Yerba at Bastrop

13/12/2022

Yerba at Bastrop was part of the 2022 Holiday Homes Tour. The Museum and Visitor Center of Bastrop County Historical Society's staff, docents, and volunteers did a fabulous helping us and other homeowners explore the past and present of this unique Texas town and allow visitors a chance to experience some of that history! In the first photo Jean Lang (left) and Eliza Perkins perform Christmas carols at our family home, then a view from inside our home. Tony shows visitors Yerba's keyhole garden and our chickens hope for a snack.

05/05/2022

Next to our chicken coop amongst the Elderberry trees Rebecca Zuniga, Master Gardener/Naturalist extraordinaire, found and photographed this nest with three Cardinal eggs.

06/04/2022

We took a beautiful ride through the countryside to Mary Anne’s chicken farm an hour drive from us www.bluestarchicken.com and picked up four Plymouth Rock and two Buff Orpingtons chickens so our future guest will have plenty of fresh eggs for breakfast.

29/09/2021

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12/08/2021

Tracy's Drive-In Grocery is only a block from . What a great place to visit in the morning for the best coffee in town. Here Sarah(right) enjoys talking to barista master Kalix and Wendy, who both work at the store, while we savor our cappuccinos.

29/07/2021

Why visit Bastrop? Texas Highways has some answers:

https://texashighways.com/travel/10-small-texas-towns-to-visit-now/

From Bastrop to Port Isabel, these hamlets with fewer than 20,000 residents offer larger-than-expected fun

08/04/2021

Our neighbor's cat (Hazel) keeps sneaking into the Yerba at Bastrop house and then hangs out in our bedroom. Here, She is looking out on Church Street, and if you walk south on it, one block and then turn right and walk two blocks on Farm St, you'll reach the Colorado River ,where you can Kayak, picnic or just take a nice long walk.

09/05/2020

The Yerba Home:

09/05/2020

The Yerba Cottage:

09/05/2020

The Yerba garden in bloom: