Happy Halloween!

scary tree trunk down the road..

Fun times in Hico, Texas

Another great trip to Hico, Texas for the  bi-annual Antique Show.  This is my favorite antique show (just a tad higher than the Paris Street show in Denver)

I really enjoyed my time with my friends Pattie and Stephanie who made the driving trip so much fun.  I laughed until my face hurt.   I am proud of my Witherspoon Antique Mall  "sisters" who had such beautiful booths.  They had the greatest booths of all.   I meet new friends, Denis and Taylor from Lonestar Antique Mall in Fort Worth,  Brenda from the Homestead Store, Dorothy from the Shabby y and many more. And ran into my good buddies Jennifer and her beautiful daughter Shelbie.   And as an added bonus.....I met the singer Jewel!

she sat with us while we had tea and cookies. She is so stunningly beautiful and so very sweet and down to earth.  (See Denis from Lonestar Antique Mall blog..

rubygraces.blogspot.com.  She bought a vintage prom dress from him)

My friend Pam's booth, love all the cream and white
colors with the gorgeous Christmas wreath.  She is a talented
artist with an great eye for collections.

My friend Georgia's booth, great collection of everything
vintage. She can make beautiful things with anything.
I bought the large table...perfect for my new
studio!

I purchased this great typewritter..it is in perfect shape!

The Shabby Y booth, lots of fun trinkets and
whatnots..

 I am sorry that I did not get a photo of my friends Thoma Lou and Janet's booths.  They were equally as beautiful.  Both gals are very talented and have an eye for all things beautiful and antique.  


I brought home lots of things treasures.  I will be busy creating something out of them.
But the best treasure of the day was spending the wonderful, sunny fall day with my friends....

A reminder...

I saw this on one of my favorite blogs..Brave Girl

It just reminded me to be careful with my words and

and conversations.  There is way more important

things to discuss than gossip and drama.

I will try not to get all caught up in someone else's

drama because I have enough of my own to deal with!

" It is easy to get caught up in drama. It's hard to avoid it in this crazy world.

Do your best to stay out of drama induced situations that distract you from everything

in your life that is beautiful and true.

Help others avoid drama by not participating in it.  Change the subject, help others around you to see all

that is good in the world.  Look around you and make something better...

let things go...forgive people...move past volatile behaviors.

There's so much to be thankful for, so much to celebrate and SO MUCH GOOD to be

done in the world, that there's really no time for negativity, pettiness or gossip.

You already know this stuff...you are one smart cookie!  Sometimes it's just good to

be remimded...once we decide to never participate in drama...life is so much

more peaceful...and the goodness in others is made so much more evident.

Isn't that so much a happier way to live? "



A change...

I have changed my Blog name from The Life and Times of Samantha to Fat Cow Studio.  I am adding an Etsy account soon and I want all the names to match up.
I hope that all my friends can still find me!

Samantha is still fine.  She is getting older and having a hard getting around, but she is still my best friend.  She sleeps most of the day, but still has that sweet face and a wag of the tail as I walk by.  This is my favorite picture of Samantha.  I just love this dog!

My rainy Saturday creations

 It was a perfect Saturday in Texas.  A nice cold front blew through and brought rain and much cooler weather.  It was a great day to stay inside and get creative.
I love Halloween and I was in the mood to make some spooky creatures.
I made these out of sculpty clay and old wooden spools.  Each one formed into it's own personality.  

Pumpkin head and old crow

party skeleton

Not so scary cat

I have a few more to make, maybe a witch and a ghost......

Sister trip-route 66

Kim driving full steam ahead on Route 66

My Sister, Kim and I took a few days to travel from Texas to Colorado recently.  On our way to Santa Fe, we stopped at Tucumcari, NM and took the old Route 66.  It was so amazing and awe-inspiring.    These are just a few of the sites we discovered.

The Palomino Motel-Very cool

This was my favorite, Blue Swallow Motel
I would love to stay here!

Blue Swallow Motor Court

Mexican Food Cafe and old Truck

How great is this??

I loved the remains of the old hotels and restaurants.  They are reminiscent of a life when families took long road trips. Kids got excited about swimming in the hotel pool, mom's got a break from cooking and cleaning and Dad's got to shed their ties and white shirts for Bermuda shorts and crazy shirts.  It is a shame that these great buildings are falling by the way side.  They have so much character, with many stories to tell.  I hope that they are saved before they crumble, so the next generation of kids can swim in their pools and the parents can have a cocktail under the neon lights.

A sneak peek....

My sister Kim and my new brother-in-law, Dan's wedding was extraordinary.  Their special day was the most original, magical, sweet and spiritual wedding 

I have ever attended.  It was such an honor to be a part of such a beautiful event.

Here is a sneak peek at some of the decorations.  I will post more as they become available.

Groom's table, vintage truck with peppers,  illustration pens,
fishing reel and old "Dad's" soda bottle

Zinc lid and ball jar filled with vintage sheet music,
colander fairy garden, table number and old
porcelain robin on vintage tablecloth

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vintage cold cream jar, silver fork
and Lemonade sign

Vintage wagon, watering can full of sunflowers and handpainted sign

"We Remember" Sept. 11 tribute