I spent the weekend in the beautiful Hill Country town of Wimberley, Texas. It is the location for "Market Days" a Saturday flea market, swap meet, music palooza. The weather was great. The sun was shining but it was cool in the shade. It's not around the corner so to speak. It took us five hours to get there but that was plenty of breaks for the wonders of the road (Collin Street Bakery scones). I bought a few small wonderful things. Gerber girl dolls, rhinestone buttons, a vintage florist frog, and other stuff. Saw a lot of things that I would like to try. I am going to have to break out the glitter and glue and beautify a bunch of ugly stuff. Soldering skills are going to improve after trying a lot of things. I'm also thinking of changing my Christmas decor from tradiontal red and greed to grey and silver.
I traveled with my good friend "Dragonheart" from the Wed. night art group. I am so appreciative of her driving and arranging rooms for the night with friends. We stayed at a lovely home on the Blanco River. There were deer everywhere, even near the back patio and at dusk the racoons came visiting. We could listen to the rushing water over the small falls and drink wine or hot chocolate and relax. The home itself was worth the trip. It was filled with original art, family photos, blue transferware, and other antiques. The owner had also stenciled surprises in each room. So thankful she shared her home with us. Our hosts treated us to a lovely meal at a local restaurant that had two talented young women providing live music on the porch.
The cool days of autumn are finally here in north Texas. I'm now going to have to prepare for my husband's retirement and the upcoming holidays. It will be a season of rejoicing with a tinge of sadness. We all miss my father-in-law and his good cheer. It will be tough to eat a turkey he did not carve. But life is about change and he would laugh if we did not enjoy being alive and the happiness we can endure.
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