Weekend Stuff and a Winner....

How was your weekend?

Mine was good.

Well, Saturday was, anyway.

Went to the fabulous City-Wide Garage Sale

in Austin yesterday, which is not so much a garage sale,

as a really nifty collection of vintage sellers offering everything from

vintage clothing to architectural elements to advertising memorabilia

to the kitchen sink...literally!

It's also a great place to connect with old and new friends alike...

  

{ can't really tell here, but I recently had 8 inches cut off my hair!

I still have enough for the wee-est of ponytails! Oh, and I'm 5'8", people!!! }

I finally got to meet the The Vintage Laundress

herself, LeAnn Stephenson. What a fun gal! 

Phone numbers were exchanged,

with plans being made to wreak some Hill Country havoc soon. :-)

And it always feels like home when I reconnect with my sweet friend

Theresa Cano of Garden Antqs Vintage. 

We dished about anything and everything,

and I got the top secret 411 on the big blog party

she's planning next monthin Warrenton.

You bet I'll be there!

So yeah, Saturday was good.

Sunday?

The less said about that the better.

My facebook friends need only read my feed

and latest status updates

to catch up on the latest fence drama, as well as

my innermost thoughts about

our less than charming neighbors.

Suffice to say, we are once again in the position of'

having to cough up a grand or so to replace the last

of the existing fencing due to nasty neighbor dogs.

I would say more, but I feel that this blog is much more public 

than my somewhat private facebook settings, which are limited

to only friends reading my comments.

I realize that nothing posted on the internet is ever really private

{ well hello, Anthony Weiner! },

but as a rule, I prefer to hedge my bets and keep things a bit

more vague here on ye olde blog.

Two more things:

I have a long awaited, much needed doctor's appointment

this week, so I'd appreciate good thoughts and prayers.

And finally:

We have a winner!!!

The lucky winner of the  

Bilancia Design Handmade Beauty Giveaway

is

Laurie at Heaven's Walk!

Send me your contact info and I'll pass it on to Lisa.

Have a happy week!