is part of Dan’s Thursday Doors challenge. Be sure to check out his page and follow the links in the comments section of his page for others around the globe who joined the challenge. There really are a lot of beautiful and interesting doors around the world.
All photos are copyright © Timothy J. Hammons, 2021.
Heidi and I took a road trip to Nacogdoches, TX on Saturday, for all the typical reasons for a road trip. Nacogdoches is a tad unique in that it is the oldest town in Texas, with groups of indigenous people living there back before water was invented. Or something like that.
We walked through the town. Ate at the famous Fredonia Hotel, and then stopped by the not-so famous Fredonia Brewery.
I don’t really drink beer because it has so many carbs, but I had to try one. They gave me plenty of options to choose from. I went with the Pinecove Port. It is the beer most like a Guinness Stout. The other option was the Macho Milk, a coffee-milk stout. I tried both and went with the Pinecove. Both met the high-exptectations of the Hammons’ Beer Rating System™. The Pinecove with a 9.628 and the Macho Milk with 9.133.
The Pinecove port.
The menu.
The monochrome.
Where the beer is made.
All photos copyright © Timothy J. Hammons, 2021.
