Shame on me for letting this blog just sit here, when so much time has passed! Here are a few pictures from my last visit with Barb. As...

I'm so lucky I have such amazing friends. I feel blessed every day for my buddies, like Barb and Christy. Who would show up in Round Top,...

The first 5 days of my 'vacation' really blurred together....I found myself asking Ken 'what day is this?', because it was like that...

Where do I start? I had zero time on my trip to stop and post, and I painted so much I couldn't use my hands to type...I wonder if they...

TEN MORE DAYS! I am getting so excited to finally get back to Texas and get some much needed work done on that poor, shabby Farmhouse!...

Merry Christmas 2020. What a F'ed up YEAR! I've been blessed that my little job didn't lay us off and basically paid us to stay...

I'm having my coffee this am and still processing all we did and all the fun we had! Barb and Laura were so good natured about the old...

Barb's friend Eunice came down for an overnight too...she brought us yummy pumpkin cakes what an amazing baker she is! I hear her lemon...

Unloading and cleaning. Cleaning and unloading. Lots of it. I have company coming so no time to rest, I had to whip that Farmhouse into...

Where to even begin? I didn't have a second to post along the way - there was so much to do! So I will break this down into parts. Well,...

Since the Wu-Flu is still holding everything in limbo, all I can do is sit home and stalk FB Marketplace and CL for goodies. And I have...

So, thanks to Corona virus, Life as we know it is cancelled. Grrrrr....I had my plane ticket in hand, and was all set to get back there...

The Spring Round Top show is gearing up to start....at least I think it is, I just heard the South/Southwest Music Festival in Austin has...

This old house has the FUNKY-ist layout, there is nothing else you can say, it's just flat out weird. So this was maybe a bedroom back in...

So I guess the 'disgruntled brother' who contested the sale of my place for over 6 MONTHS had the nerve to show up and tell my painter...

Seriously, how cool is this sink and cabinet? It's HUGE and it's awesome. I don't know how this amazing old stuff finds me..lol...but it...

Looks like there was a little work done on my place in 1921...Ken says he just noticed this today. Pretty cool! Poor old peely-paint...

I have a confession...I love the smell of fresh paint. I even enjoy painting walls. There is just something so satisfying about a freshly...

Finally! I still can't believe it....the final close is supposed to happen on Monday at 1pm. I'm in New Orleans for Christmas through to...

OMG OMG...It finally happened! I have to pinch myself! The sale is going through! It's only been since JULY! My realtor texted me to 'Pop...