An Accumulation of Riches...

That's what can be found at the completely fabulous
Accumulations Hill Country Vintage Home and Garden Fair.

I was fortunate enough to spend Friday afternoon with some of the most talented, 

genuinely nice people I've had the pleasure of getting to know in quite some time,

the vendors for this amazing show.

As the semi-official photographer, I snapped well over 300 images of this event,

so as you can well imagine, I'll be doing the photo editing thang for the next several days...

But here's a sneak peek of what you can expect to find at this incredible show...
Many more pics to come in the days ahead!

Brandy and Mickie Shults' space ( Uncommon Objects and show founders )

{double click all pics to super-size}

Linda and Ludmil from Willow Nest

Brandy and Mickie

Steve Wiman, founder and proprietor, Uncommon Objects in Austin

Janette Bibby, Uncommon Objects

Theresa Cano of Garden Antqs Vintage
and the gorgeous pillows of Brenda Harding of Penn River Designs

Brandy and Mickie

Michele Brown

 Theresa Cano

 Janette Bibby

 Janette Bibby

Brandy and Mickie

Willow Nest

Michele Brown

Stephanie Rubiano of So I Gathered

Linda Parker, Fragments & Imperfections

Brandy and Mickie

Steve Wiman, Uncommon Objects

Many of the vendors are from the iconic Austin shop Uncommon Objects,
destination shopping in every sense of the word.

Truly, I can't urge you strongly enough to make the hop over to the Austin area 

to shop this sale...it's just that good!

Here's where you can find my new friends...

Accumulations Hill Country Vintage Home and Garden Fair 

Saturday, October 30th from 9am to 4pm

3800 Elder Hill Road, Driftwood Texas; 

from Austin take 290 W to Dripping Springs, turn left on RR 12 and go approximately 6 miles, turn left on Elder Hill Rd. (CR170).  The entrance is the 2nd gate on the left.  They will have signs out so you'll know exactly where to turn.

Bring a Friend, Admission is Free!!
And be sure to check back, as I'll be posting many more images from this must-see event!

Have a wonderful weekend!

The Inside Story

I have dimpled thighs.

And some gray hairs.

My teeth would be a whole lot whiter

if I drank less Diet Coke.

And you know what else?

I have a pooch.

No, not a dog, although I do have two of those.

No, I have a tummy pooch.

No washboard abs on this girl.

Not anymore, anyway.

I am imperfect.

Flawed.

Less than ideal.

But you know what else?

I am more than the sum of my parts.

My imperfect parts, that is.

I may be imperfect, but I am perfectly so.

Perfectly Imperfect.

Just like my well-loved French pitcher, there is a beauty to my scars. 

My blemishes.

My signs of age.

A nobility to those wiry gray hairs,

and those crinkles now appearing
to frame my eyes and mouth.

As a woman, I struggle as to whether to

embrace or erase

these changes.

The culture as well as the cult of youth encourages us to wish away

that which has been hard earned.

"How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth..."

{John Milton}

And yet, I know.

Oh yes, I most certainly do know...

That the measure of my worth

as a woman

and as a child of God

lies not in what the eye can see

but rather in what is hidden away from view.

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; 

it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

 {Antoine de Saint-Exupéry}

Love yourselves, imperfections and all.

Just as God does.

"So we do not lose heart. 

Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day."

{2 Corinthians 4:16}

Garden Antqs Vintage at Zapp Hall

And a lovely Wednesday to all of you!

I'm in a fantastic mood, as I have four glorious, fun-filled days off from work,

and an extra-special photo shoot planned for Friday...

I'll be headed to a sweet little spot West of Austin for the highly anticipated

Accumulations Hill Country Vintage Home and Garden Fair.
to photograph all the amazing vendors and wares.

Including my good friend Theresa Cano of Garden Antqs Vintage!

And speaking of, I have some incredible images to share
that I snapped of her space in Warrenton last month
during Antique Week.

{and here y'all thought I was finished with Warrenton posts! Not just yet!}

So grab a cup of hot tea and get comfy while I transport you to Theresa's

divine space in front of Zapp Hall...

 And here's me and all my homegirls in front of Theresa's inspiring space...

[ L to R...Lisa McIlvain, Me, Karla Nathan, Jodie LeJeune, Beth Leintz and Sweet T Herself ]

I hope you enjoyed the visit with Theresa,
if you liked what you've seen, please be sure to head on over to the
Accumulations Hill Country Vintage Home and Garden Show

this Friday and Saturday. I'll be there snapping pics Friday, so I hope to see you there!

Directions

 3800 Elder Hill Road, Driftwood Texas; from Austin take 290 W to Dripping Springs, turn left on RR 12 and go approximately 6 miles, turn left on Elder Hill Rd. (CR170).  The entrance is the 2nd gate on the left.  They will have signs out so you'll know exactly where to turn.

Friday Night, October 29th from 4pm to 8pm (Preview Night)

**shopping with wine under the stars**

or come out on Saturday, October 30th from 9am to 4pm

Bring a Friend, Admission is Free!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!