White on White on White…

Thinking about what to blog from my recent trip to Johnson City and Round Top, I realized that so many of the cottages and little historic towns are actually full of vintage white buildings! When I went through all the photos I shot, I notice the theme and thus my title! Round Top and the surrounding areas are really like nothing else around. Driving into Round Top always makes me feel like I’ve just driven into New England.

Bayberry Antiques open during Markets

VRT

VRT

VRT

VRT

Round Top

Chapel at Round Top

garden off chapel

Royer’s Pie shop

Fayetville

Fayetville

Round Top

tent at Round Top Antiques

near Round Top

St. Mary’s alter

baby Jesus

Joe’s Cafe

St. Mary’s

St Mary’s Catholic Church, Fayettville

Johnson City

Johnson City Children’s Museum

Joe’s Fayetville

Fayetville

I love Whitish cows

Rancho Pillow

Rancho Pillow

Rancho Pillow

Burton, Tx

Burton antiques Bayberry

Bayberry Interior

white field flowers

Royer’s Cafe a Staple in RT

One of the highlights of my trip to Johnson City and the Karen Divine workshop at
the A. Smith gallery was getting to visit one new place in Round Top,
VRT or The Vintage Round Top
After driving up and seeing one of the owners on the porch, I decided to stop
and check it out!

Well, sweet Smoot, invited me in even though during Antique Week, they actually stay in the cottage themselves. So I was really intruding into their home but he was nice enough to have a brief chat with me and let me snap a few photos of their fabulous interior.

Another special treat was when my Air B & B host mentioned that she could get me in
to see the historic Catholic Church I had mentioned being so beautiful up on the hill.
So we met the morning I left for home and I got to take photos of the beautiful, ornate
alter and statues. I certainly covered a lot of ground in about 5 days but it was a ton of fun!

Places visited and photos above:

St. Mary’s Catholic Church-Ellinger, TX
A.Smith Gallery-Johnson City
Fayetteville, Tx.
Bird Bakery-San Antonio
The Vintage Round Top-Round Top
Rancho Pillow-Round Top
Bayberry’s Antiques-Burton
Round Top
Burton, TX
Johnson City, TX
Hill County Science Museum
Karen Divine-iphone artist

Off to Canton! but it’s not 1st Monday…

I had a business trip on Saturday to Canton, and having gone
there for about 5 years every first Monday to set up my booth
when I had my children’s clothing company, I was anxious to
see what was new in town and all around the fair grounds.
Of course, I found the nicest shop in town, which is there
transplanted from Big D, to a quieter way of life, right on
the square! I also ran into dear old friends, whose booth is
in the Pavillions, Sunday House, Don and Lee! Lunch at the corner
bakery with their squash soup which was as good as any fine restaurant
in Dallas! What a fun day, now if it had only been 1st Monday…?

Olde World

Olde World … have an idea for something special?

they’ll make it for you

custom furniture

beautiful doors from France

Canton, Tx. downtown

diner bakery

on the fairgrounds…

Mad Men drop in on McKinney !

well… sort of… take a look at this really retro seating
arrangement at Fringe the Event as you walk in the door…
makes you think you are on set!

all this happens on the East side of Hwy 5 in McKinney!

authentic vintage!

loved these lace and sheer ladies gloves…but oh so tiny!

how about a great ,green glider?

step across the street to the Old Red Lumberyard sale…

or ORLY as it is known…

What did I do yesterday … you ask?

While having my coffee outside this beautiful morning, I was greeted by Mr. Lovely who begged for his photo to be taken…

After dropping some photos off at a clients house in Princeton, I stopped in to see what all Vince had in store…

why some lovely grey shutters for only 45 each!

and a corbel pretty enough to be a piece of art…

and a vintage birdcage waiting for a new home…

so I decided to head over to Farmersville since I had not been there in several years since my last nephew graduated from high school there…

and whist there I checked out some real estate…

and to see what was playing at the movie theater…

and noticed lot’s going on in the old, vacant buildings like this auction…

and of course on my way home, I stopped in McKinney to see if the roses had bloomed at the Chestnut Square chapel…

when I decided to continue with my iphone snapping a few more photos…

and converting one in a fancy app…

and then at home, my roses looked so pretty…

especially the one my client gave me on Sunday after her daughter’s photo shoot…

that I have to show it twice, in another colorway…so does that answer your question?

Real Men wear Skirts…at least Scottish Men…

or, even if you are not sure if you are Scottish…
you can! Yes, Mr. Seth allowed me to snap his dapper
photo yesterday at the Antique and Vintage Jewelery show
in Grapevine. Yes, Mr Sheet metal worker, Seth. I think
he looks smashing in his kilt and what better place to sport
such an outfit than with a bunch of vintage, jewels, clothes,
cowboy boots and what ever!

Seth

vintage rhinestone mesh from Germany by Katy Schor – Houston

Vintage Martini – Carrollton, Texas

Bess & Evie’s – Kalen Ruiz – Ft.Worth

A Collective Nest- Nova McIlhaney, Austin, Tx

Linsy J’s Jewels, Betsy Kemp, Austin area

I want this so bad! Not seen too often a CLOCHE!

beadsbySandy
VintageMartini
Bessandevies.com
ACollectiveNest
LinsyJsJewels
ManInTheMoonAntiques Lansing,MI. I bought 3 great dresses from Blair Smith!
SnowLeopardAntiques Susan Wright,Garner,NC lav.pillows.vintage linens.clothes

Another Bloggers Luncheon at The Prairie!

How lucky can one girl be? Pretty lucky I would say!
This time we have our luncheon with Carol Hicks Bolton
from the original Homestead in Fredericksburg… now
at Antiquities and Laboratoire de Design in the same
place but with a whole new design and look!
Bud from Royer’s Cafe will be providing the delicious food
again and his famous pie for dessert! So watch out blogging
world, here we come for another fun time at the wonderful
Rachel Ashwell Prairie B&B!

The luncheon again benefits Dwell with Dignity, and is
sponsored by The Dallas Market Center and Bud’s – Royers
Cafe!
After the luncheon, I will spend a couple of days for
Marberger Farms as one of their “VIB” bloggers posting
about all the goodness around Round Top and Marberger!
April is really going to be a busy month in Texas
after all the fun and shopping at Round Top, the Country
Living Fair is coming to Austin, for the very first time!
I would say Texans love their antique fairs, that’s for sure!
Country Living Fair
Royers Cafe
Marberger Farms
Dwell with Dignity
The Prairie by Rachel Ashwell

Cotton Hearts full of cuteness for Spring!

Check out the cutest, whites at Cotton Hearts in McKinney!
Dorrie has so many fun lacy, sheer, embroidered dresses
and tops, it will make your head spin!
Then head on up to Princeton to Vince’s shop, GoodLook
and check out his new white display cabinet and the famous,
white chair…

Fringe The Event

love this slip covered chair as you enter!

ton’s of fun whites! oh so shabby!

I love little bottles!

reasonably price and cute pillows!

Sweedish style sofa

Hico, Tx here we come! another Homestead event!

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Nancy and I head out to Hico in the morning to
Homestead’s great flea market and show on the square~!
so much fun last spring, we can’t wait to see what all
we find! Will get to see our friends Linda and Ludmil
from Willow Nest Farm and lot’s of others! Peacock Alley
had a fabulous airstream all done up in it’s finest
so hope they are there again as well… you should stop
by, it is Friday and Saturday!~