Converted . . .

From a former vegetable hater to someone who takes great pleasure in cooking and eating vegetables. Do you think growing up with canned green beans and spinach made a difference?
From our trip to the Farmer’s Market this weekend:










And what did you find pleasurable today?

A Virtual Stroll through Salado

Salado is a lovely little town about 30 minutes north of us (so about half-way, give or take, between Austin and Temple, Tx). We like to make little day trips to Salado occasionally to pick up the little essentials of life: handmade glycerin and goat’s milk soaps from All Lathered Up, fabric from A Sewing Basket, and, on our latest trip, two hand-thrown pottery salsa bowls from Mud Pies Pottery (plus a piece of Sir Wiggleworth’s homemade fudge, which just happens to be in the same shop and is therefore impossible to avoid):


I love these little bowls, and I can’t wait to use them for some fabulous salsa at our next party.
It makes me sad to see that the economy has affected Salado so negatively; there are way too many “For Sale” and “For Lease” signs in this artsy little town, but one of my greatest pleasures is to stroll through and past the shops when the weather is fine. And there are great opportunities for capturing photos in Salado:




And what did you find pleasurable today?