The road trips we take, the places we shop, our favorite items, recipes, vacation, farm life and everything in between!
Have you ever heard the Sammy Kershaw song She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful? Might sound a little redneck, but I love some Sammy. Anyway, this song is all I can think of when pondering how to describe my precious friend Allison. She is completely unaware to the talent and graciousness she carries wherever she goes. Our…
This women is warm, she is seriously funny, generous, honest, loyal, real and downright beautiful. She tells it like she sees it and I enjoy that so much in a friend. Her laugh is spectacular and she is contagious. I can’t wait for you to meet my friend I love how real Robin is. She…
So Round Top/Warrenton Antiques Week came to and end on Easter Sunday. I had the pleasure of spending two days shopping the wares at this show. Did I mention how much I love it? In case you missed that little fact I thought I would share some pictures of friends, things that inspired me and what…
Let me introduce you to this little ray of sunshine named Jori. God crossed our paths through bible study and drew us closer by placing us together in a small prayer group within the same study. She blessed me back then when we prayed for each other, but little did I know how much she…
In case you are late to the party I want to give you a complete list of all the unique and inspirational places we like to frequent. The last ten weeks have been a blast as I have shared the places our family spends time together on the weekends, looking for tiny treasures and making memories….
Tips For Round Top Antiques Week So glad you joined us for week ten, the final week of our Where We Hunt series. I saved the best spot for last! Antiques Week happens twice a year in Round Top Texas and some of the smaller surrounding towns. Towns like Warrenton, Burton and Carmine. Most people around…
Welcome to week 9 of our series, Where We Hunt. One more week to go as we reveal our secrets, tips and favorite spots to hunt for the best junk around. Join us next Friday for the last hot spot and a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! This week we explore junk yards! Sounds like an obvious spot for…
Ahhh…the most obvious of all hunting grounds for purveying goods. Here are a few tips that hopefully are new to you! Here are my who, what, when and where of garage sale shopping Who – What kind of shopper are you? There are many varieties in the yard sale world. If you aren’t having luck,…
British Jam Tart Recipe We really love going to the movies. Well, all of us except my husband…but that is another story. I took the kids to see Paddington a few weeks ago. It was a cute movie about the unintentionally mischievous bear of the famous children’s books. We all enjoyed it. Out of the gate the…
Welcome to week 7 of our 10 part series on where we scour for the best junk around. Check here if you missed a week and want to catch up. A Case for Books The Library might seem a bit odd as a hunting ground for junk. It pretty much has only one item to…
If you have followed Hunt & Host at all you have heard me profess my love of curbside shopping. I mean I REALLY love it. When I drive around it’s like following the Easter Bunny on Easter morning. I just find little treasures hidden in piles on people’s curbs. I feel the same way as…
Here are a few places I go for inspiration and to share what I am up to at Hunt and Host. I hope you’ll join the fun! My Repurposed Life
It is as much fun to hunt out new thrift stores and resale shops as it is to hunt the stores themselves. Almost every town has one or two, even itty bitty towns. They are like downsized department stores. They are not all about one thing – you have clothes, furniture, housewares, books, bedding…on and…
When I shared about junkin in Small Town USA I mentioned local hardware stores. Often the hardware store is a combo job…hardware/feedstore/auto parts, etc. Our deer lease is close to Junction, Texas which is a precious little blink of a town. They have a combo store I’m quite found of. I found this nifty little…
So glad you joined us for week 4 of our 10 part series Where We Hunt. Today we visit small town USA… Do you road trip much? Do you often drive to your family vacation destination? grandparents? weekend getaways? Any direction you head the open road is riddled with small towns. They are full of…