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Cypress & Sage - Hill Country Living

9/12/2017

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GATHERING VESSEL
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Market Days display
Gather
Assemble
Bring together from scattered places

​Wimberley, Texas is nestled amongst ancient cypress trees, scruffy cedars, 
and gnarly live oak trees. It is trekked by whitetail deer
​and carved with limestone-bedded waterways.
The hills are dotted with a variety of rental properties
for vacations and other gatherings.
Family reunions. Weddings. Romantic getaways. Conferences.
Crafting retreats. River recreation. ​Festivals. Rodeos. Shopping.
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Market Days wall display
One of the most popular and free gatherings in Wimberley is Market Days – the second largest outdoor market in Texas with over 450
​vendors, food, and music.
​The Lions Club sponsors Market Days, and the money made from parking and barbeque is contributed to local non-profits, animal rescue groups, and student scholarships, trips, and projects. http://www.shopmarketdays.com/
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I went to the the August Market Days with a friend.
The temperature was 5000 degrees on the tree-shaded lanes. 
We visited booths with displays of art, jewelry, pottery, antiques, 
and stuff. And more stuff. And more rows of stuff.
But we found a treasure. Sacapelos. An orange tool that looks like
​a Velveeta cheese slicer but yanks out facial hair with no mercy.
$10 well spent.

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It really does hurt.
We gathered in the pavilion for lunch while listening to friends, Young and Rusty, (Sue Young and Rusty Nelson) sing their original folk and Americana songs. ​Our neighbor joined them playing bass. http://www.youngandrusty.com/
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Today’s technology driven savviness has enabled us to meet, communicate, work, plan, brainstorm, learn, play, date, and be entertained with our eyes and attention glued to devices.
​There is a legitimate time and place for these encounters.
But I submit to you that we have lost the art of gathering. IRL. (In Real Life)
 
I love throwing gatherings of all kinds. Why?
Because IRL gatherings trigger all my senses.
​I taste the salsa someone made with vegetables from her garden.
I smell the rain-pelted rosemary (or occasional skunk) from the porch.
I hear music and giggles and weeping. I feel the hugs.
I see expressions. I don’t misinterpret sarcasm or irritation
like I do reading a text.
 
Life is chaotic. People are busy. But creating a holy or celebratory or goofy or relaxing vessel in my home for others to gather is my jam.
​I often go overboard, but that’s me.
​What kind of gathering vessel would you love to craft for your people IRL?
Do it.
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Comfort & Joy
​For where two or more gather in my name,
there am I with them.
Matthew 18:20 NIV
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The opening scene and the final scene of my novel
involve characters gathered around tables. Read about it.
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6 Comments
Lynetta
9/14/2017 04:26:23 pm

As the saying goes, we are cut from the same cloth! Thank you for reminding me why I do the things I do. Sending love from Oklahoma!

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Peggy
9/14/2017 09:42:52 pm

Yes! We had excellent mom/teachers. Love back atcha from a Texas.

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Michele Gooch link
9/14/2017 04:30:32 pm

I love this. And you. And Wimberley!

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Mary Kay Nussbaum link
9/14/2017 08:13:19 pm

Wimberley is blessed to have you, Peggy. Your words are alive and moving in hearts.
Love is in the ink.
Mary Kay

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Julie
9/29/2017 12:43:24 pm

You have inspired me to spend less time on devices and more IRL time with my friends. Thank you Peggy!

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Walter Parsons link
9/10/2021 06:19:40 am

Hi great reeading your blog

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