03/26/2026
Round Top looks so very different these days and I’ll admit, I’ve had my moments about it. It’s grown, it’s busier, it’s… a whole thing. I’ve found myself trying (sometimes harder than I’d like to admit) to adjust my expectations and meet it where it is now.
But what I keep coming back to, is at its core, it hasn’t actually changed.
It’s still about the people. The vendors who know their pieces inside and out, who remember you from last season or last year. That part: the connection, the conversations, the shared appreciation for objects with a past, that’s still very much intact.
I’ve always loved that excitement of discovery. Walking into a tent not knowing what I’ll find, meeting someone new, hearing the story behind a piece, and more than occasionally leaving with something I didn’t know I needed but now can’t imagine a project or myself without.
So yes, Round Top is evolving. We all are. And maybe the shift is less about holding onto what it was and more about recognizing what’s still there especially if you’re willing to slow down enough to see it.
And for me, that part? The human part, the treasure-hunting part, the part that still surprises me every single time, that hasn’t gone anywhere.
