Author: Barley

  • The Social Butterfly 🦋

    Momma with her firstborn (me 😃). This is her favorite picture of us. Meet Butterfly 🦋 (AKA my mom), a nickname that has stuck with her since her flower power hippie days! This year we are celebrating 🥳 70 years of my mom’s life! As a creative birthday surprise, I decided to honor her here by sharing… Read more

  • Jeannie & Kimberley’s Day Out!

    You’ve heard of Laurel & Hardy, Lone Ranger & Tonto, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, all famous friend pairs! But have you ever heard of Jeannie & Kimberley? Ok, we aren’t particularly famous but like Bill & Ted we have shared some excellent adventures!! Time travel is what we do after all! Well, in a manner of… Read more

  • OMG! 😳 Bargain Barn!

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    Sale! Sale! Sale!  Welcome friends to bargain hunter heaven! Can you hear the thrifty angel chorus singing in your head? Well… that’s because MEGA savings can be made right here!OMG Bargain Barn, in San Saba Texas, is full of sweet deals that you don’t want to miss out on! Everything you’ve been looking for is sold… Read more

  • Yee Haw! Y’all! Looky Here!

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    Tip: You might want to look up the cowboy 🤠 dictionary if you’re stumped on the Texan dialect!  “Duke Street,” Is a splendiferous antique shop, deep in the heart ❤️of Brownwood Texas! If you’re hankering for a great vintage find then don’t dilly dally! Not many places can hold a candle to this western themed shop, it’s… Read more

  • Whistle While You Work! (Part 2);

    Hi everyone! I hope you’re still here with me, I know it has been awhile since my last post. Graham and I had close friends, from the UK, staying with us throughout most of April. So we’ve been playing catch up over these past few weeks. One of the things that we’ve been busy doing is getting… Read more

  • Heavenly Aroma!

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    There’s a treasure of a shop worth its weight in Gold, located in Goldthwaite! Catch the play on words? 😃 “Aroma of Hope” is more than a great thrift/antique shop, and it’s more than an aromatic coffee shop. Though it is both of these things, at the core of this shop you’ll find hearts of love… Read more

  • Open for Business!!

    Yep! You heard correctly! Jeannie and I have opened another booth!We are located at “Elite Ave Boutique”. Such a great shop with fabulous and unique selections and there’s lots of new additions coming soon! It’s a hub of activity inside as the store’s owners, Kristin and Josh, are making their dreams (and ours) come true!! 😀 This is… Read more

  • “From my Heart” ❤️

    The expo weekend was an adventure with a fast paced start, heavy hard work and really long hours. By the end of Saturday both Jeannie and I, along with our husbands, all had aching back complaints. There were sleepless nights and early morning rises! Despite all of this toiling, my heart was smiling as I… Read more

  • “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!”

    This weekend, Jeannie and I are sharing a large booth space over in Coleman. I’ve had a lot of fun decorating it! We have 4 divided sections within our spacious 20 x 20 area.Two of our booths are decorated into a posh antique setting that includes a classy lighted world globe, a beautiful collection of cobalt… Read more

  • Not Too Shabby!

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    You just can’t help but be abuzz in a town with team names like Honeybees and Yellowjackets! Maybe that’s why the customers swarm into this shop like bees to honey!I know that I make a beeline for, “Not Too Shabby,” whenever I’m in Stephenville! And without fail, I always find a honey of a deal… Read more