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Davis Ranch Retreat

Davis Ranch Retreat The Davis Ranch Retreat is your "home away from home", located in beautiful Central Texas. Take a walk with them....they love people!
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Longhorns wander from pasture to pasture, stopping at either the catfish tank (pond) or the bass tank (pond). Or ride around in "the Green Machine"....the quietest of golf carts that lets you tour the ranch, stopping to visit with cows and horses, butterflies and birds, flowers and trees....and an occasional deer, turkey, raccoon, those famous armadillos, even a coyote. You might even see a wild h

og! (You'll be safe...just stay in the Green Machine). Guest accommodations include 3 bedrooms/2 baths in the Main House, as well as a separate "casita", with a small kitchenette and private bathroom. Start your day on the porch with coffee, listening to the birds waking everyone up. Sit outside by the pool, or stay cool in the screened-in porch. Might want to visit nearby Bastrop or Smithville....lots to see there. At night, make some s'mores over the fire ring, and listen to the night sounds....and you'll find that the stars at night ARE big and bright, here in the heart of Texas. Large groups (50-75) may choose to use our barn for family gatherings and parties. We can direct you to professionals who will make your event something to remember. If you have any questions or want to make special arrangements for your stay, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

11/06/2024

DRR sends special Birthday (month) wishes to these two who flatter us each year by sharing their special days here at DRR. Happiest of days to both of you, David and Larue. Enjoy this whole year ahead.

11/04/2024

Have you seen that western sky tonight? This photo doesn’t even BEGIN to do it justice!

11/02/2024

It was a busy week at DRR. Without rain (sigh….), it seemed like a good time to clean out and re-shape Sam’s Pond. We still had some daylight left, so Billy and Randy indulged my fantasy for a rustic “bridge” over the slough in Ben’s Pasture. This was before we put the rope “handrails “ on. It was a fun (but extremely dusty) project.

10/02/2024

An invitation….just for you!

10/02/2024

I find it wonderful and inspirational to share my ranch and the lessons I learned as a child from my grandfather on his ranch in Sonora. This past weekend, I had the BEST time teaching our newest DRR-certified “fenceline rider” , MJ, age 6, to handle chores like a true ranch hand. He remembered (& can recite) details of the ranch tour, just like my granddaughters. I told him he’s conducting the tour when he returns with his family. The treehouse stay was picked by MJ as the birthday gift he wanted to give to his dad, Nick. What a fabulous kid!

09/24/2024

Please check out our brand new website, introducing our brand new Longhorn Lodge. We’ve been virtually closed since last September, but we’re ready for DRR friends to visit. It was specifically designed to share with you all. My favorite place for coffee in the mornings is the porch. Please go to www.davisranchretreat.com.

09/20/2024

Today marks one year since we lost our youngest sister, Beth. She is so missed and so loved, as is our oldest sister, Yvonne. I’ve been rather quiet this year on the DRR page…. Just because. But I can hear Little Beth and Onnie urging me to “Cowgirl up, or go sit in the truck!!!!” So I’ll try, girls. Working on a new DRR website and introducing new things to the ranch. Stand by.

08/16/2024

When my bff, Dorothy Clark, decides she wants to go exploring, don’t get in her way!She’s a huge fan of the series, Virgin River…. So she and granddaughter , Caitlyn, set out to visit Jack’s Bar in Canada. And here she is:

08/11/2024

It was a hot and exhausting morning working cows, despite an early start around 7 am. Worming for the adults, Blackleg vaccinations for the new calves, and new tags for all. Two hours later, it was done and no one got hurt.

08/05/2024

The hogs are getting progressively invasive! And the scary thing is: I took my 6 cowgirl guests out for a “Ghost Ride” on Friday night at 11:30pm. The ONLY hog-ruined ground at that time was the first picture. The other two “invasions” happened that night. Luckily, we didn’t disturb their little festival.

08/02/2024

Well, ….and good morning to YOU! NOW what!?!?! I have 6 ladies coming to DRR today. Fortunately, they’re all cowgirls and can deal with this.

07/27/2024

Thank you to my dear friend, Vickie Lautenbach, who is helping me through this first birthday in over 7 decades without my baby sister, the best gift I ever received on my birthday. Missing my Little Beth

07/05/2024

How can it be?…..that two of the most wonderful people on earth shared the same birthday and are now in heaven? On the left is my #1 sister, Yvonne, with her husband Vic. And on the right is my brother-in-law, John, with my #4 sister, Max. Y’all keep your eye on us down here. We miss you. Happy Heavenly Birthday to Onnie and John.

06/28/2024

..This morning, I had to say goodbye (I choose to say Hasta Pronto - “see you soon”) to my #1 son and his family as they embark on a new adventure. Have treasured my overnight visits once a week to keep “my girls” for the past 10 years. Wish I were a bit better at embracing change. But my #2 son and I will be making frequent trips to see them and watch them grow. 1-2-3!

05/01/2024

Once we had shade for the Bunkhouse from beautiful oaks…. But now…..
Gonna get me some new trees. Any suggestions are appreciated.

11/01/2023

This just popped up! Eleven years ago….I had this wonderfully wild idea I’d grow Saffron. And I worked at it, but it’s so very time intensive, totally “hands-on harvesting required”, and I would have needed about 75,000 plants per acre. Just a dream. But it was a good one!

10/14/2023

Yep! We’re out here at DRR watching the eclipse, like so many other families!

10/01/2023

And we said good bye to an independent and incredible sister / wife / mother / grandmother / woman, whom her children termed as “fierce” in everything she did and felt and believed. Little Beth, Bether, Bess….Beth Davis Edington. 123

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Waelder, TX
78959

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An invitation….just for you!

And then….there’s THIS. We lost 4 trees surrounding The Bunkhouse, following two brutally hot summers followed by one brutal winter freeze. Probably lost 60+ trees over the whole place.

With the recent wonderful rains…..the grass is as high as a Longhorn’s eye….(….when she’s lying down). What a lovely Spring!

This is how it started…

This is where it started…

Thank You!

Ella and Olivia helped me get ready for Cousins Camp at DRR this past weekend. But first we had to make sure Sam’s dog, Magic, was feeling “at home” at the ranch.

Let the week begin! I made it to the Frio…Dodie got here a bit later….and the rains just joined us. Perfect weather for a Sister Reunion that starts tomorrow.