The lovely Gwynneth and I just rolled in from a wonderful weekend road trip. We took a leisurely ride up old Hwy. 59 to visit one of Gwynneth’s favorite shopping grounds, the famous Marshall Pottery. Not only do they sell some pretty cool pottery, but they make a good bit of it right there on the site, with windows for you to watch the potters work through. And they’ve only been doing it since 1895! Gwynneth said it wasn’t as big as she remembered it being, but there was still enough there to spend an easy couple of hours browsing their wares. Cool stuff!
From there, we traveled a short 15 minutes north to one of my favorite tourist haunts, the immortal Jefferson, Texas. Folks will say that half the little town is haunted, and maybe it is, but the plethora of specialty and antique shops will render your fear of ghosts totally impotent! As Gwynneth had never experienced Jefferson before, it was especially fun for me to escort her to as many of the local sites as we could fit in. We didn’t get see them all, so we’ll definitely be going back. Besides, the Big Cypress Bayou was so high they could operate the boat tours that I wanted to take in… after all, who doesn’t love a boat ride (other than E.J. Smith), right? Gwynneth was quite taken with the Jefferson General Store, which is filled with just about anything you can imagine and absolutely blankets you in blissful nostalgia. More cool stuff!
All in all, this was the best weekend I’ve had in quite some time. And while I do indeed love a good road trip, I’ve got to say that it’s good to be home.
Peace and prayers.
“I promise, buttermilk pie does NOT taste like buttermilk!” – Jeff Jeter
“I love rhubarb. It’s like tart celery, only bigger!” – Lady Gwynneth
Posted by lisa on October 29, 2009 at 10:09 am
Next time ya’ll are up that way go accross the hi way to Uncertain Tx and find Hoot n Holler B&B. Randy and Sam can and will make it a wonderful trip. Hope ya’ll are doing well and hope you enjoyed yourself, Gwynneth i love Jefferson also.
Thanks, my friend! I saw the sign for Uncertain, and even commented about it as we drove past the turn off. Next time, we’ll make that turn!