Two Sweet Cottages

I fell in love with the Texas Hill Country architecture.  I have always loved 

cottages built from stone and having lived in a house with a tin roof, there

is nothing better than to be inside and hear the music it creates when it rains. 

This cottage is a dress shop called the Farmhouse Boutique.  

I love the creamy trim and the blue shutters.  The sweet lace curtains that

seem to be in so many windows.  I met with the owner whose name is

Debbie.  She is so friendly and sweet I could have stayed and talked

with her for hours.  Y'all would love her too because she shares our love

of tradition, small town values, a simple lifestyle.  She told me that when

she first moved her shop into this cottage she asked her husband to

straighten the shutters.  He told her that the way they were hung it was

not possible.  I think they are perfectly charming just hanging a bit askew.

This little cottage right next door is Debbie's too.  I am so loving that blue that I am

thinking about maybe repainting the shutters on the outside of our house that color.  

Builders can construct all of the "McMansions" they want, but I will always

prefer  sweet rustic cottages like these.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley