If you're a bride and groom with a chapel wedding coming up, consider the bottle above. Our delightful hosts for yesterday's Christmas Day Dinner served it. It was truly excellent. Light, very French, young and drinkable. Dry, so I wouldn't buy a zillion bottles (although you could always let Cap help you with that..heheh)but it would be a great red wine alternative for your upcoming reception. Just throwing that out there. Apparently, it's very well priced in the $10 range, too. Let us know if you try it! A cloudy day at the chapel, but still delightfully warm. Supposed to be 68 degrees today for our afternoon walk and spa session. We were able to take the convertible to Round Rock

Ok, so the original voyage of this particular pattern on the R.M.S. Titanic didn't work out as planned, but that doesn't mean your wedding reception will hit any rough water at the Chapel at Caliber Oak! Especially if you decide to include this teapot as well as maybe a few others in a tea service for your guests? In any case, the pot is delightful, and quite nice. We're anxious to use it. Stop by for tea sometime soon, but hold the ice. Can't wait to holler one of my favorite lines when Kate and Leo damage a fixture on the ship after the ice burg, and the steward protests by saying, "that's White Star property!" We barely set foot inside the chapel today, as our intent was shopping and

Well, not every activity that happens at the chapel is wedding related, as most of you know. Today's fun activity was cinnamon roll baking with Cindy Cashion, using The Pioneer Woman's recipe. Amazing, as always, and this little picture is Cindy's dozen (or actually 11...we nibbled) headed home to her house. Richard will certainly love these as much as Denise and I will, and while they're not the easiest thing to make, they're certainly worth the effort in the end! Otherwise........in chapel land......we're excited to meet E&C tomorrow, and also go over S&R's wedding vows for their big day. The green bathroom is still torn up getting a badly needed new floor rework, but Brandie was here

Maybe it's just the Boss and I that think this kind of honeymoon has potential. It wouldn't be for everyone, but there's something about a retro motor-trip to key vintage motels that could be mapped out and discovered. So many of them are located near unique sights and points of interest. Just a thought. We did an online search for ourselves for some overnights, and came across some really neat vintage haunts that look like fun. Just a thought...just a thought. This photograph is of the outstanding Rocket Motel in Custer, SD from last summer's vacation road trip. Really a neat spot along the way, and certainly vintage perfection... Progress continues today on 'fix the bathroom floor'

The only thing better than freshly brewed coffee, exotic tea or decadent hot chocolate at your wedding is a unique, love-inspired keepsake mug. The mug needn't be a 'monogrammed' or 'personalized' item, but a relatively inexpensive.but.unique mug that's just right for the couple. This vintage Buick mug right here fits the bill, from my perspective.....course, that's just ME! We just love this great mug from Angie's Attic in Athens, Texas...since it kind of has a holiday feel with the snow, a mid-50's GM theme, and those whitewalls... boy howdy! Cozy day today, although the temperature is supposed to be 64 degrees when I head into town at 11a. Not complaining about that, and the top may e

And what a happy little group of sippers we have here. All done up in their teatime finery! The hats look great, and Mrs. Boss looks like she just stepped off the set of "A Place to Call Home"! What a fun day for the ladies AND the gents that served them! A nice, relaxing day at Caliber Oak today. Miss EmmyLou made it to town and back with a little bit of stalling at takeoff from stoplights, but our 1951 Chevrolet guru will figure that one out as well. Made home-made pizza for supper, and used the new, paper-thin pizza crusts from HEB. They're great, and everything tastes great on them! Got some laundry done, and puttered about a bit. Wonderful day, all 'n all! I even got around to ha

We are huge fans of the brunch wedding. Classy, elegant, piano music in the background...tinkling of champagne glasses filled with mimosas or madras... Just a lovely country-clubbish vintage setting and party. We're very excited that in 2019, we have several brunch themed weddings coming up! Easier than some dinner-time events for the bride and groom, and it leaves a lot of the day for other activities with family and friends, with a chance to enjoy some beautiful weather! Keep it in mind! A very relaxing day at Caliber Oak today. Cooking, puttering about, putting logs on the fire. Just one of those genuinely divine days we're blessed with here on the 45.25! Currently in active produ

Sorry, but it's just about impossible for us not to share the pictures of these excellent finds. We must keep telling ourselves, "it's for our brides", but we secretly enjoy using and having such fine items as well! This set of 5 antique, very fine china dessert plates are originally from Germany and probably were produced around 1918-1925. Amazingly fine composition, and the floral detail is nice, as well. The beaded gold rim is also in excellent shape, so we don't believe that they've been used very often at all. We'll fix THAT problem around here! Rock on, vintage brides, we've got you covered! A wonderful, misty day at the chapel today. Finally got most of the balloon arch down fr

The pursuit of the flea market dishware finds for the chapel is an ongoing treat for Mrs. Boss and I. It's so fun skimming around the market to see what great bargain finds are there. This particular piece is a late '30's to mid '50's "gimme plate", since it was provided to the owner as a loyalty reward for shopping at this particular store in Illinois. That's the fun of it! The stories these dishes could tell in their past. How did it get to East Texas? Who owned it? Did it match any other pieces already purchased at the store? Who knows, but in the meantime, we all get to enjoy the collection. Sharon just selected the vintage china collection for her wedding dinner, and the colors