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Round Top, population 90

  • the PRaiRIE by RaCHeL AShWeLL…welcome to town.

    rachel ashwell. the world-famous rachel ashwell. the trailblazin’, pioneering, globetrottin’ rachel ashwell. creator of shabby chic, shabby chic couture, and simply shabby chic for target stores. author of multiple design books, lover of all things…

    March 17, 2011
  • there goes the neighborhood…

    some of you may remember our ‘searching for mayberry’ post…and if you do, then you may remember that we ended the post with the promise of a big announcement. big news on our next…

    February 15, 2011
  • home goin…

    as i think about mayberry and getting back to the basics and all the simple things about small-town life that make me happy, it always reminds me of an experience that i feel honored…

    January 25, 2011
  • searching for mayberry…

    somewhere between the 1 flashing red light and the almost spiritual football stadium, we grew up… in the little oilfield town that nestles in the pine tree-covered hills of east texas …where the dairy…

    December 10, 2010
  • of sticks & stones…

    now that you know a little about our ArKANSaS farm, let me show ya what we did last ThaNKSGiVING… we built a teepee. a hodgepodge, woodsy, sticks & stones, davy crockett-esque, teepee. in their…

    November 16, 2010
  • SouTHERN CoMFORT…a la mode.

    i think it’s pretty evident that food is monumentally important to our family. not just any food. GOOD FOOD. i mean really, really, good food. and most of all, we’re talkin SouTHERN-inspired, HONeY-HuSH, good-GAWSH-we’re-so-glad-we’re-from-TeXAS…

    September 14, 2010
  • LeT FrEEdom RiNG…texas-style…

    i’d heard about the legendary RouND ToP 4th of JuLY parade for years, the oldest 4th of JuLY parade this side of the MiSSiSSiPPi. i’d read about it & seen pictures. i’d been told about the tractors,…

    July 26, 2010
  • GoD BLeSS buttermilk BiSCUitS..and the hands that make ’em.

    HerE in the SouTH, certain things are held sacred…giving thanks, FriDAY night FootBALL gaMES, and homemade buttermilk biscuits cooked in the oldest cast-iron skillet you can imagine. DaD’s been perfecting his bread recipes for…

    May 12, 2010