With my own eyes...

After reading about Winnie & Tulula's on a number of blogs, I knew, if I was that close, I had to make the hour or so drive from Dallas to Athens to see it for myself. So worth it! I'll take everything!

One thing I really wanted to put in my car was this little dresser. It would've fit. But no. They also sell lots of beautiful bedding that made me want to re-do my entire bedroom. Maybe someday.

I really wanted to cut over to Malakoff on the way back to Dallas to see more of Curious Goods, but I was afraid I'd be late to the baby shower. Good thing I resisted, because I missed my exit coming back into the city and got completely turned around and flustered and ran about 20 minutes late getting back to the hotel to get ready and cut it close on the shower. Next trip, though, I will...

I spent a lot of time in the back room looking at Robolady's Ruff junk...excellent stuff.

The highlight of the trip to W & T, and one of the main reasons I went, was meeting Deb of Talking Trash and getting to see her space, which she was working on that morning. Cat Daddy sighting in the background...

Debbie was so kind to Macauley and even gave him a little vintage ski boat toy that he played with the rest of our trip. Thanks so much, Debbie, for the gracious welcome and for all the help in getting there.

Debbie had in her space, among many other things (she said what was there was "just the tip of the iceberg"), two of my most loved items: an old camera and an old typewriter.

What I love about the whole shop is that it really seems to be a collaboration of a number of creative and talented women (and some men, maybe) who share a common vision of making beautiful things and celebrating old things with character. I would love to live such an artful life, and I enjoy reading all the blogs of many of the vendors here and getting a peek at junking life in Texas.