March 15/16 Comfort. What a nice name for a town. Makes you want to visit, doesn't it? Comfort. Let's go explore.
History abounds in this little town. Back in the late 1800's a group of highly educated Germans moved into this area. They were fleeing political and religious tyranny. They were the Freethinkers. Approximately 1,000 immigrated to the Hill Country in Texas and settled across the area. One little town was Comfort; a group of 33 individuals led by a Dr. These people were nobles, philosophers, doctors, scientists, engineers - all highly educated, intelligent people. Just wanting to be able to form their own opinions on the basis of intellectual reasoning power! Thus the name. The group mastered the art of pioneer farming and stayed on for generations, still today. The toil of living in the rudimentary cabins and rough living conditions became ironic. The settlement was referred to as Camp Comfort. Later the camp part of the name was dropped and the village remained known as Comfort. The irony was that it wasn't comfortable at all!!!! Today the town is a treasure trove of antique stores and other interesting quaint shopping. My favorite store was The Tinsmith's Wife. A needle craft shop. Just gorgeous, the best one we have ever been in. Quality yarn and supplies in a vintage old building with rooms that make you want to sit down and start a project right now. One room had a couch and fireplace and beautiful handiwork on the walls. Billy left me there for about an hour and he went and found us a great little restaurant to have lunch. I did not disappoint myself when he returned - I did purchase some yarn for a knitting project, even though I have little experience..... which I excitedly told him about on our way to the cafe for lunch. (he is so patient.... as if he cares, ha ha.)
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| beautiful old German home on a side street |
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| downtown has a majority of original Texas limestone buildings preserved |
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| antiques displayed outside on the sidewalks |
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| inside the Tinsmith's Wife shop - just curl up and start knitting |
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| rooms of yarn and displays of hand work in the Tinsmith's shop |
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