Dispatches From Austin: Circular Peak Antique Fair
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
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Contributor ship past times Tracy of Fair Morning Blue
Greetings, honey friends. This weekend, I spent a lovely Dominicus afternoon wandering simply about the Round Top Antique Fair amongst my mom. I idea I'd popular inward hither in addition to portion a few of my photos. Round Top, Texas is a charming trivial town roughly halfway betwixt Austin in addition to Houston, amongst a population of alone 91.
For the past times 45 years or so, Round Top has hosted an enormous antique fair every autumn in addition to spring. The fair has spread to neighboring communities in addition to straightaway includes over 2,000 vendors. Dominicus was the concluding twenty-four hr stream of the autumn fair, in addition to my mom in addition to I were disappointed to honor that many of the vendors (especially the slice of furniture vendors) were already packing upwards in addition to heading out.
We did honor many booths even in addition to thus intact, though. I had a nifty fourth dimension exploring the fair, seeking out treasures amid the rubble. We works life such a curious assortment of wares: an enormous collection of onetime roller skates, onetime gas pumps, grain sacks, wooden crates, in addition to discarded stonemason jars.
Walking from booth to booth, I love imagining the stories behind the antiques. Who did they belong to? Were they treasured household unit of measurement heirlooms, or were they shape off, unwanted, inward favor of something newer in addition to finer? I am happy to orbit some of my favorites a novel role inward my ain life. Next year, my mom in addition to I innovation to furnish to the Round Top Antique Fair, in addition to this fourth dimension nosotros won't await till the concluding day!
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Tracy Castro is a native Texan in addition to the creative someone behind Fair Morning Blue. Find Tracy on her blog, facebook, twitter, and pinterest.