Hill Country’s Wimberley Texas

Hill Country’s Wimberley, Texas is a tiny town with an artful heart!

Our second day of exploring took us to a small town that we fell in love with. Wimberley’s “downtown” is basically a street lined with boutiques and restaurants. Not a tall building in site.

We arrived in the late afternoon, around 3 pm, which made it easy to get a table at the charming Italian bistro Marco’s. Marco’s serves classic Italian dishes and New York-style pizza in a cozy, but kid-friendly setting. And even though it’s in the sleepy town of Wimberley they have late-night hours.

Since it was a late lunch we decided that pizza would be the perfect thing to order. As it turned out it was also perfectly delicious. The thin New York style crust had just the right amount of doughy and crisp. The toppings were abundant, fresh and delicious.

At the time we were there there was just one other table of guests. Somehow we all interacted and had a really fun and yummy experience.

After our pizza we decided to do a bit of shopping and wandered in and out of every single boutique in what’s known as Wimberley Square.

Two of those shops really resonated with me. The first was right next door to Marco’s. It was called Kiss the Cook. I could have bought every wonderful item in the store! Luckily for Steve and our bank account I showed extreme restraint. We do, after all, live in an RV with very limited storage space.

The souvenir shops were fun and had interesting and whimsical tchotchkes (knick knacks). Of course we found a wonderful Wimberley Texas magnet to add to our collection.

The other store that I loved was Wimberley Jewelers. OMG!!! They had such exquisite sterling silver and turquoise jewelry that I was practically drooling. But since I hand make jewelry I rarely purchase any. What I do is become inspired by what I see and in some cases try to recreate something I adore.

That necklace in the photo above was one I looked at. LOVED. And knew I could go home and make immediately because I had the round silver beads and a good bit of turquoise. The necklace alone, without the kokopeli pendant, was several hundred dollars. I made my version the moment we got back to Ladybug and for a fraction of the cost. I added a stunning pendant that my Aunt Rhoda aka RhoRho had given me for my birthday many years ago. I love that it brought new life to an old piece!