Michael's Arbor Care & Everything Else - Burleson, Texas!

Yesterday, we went on another no-destination drive...but as you can imagine, I had a destination in mind...Burleson, Texas!

We went to the Goodwill store there and found LOTS of neat things...they'll be shown another time.

Then we drove around Burleson checking out the local shops and there are LOTS of neat shops! If you get a chance, stop and eat at BABE'S RESTAURANT...yummy homemade food in a fun environment with a come as you are dress code!

NOW HERE'S THE SCOOP OF THE DAY!

While driving through Burleson we saw a darlin' plant shop! It's a little house, painted JOHN DEERE green and yellow, with lots of gorgeous plants everywhere! We were greeted by the shop owners, Michael and Shelly! While we were there they shared with us that it was their 1st day of business for their new shop!

Naturally, I browsed for a while and with Shelly's help I selected 2 hanging baskets full of blooming fuchsia plants! The two photos at the top of this post show the beautifully unique blooms.

Did I have my camera with me? Nope. Did I think to use my phone camera? Nope. So trust me on this one...if y'all are in the area...you simply must stop by, see the beautiful plants they have to offer, great prices and meet this super nice couple!

Here's the shop info:

Michael's Arbor Care & Everything Else
217 West Renfro
Burleson, Tx 76028
817-531-8733



This is Michael's business card. He's also an Arborist! So Shelly can help you add color to your gardens and Michael can help you take care of your trees!

I'll be going back soon...so if you see a woman drooling over everything they have to offer...that'll be me!

Destination - Decatur, Texas!

I love no destination drives! Today, Mr. B and I went on just such a drive. However, to be totally honest...I had a definite destination in mind for this drive...

DECATUR, TEXAS!


This is a photo of the courthouse...I love Texas Courthouses...the character, the masonry work, the color of the stone...the majesty of it all!




We were walking around the town square, I was in sensory overload because I love town squares! I was busy taking photo after photo when I turned around to cross the street, I looked up and stopped dead in my tracks! I love everything about this exterior wall...the flow of the stone, the blue of the oblong window and the dome glass with the rusty stain on the stone work below. So I snapped away!




This is a collage of more sights from in and around the town square. The photo with the "Simple Pleasures" arrow is from a very special shop "Fleur de Lis"!




The top photo in this collage is a metal finial on a gate post at the Waggoner Mansion aka El Castile. The bottom photo is a carved wood headboard from "Fleur de Lis".


We had a limited amount of time to spend in Decatur and I just had to browse through every shop! So much fun and the people of Decatur are so kind. We plan to go back again soon! Real soon because I found lots of "treasures" just callin' my name!