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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Old Shack on the Corner
A few months ago, someone fixed up the old red shack on the corner towards town, painted it gray with the Lone Star state flag on one side of the building, and opened a smoke shop (tobacco and cigarettes).
Rarely open. Rarely a customer. Me thinks it was not a good country business venture.
And my favorite old sentinel tree still stands behind it, even though they tried to slice through her to bring her down.
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Nice paint job!
These are wonderful pictures.
Hope you have a nice day.
Happy they fixed the place up...don't like their choice of products.
Love that last shot especially the rusty pickup
Very cute decorating, but seems to me from what you said that this could easily go the way of a similar little pizza shop that was by my cabin.
I love the paint job and swag:@)
Sentinel Tree just wasn't havin' that.
I like what they have done to that shed/barn. I do like that flag, got a fridge magnet shaped as the state of Texas and the flag on it, my youngest sister lives down there and visited many years ago..
Rarely open? Hmmmm. I wonder what's REALLY going on here. :)
Glad they fixed it up, even if it doesn't bring in the customers...
And the old tree is down but not out. :)
Cheery paint job but they need to leave that lovely old tree alone!
what a cute little shop...too bad it is not doing well...smack that person trying to cut down that tree!
Looks very nice in these colors.
Good photo's Theresa.
Morning Tex love the optimism of the creative painter person.
Love the beautiful tree with the old truck behind it. Hugs B
Beautiful shots.
(Too bad you do not have a on blog translator)
Greetings.
Looks like it would make some dry, dry firewood.
Looks like a cold pop is available too . . .
So amazing that naked tree Theresa!
nice shots
happy valentine day to you
wonderful paint job.
such a cute shop!
Wow, that tree is indomitable!
Z jednej strony dobrzę, że nia ma klientów, bo ludzie sie nie trują. Z drugiej jednak strony żal, że interes sie nie udał. Pozdrawiam.
On the one hand, well that is present clients, because people simply do not poisoned. On the other hand, regretted that the business failed. Yours.
I remember that old shack from a post of yours long ago, the tree too. Maybe he's not to interested in business as long as he has a place to go, kick back and have a smoke without his wife pestering him.
Lovely, craggy old Sentinel Tree. The store seems a bit out of the way, but it sure is a pretty paint job. Love your new header, BTW. :-)
Too bad customers aren't flocking to this refurbished shack. They did a wonderful job on the design and paint.
oh no. not THAT old tree. i love it to. i liked the barn the way it was...my neighbors cut down their tree that looked like this, it is all gone. ruined my view out my window
the shed looks cool
I wish folks would let trees be
The redone building looks pretty cool - even if its not such a great business.
Great pictures - exciting wood :)
That building is certainly eye-catching.I love that old tree,all gnarled,yet so beautiful.
Well yes. Hopefully a sign that cancer causing smoking continues on the decline....
Love these photos!
Love that paint job, looks great......Francine.
That is really a cool paint job!
That looks pretty and I’m sure the tree gives enough shadow. I agree with you on the business front.
The Old Shack looks good though! Shame on them for what they did to that tree!
Love the painted barn! That is so cool!
Gotta love those tough old trees! me thinks she was meant to have birds and feeders in her! :)
I'm glad the tree is still there!
Love the paint!
xoxo
I like the way they decorated the building.
I love that paint job!
love the building...rusty trucks love them...
Nice to see an old shack revitalized.
The tree is a work of art. Hope it continues to resist the saw.
tough ol tree & love the ol truck =)
Glad the old tree is still hanging in there! Hope the business isn't a front for something less savory.
Oh my the tree is still standing. Lovely paint job pity no one visits. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
Best wishes Molly
And I love the rusty old truck next to the tree!!
It looks nice and I must wonder if something else isn't going on but I also can't say I'm disappointed they are not selling lots and lots of cigarettes
At least its not so much an eyesore.
Not too many smoking anymore..who the heck can afford it????
That is a lovely paint job and I like it that the old tree is still standing.
Love the building but perhaps you are right about the business venture! Love the tree. If only they could talk...
Well at least they tried to take care of that building. I am glad the tree was stronger.
Love the old tree...the "new" old shop will probably sell fireworks too!...:)JP
Good paint job. I guess people don't smoke so much any more, maybe selling some food items so people wouldn't have to go to town when they ran out would have been smarter.
It is unfortunate that you have to close. Interest is.
It is difficult to understand the situation.
Regards
Strange place to open up a cigarette shop!! So glad they didn't cut the tree down, I love it!! :)
This new (old) shot has a great looking paint job. I, too, would wonder as its potential for success.
I love it!!! Business or not I love how Texans show their state pride.
Tough tree, and I LOVE the truck behind it!
I like the paint job and the truck in the background in the second image.
money laundry!
Aloha from Honolulu,
Comfort Spiral
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Love the shack, and the tree!! I never tire of seeing Lone Stars as it reminds me of the trips we made to see our son when he lived in DFW. Now, we just need to return.. just because I miss TX (and Canton!) :) -Tammy
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I love the tree!! What stories it could tell!!
I like it!
I like what they did with the building...
I still love that tree.
wow, what a cool place. so festive. i love the old truck. ( :
Wow, how could they try to take an old silver-tree!
Sound like people that don't care.
Cool building and interesting old tree with character.
Love the neat building and the beautiful tree ~ Great shots!
Carol of (A Creative Harbor) on blogger ^_^
That old tree is like a fine art sculpture--silly people to try to cut it down!
T, make me laugh how people will suddenly get a bright idea that something will work in such and such a situation. They go to all the effort and it rarely pans out!
Maybe there is another nefarious reason for this!!!
Hmmmmm.
This looks like one more adventure added to many other failed ventures. Looking at the state of dilapidation of the property one has to wonder what the thinking was...if there was any.
I love it.
Old barns, shacks and even old trucks that have flags on them are awesome.
That tree is hanging in there like a true trooper. Nice paint job on the old shack.
Maybe it wasn't such a good idea for a business venture, but nice paint job. That tree...the stories it could tell.
A smoke shop - no good idea (sorry)!
The tree is fantastic. I hope it will stand there still for a long time.
Greetings
Angela
What a cool paint job! Too bad it's not open more often.
Hmm, all that work and hardly open... makes me wonder what is really going on there? Out in the country like that, I would be suspicious. (I know, I see a story in everything)
Glad the sentinel still stands, it is a beauty.
Nice paint job on the shack, but it is the tree that steals the show!
Wow, somebody really spent some time spiffing it up! I do remember the tree, good to see it's still standing, but ya gotta wonder just how long with that size cut.
Poor tree, I hate their merchandise. But, good for you and taking photos of it.
Love the paint job!!! Glad they didn't take the tree down. Sorry they scarred it so. Yeah, we love the Texas flag here, don't we? :)
Texas alive and well :O). A smoke shop? Really?
They did a nice job painting the building. Looks like they have met their match cutting down the old tree!
Glad the old tree is still there! Hmmmm...makes you wonder about some people's business sense. ;)
Maybe not such a good business venture but it's a fabulous paint job! Pretty amazing about the tree. I would hate to see it go, too. Lots of character. I like the old truck in the background.
~Lindy
Nice shots. Perhaps not a good business but how many business all over the world are standing strong these days. Not many. Very sad.
It may have been a failed business but it is quite an eye catching building isn't it. What a shame about that lovely big tree!
HAPPY Valentine's day to you !
Well...it is a cute little place...but the tree...SAVE THE TREE!
maybe it was a short-lived tax deduction prospect; shame about the old tree, that it has so many scars - but then who doesn't?
I love your photos! They make me just want to slow down and imagine the stories that truck could tell and the building looks awesome, just like something out of a catalog! :) Michelle W
I love your photos! They make me just want to slow down and imagine the stories that truck could tell and the building looks awesome, just like something out of a catalog! :) Michelle W
Perhaps it is a front for a canabis factory, great photos. I stopped smoking 40 years ago.
peter
Spiffed up the shack though.
It is so American, even closed up...
I'm sorry they hurt the tree...
What a cute little shop Tex!Love the colors!Great shots!Have a nice day!
Dimi..
I love the paint job, it is a shame their business did not take off and do well. Maybe too many people have quit smoking! Have a great evening!
A very interesting series of photos. Love the colors on the shed - hate the products. Love the old tree and the old truck parked there. Probably shut down by the state - don't they regulate tobacco products? They do here and go after anyone not complying. A good thing. xx
It's a very cool looking place, I love that vibrant paint! And our tree and that rusty old truck, it's a great scene!
she's gonna out "live" them all!
I like the paint job on the house! And that tree photo is terrific. It's so much in its time.
well how cool is this...love the flag and the bunting, the old tree and that red truck behind the fence looks like it would be a wonderful photography op!!
I like that paint job, too. The trees are surely amazing, too.
I like what they did to that 'shack'. sandie
How's that saying go... ya can dress them up, but you can't take them out.
I guess the good looks aren't what the customers are looking for.
The tree has character, just like that old truck in the back.
I really love that old tree, and the shack is very colourful.
I'm glad the old Sentential tree stood her ground. The place does look better.
Dearest Theresa,
That is not a great business location I guess... Love the painting however!
You are so right about that tree, looks still great as a skeleton against the sky.
Happy Valentine's Day to you.
Mariette
I'd like to get a little closer to that truck behind the tree!
Looks nice but I love the old tree !
Someone likes their state flag.
I like the paint job and love the tree. :)
I like how they fixed up the old building, but it doesn't look like they have the traffic for a business. Or maybe everyone in the area has quit smoking!
Glad the old tree was too stubborn to fall, but with a cut like that I wouldn't stand around it on a real windy day!
What a quaint looking place, maybe there is more going on there than meets the eye! I'm so glad the tree refused to succumb :-)
You do have some fabulous visitors to your property Theresa, I loved the White Ibis and Yellow-crowned Night Heron on the earlier posts and as for the Cardinal...they stop me in my tracks every time with their stunning colour!
They went to a lot of work for little return. Seems strange that they rarely have it open. Go figure why they have few customers.
Maybe there's more to it than tobacco and cigarettes.
Well, they did a very nice job of fixing it up! I like the star. It does seem a bit off the beaten path for customers, though. It'll be interesting to see how long it lasts.
i liked that last shot...
liked the last one...
I have to say, as another Texas girl...that is a really good choice, on the paint job.
What a shame to try to cut down such a splendid natural sculpture.
That's a jaunty paint job. If they sold chocolate, I'd be there. Of course, it would be kind of a long ride. Glad they didn't slice all the way through that old girl!
Some small businesses just don't seem to have a ghost of a chance do they?? Thank you for joining in 'Rurality Blog Hop #2' Hope to see you next Wednesday for #3...
They tried to burn my favorite tree last year, but it is trying to grow back...I'm delighted!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
It looks like the tree wasn't having any of that falling business!
Nice paint job!
Definitely not a great business decision but a great paint job!!
Love the last shot!!
LOVE the tree! Interesting idea for a business out in the country. :-)
Gotta love that paint job!
We finally made it to your state of Texas, and I was won over!
What a great state it is, I look forward to exploring more of it.
http://ourfunwithfive.blogspot.com/2013/03/texas-hill-country.html
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