Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering

This past weekend I went to the Fort Worth Stockyards for the Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Trade show. Santa Fe on the Brazos had it's own booth to sell store items and promote Wyman's new book - Under One Fence: The Waggoner Ranch Legacy.

Sylinda and I had an amazing time meeting new people, dancing and having some pretty delicious meals. We stayed in the Stockyards Hotel, which was only a minute walk from the rodeo, the dance and the barn where the trade show was held.

During the low-traffic time, I had my camera out and took photos of the people who would walk by. Some, I had incredible conversations with, and some never even noticed I even had my camera out. Here are just a few that I adore from this weekend.

Wonderful World of Etsy

I just bought a ring on Etsy from Vintage and Glam Jewlery and I absolutely LOVE it. :) I was looking for a ring that was flat and wouldn't knock into anything and also let me show off a bit of personality. Sure enough, Etsy had it. The artist who designed this ring was also fabulous to talk to and to show my appreciation, I took a few photos and came up with this! Sent it to her with some very positive feedback. I love that about the website, it allows you to put up "Appreciation Photos" of the gift you purchased to the seller.

I uploaded a post to my 365 Project but since then have decided to take a few more appreciation photos. Here I'm dedicating a post to my new favorite piece of jewelery. I absolutely LOVE this ring.

My Beautiful Mother

This is my beautiful mother. Kathy Alison Wallace Church. She has been so much more to a mother to me, she is my best friend and I feel so lucky to have such a strong and intelligent role model in my life.

This weekend she came up to visit me in Benjamin, TX. We were lazy mostly, sipping our coffee out on the veranda watching the cats strut by and the wolves chew on a pig. Monday afternoon, we had some clouds overhead and so she and I walked around and I took pictures of her. She asked for only one good photo out of one hundred images. Well, I definitely have a favorite of them all, but there are others I consider the best too. Here are the rest of my favorites.

I love you, mama!