Heading East to find Western Wear

Joe is on the hunt for a cowboy hat. Every store we go into he always checks the hats. Somebody told us of a western store in Delaware that has a good selection of everything western and since we weren’t having luck in Maryland, we decided to head over there to check it out. The drive was very beautiful and after we got into Delaware we crossed a BIG suspension bridge that had Joe FREAKING out (on the inside) – outwardly he was doing pretty good.

We finally get to the store and it seemed like they were going out of business. There was hardly anything left and we were disappointed by the selection. We left there and stopped at a local restaurant to eat and the waitress told us of another place to check for hats – Cowtown – in New Jersey. It was only about 15 minutes away so we headed there after lunch and crossed another state off the list of the ones we’ve been to.

 

Cowtown was one HUGE fleamarket – inside and outside. There was such a massive selection of everything there from jewelry to clothes to computers and everything in between. Joe found a style of hat he liked but not the right size.

             

So we left there to go to another western wear shop we saw on the way. We admired the clothes and the bling belt buckles, but clearly the store was very  high priced. Jadyn had fun riding the bike with a horse head on it though – freaky looking thing.

They did have a discount section in the garage of the house next door though (I know – weird). I found a really pretty straw hat with turquoise jewelry on it, but I decided to wait until we got to our next destination to get one. Unfortunately Joe struck out again. I didn’t realize that finding a hat would be so hard. Maybe it’s because we were looking east for western wear.

Wrapping It Up

We’ve had a lot of fun at the ranch here. We’ve made some good friends and have had lots of great experiences. Joe has one project left to do and if the weather cooperates then we should be leaving next week sometime. It’s been really cool getting to know the horses – each has their own personality, excuse me – I mean horsenality. We’ve grown fond of them and they of us – unless they are just fond of the carrots we bring them occasionally. :o)

Jadyn has become a real pro at leading the horses around and she loves to ride - horses, wheelbarrows, etc.

 

She likes to visit all the horses and being the curious girl that she is, she wondered what was in horse poop. Yep, that’s a picture of her digging around in poo.

Let’s see….what else has been going on here…..

We went to a friend of Ginny’s last weekend to get fresh eggs. That was pretty cool. She has a few different kinds, but the most interesting ones looked like they belonged in a rock band.

The local apple cider mill was pretty interesting. We looked at their pumpkins and the goodies inside, but didn’t go out back to see the animals or do the maze – the cost was a little too much.

These are the farm stands we like to go to every weekend for squash, apples, greens, peppers, broccoli, etc.

Yummy greens ready for washing and veggies ready for roasting.

Will post more again soon.