Not a lot of reading happened this weekend but I have a very good excuse because one of my dear friends was in town and we spent a good part of the weekend catching up, laughing, shopping and even visiting Gruene, Texas.
Gruene is about 45 minutes from Austin so it’s not far but I’d never been there. We enjoyed shopping at some of the boutiques, had a delicious lunch at the Gruene Door, a snack at the Flour Cupcakery (yum!) and could have continued exploring but with the Texas heat we were worn out soon and headed back to Austin for a movie.
Sunday has been a day of catching up with things around the house and errands but we also managed a quick stop at the bookstore. I was looking for Excellent Women by Barbara Pym and as I expected, I didn’t find it on the shelves at Barnes & Noble but I had a coupon and put that to use on an online order.
I hope you’ve all been having a wonderful weekend. I’m off to try to get some reading done before it’s time for sleep and the work week to begin.
I’ve been to Gruene! We stopped on our way to Fredericksburg many years ago. I think we ate at the Gruene Door, too. Isn’t there a large dance hall that backs up against it? Sounds like a fun little outing, in spite of the heat!
Glad you had a nice weekend with friends. Ours was much busier than usual as well –but so fun.
Sounds like you had a lovely weekend. Catching up with a good friends is one of the best reasons to not get any reading time 🙂
What a fun weekend! I’ll be back in Austin on September 11 and 12. Taking recommendations for food and bookstores! 😀
It sounds like a great weekend with a good friend! And the Flour Cupcakery sounds delish 🙂
So glad you had a lovely weekend catching up and exploring new places!
Les in NE – It was fun but I think next time I go it’ll be during the winter! haha… The Gruene Door is actually away from the dance hall – maybe they moved. It’s in a cute location though with other little shops!
Diane@BibliophilebytheSea – It was fun to see my girlfriend!
Stefanie – I know right? 🙂
Andi @ Estella’s Revenge – Oh you are going to have fun. This time you have to make it to BookWoman!
Bookworm – I had a raspberry cupcake – oh my it was delicious!
Christine – We missed you Chica! don’t worry, we are already making plans for when you come to visit 🙂
It sounds like you had a wonderful weekend, Iliana. My mom was in town so we were quite busy too. My in-laws are coming this weekend. I feel like everyone is coming all at once–or close to it. LOL
oh, Excellent Women is excellent! Enjoy.
Oh, I’d like to visit! But I do understand the desire to go when temperatures are much cooler!
Literary Feline – I do love having friends/family in town but I always wish I had an extra day to rest up 🙂
Care – Yay, I can’t wait to read it!
jenclair – It’s so much nicer to enjoy walks and even food when the weather isn’t so hot isn’t it? Looking forward to going again.