The town of Round Top (population 92--- it was 77 for the longest time).... is just a tiny dot on a map of Texas but twice a year (in the spring and autumn) the town blossoms with both wildflowers and antique dealers. Tents go up, anyone with a large piece of property posts signs for RV parking, and vendors come from halfway across the state and all around the country to sell their collections.
You can buy anything at Round Top.... from old bottle caps that were found in the Louisiana swamps to vintage red telephone booths shipped over from England. Today was such a beautiful day that my husband and I drove into Round Top to have lunch at Royer's (you have to experience Royer's Cafe, there's just no explaining it--- they have a great web site).... and then on the way back, we stopped at nearly a dozen tent and shop displays.
We looked at European antiques and primitive country furniture... vintage Christmas decorations and just-made yard art put together from salvaged materials (translation: they found discarded things at the dump and creatively pieced them together into artwork that makes you smile). There were booths filled with antique jewelry, Native American turquoise, even arts-and-crafts and handmade items, and all kinds of food booths (translation: chili, hot dogs, barbequed beef, chili, hot dogs, barbequed pork, hot dogs, chili, barbequed beans).
This weekend was just the preliminary start of the Round Top Antiques Fair...... it really starts this week, but mostly all the tents and shops are open now and just about every dealer is set up and ready to sell. Prices can be price-y, and you really have to search through a bunch of stuff to find the treasure you're looking for, but if it can be found, Round Top will have it. Except for public restrooms.... be prepared to use one of those portapotties...... which are not for me, thank you. This city chick has got to draw the line somewhere, and that's the line.
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