All Dressed Up & No Place to Go

Roundtop Antiques Week Packing List:

1. Travel Jacket with all of the Pockets - check

2. Sun Hat, Sunscreen, & 'Love Your Lips' - check

3. Over the Shoulder Duffel Bag - check

4. Comfortable Walking Shoes - check

5. Precautionary Rain Gear - check

6. Camera, full Battery - check

7. Textile Magnifier - check

8. Sketchbook - check

9. Cash - check

10. Rolling Cart - check

11. Confirm date on my Calendar -  ahh no

Yep, we showed up in Warrington like eager beavers, but the vendors were still setting up their tents!  Not late to the party this time; just a few days early.

... oh, well - there's always ROYER's Rountop Cafe!

FYI: on the outside chance that someone out there hasn't heard about Royer's Roundtop Cafe, let me bring you up to speed:

• simply the best 'country bistro' in Texas (pop. 84)

• home of Bud the Pie Man and his killer pies

• voted 'one of the places you must visit before you die'

• featured on: Food Network  and the Texas Country Reporter,

• featured in: Bon Appetite, Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Austin American Statesman, Texas Monthly

• worth the trip just to see Bud hold court and listen to his 'Budisms

• wonderful family business with wonderful & creative people

• my favorite place to eat

Today we had the cafe's BLT.  To call it a "BLT" is a disservice to this sandwich.  Grilled shrimp, thick bacon, some great sweet & spicy sauce, red onions, and lettuce on a long bread roll.  2DIE4

For dessert, we had hunks of pecan pie, buttermilk pie, and apple pie with crumbly granola topping - all a la mode of course, (btw, it is more expensive without the ice cream) l

Also, want to mention a really cute tent we saw called "Sweet Peas".  She is out of Athens, Texas and carries all the best to feather your nest.

A few treasures we did score!