If you take the Hill Country Flyer trip, a vintage steam train tour offered by the Austin Steam Train Association, you will arrive in Burnet, Texas for a two hour stop. This is just enough time to walk around the historical downtown, stop for a bite to eat in one of the eateries around the town square, and end up back at the train, where a wild west shoot out is acted out by a group of volunteers.
That is exactly the itinerary that my family and I took as we celebrated my mother's 80th birthday.
We decided to eat lunch at a cute little place called the Tea-Licious Tea Room and Giftique.
The first thing that really caught my attention was the painted table we where we were seated.
Here is a close-up of the art work. I fell in love with it. In fact, I think I am going to paint my table top in a similar fashion. I took several detailed shots of the table. My family is used to my obsessions, so they just laughed and accomodated me by moving menus and purses so I could get clean shots.
I think my mother had a marvelous time. She got her reading glasses out of her purse and discovered that they had broken in half at the nose piece. That didn't faze her at all. She put them on and modeled her broken glasses for us. Doesn't she look happy?
The wall behind the table is a rich red with tinges of orange and yellow. It made a great backdrop for a photo of mom and Chuck, my step-dad.
Erin, my neice, graciously let me take her photo, also.
Erin has a passion for photography, so I let her use my camera for a while. She took a picture of Richard and me, so I get to be in the blog, too. Yea!
Chuck was also busy with his camera, sharing pictures as he took them.
The food at the tea room was delicious. Since Richard and I had a huge breakfast, we just had a slice of coconut pie while the others ordered sandwiches.
I love funky decor, so this tea room was a visual delight. There was a mix of vintage elements, which I love, as well as some more trendy decorating touches.
The checkerboard colums with the crystal mini-chandeliers are interesting and eye-catching. What do you think? Are they too much? (I will go ahead and confess, for those who don't know me well, I almost never think there is too much bling!)
When I finished my pie, I wandered around the shop, and not surprisingly, I found darling miniature tea sets and several nice tea pots.
Finally, right before we left, I took a self-portrait. Can you spot my reflection in one of the mirrors? 
Coming up soon...the Wild West show!
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