House Hunting

We have had a few busy weekends and really needed a 'something different' kind of Saturday morning. At least Wm figured out that's what I needed. It's been a strange, difficult week, so it was nice to forgo the Saturday morning bike ride. Wm pulled out the old Austin book that we got several years ago. It's been a while since we have done this. We grab a coffee, get in the car, and go on a search for some of the old houses in Austin. Invariably, we end up finding either a home we love ... or are reminded about a neighborhood we would love to move to someday.

Today, we first headed out to a house off of Windsor and Matthews. It's the home that Zachary Scott lived in on 2408 Sweetbrush. It was beautiful. I didn't take any pix of this beauty. Then we headed over to this one. It needs a little bit of work, in our opinion, but it is striking. It's over in the Hyde Park area. Here's Wm checking out the nice side entrance...

It's Elizabet Ney's studio, Formosa. She is our famous Prussian born sculptor who made sculptures of both Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin.

In my Austin book, I always make a notation of the date we visited and our impressions. Nice way to see your hometown.