10/12/2026
Rest? Steve & I have had THREE 1/2-days off since July 3 … 15 hr days - outdoors in 100 degree heat (building Pioneer Village & fulfilling beam orders). Taxing … but we’re blessed. But by 3pm today, we RESTED at 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝐹𝒶𝓇𝓂 𝒶𝓉 𝒜𝓁𝓊𝓂 𝒞𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓀 in Stockdale, blocks from our home. It’s FILLED with CHRISTMAS TREES 🎄🌲🎄🌲 pumpkins-galore 🎃🎃🎃, breezes, campfire 🔥, and we loved every minute of it.
In fact, we’ve chosen (or earmarked) our new MERCANTILE’S multiple Christmas trees for our porch, mancave loft, etc … AND our GIANT tree for our Old Fashioned DICKENS-like Pioneer Wood Company TREE LIGHTING EVENT … that YOU’Re invited to be a part of, at PIONEER VILLAGE in La Vernia at 8915 Hwy 87 between LV & Sutherland Springs. WE KNOW OLD FASHIONED good ol’ days & good ol’ ways & treating yall to a GOOD OL’ time!!
(Now we just need to wrangle Brandon to shuttle that huge tree to the Merc in our HORSE (or cow)- DRAWN 1800s WAGON from the Alum Creek Farm to our new shop! I’ll include a video in the comments below ⬇️ of him and wife Shaelynn carrying my late-mother’s Christmas tree in our wagon in the LV Christmas parade 🎁❤️🥹, and him pulling our same wagon BY COW in the LV July 4th parade)
I think I can get used to resting a 1/2 day every month - but perhaps Steve & I can squeeze in a few more hours? 🧐
Next Sunday (Oct 18th) - we’re taking a bottle of w**e 🍷 to Alum Creek farm to sit on that picnic bench and watch the pine trees EXIST.
Join us! Come say hi! (I highly recommend this new concept called “resting”)
AND - bonus! It’s THE perfect place for Fall or Christmas ! Bring your family or kiddos in cute outfits to take pics! PHOTOGRAPHERS! Bring your clients! Mini-portrait-packages deluxe! Problem solved! 🎁🎄🎃