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Yonder Way Hosts Monthly Farm Days Junk Gypsies

Have a New
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new food to eat.
At the hen house, Jason finds
a freshly laid egg, gently taps the HGTV Series
shell and breaks it open. Even
when just cracked, the glow of Junk Gypsies new series on
the orange yolk shines through HGTV Digital features designers
the shell, and as he opens it fully, Amie Sikes and Jolie Sikes as they
it’s the color of sunset – deep and take their rebellious independent
glowing. The white is so gelatinous spirit and unusual design phi-
it makes the egg look like a jelly- losophy on a special mission to find
fish sitting in his palm. My mouth junk and repurpose it. The Junk
is watering at the sight. He tosses Gypsies, whose clientele includes
the shell and flings the white to the country music stars and Hollywood
floor and the chickens immediately actors, have a large and passion-
flock to devour the scraps, but ate social media fan base of fellow
he carefully keeps the yolk in his design rebels who first discovered
hand. “I can’t let the chickens eat them from Gypsyville.com. Find-
this, or they would peck open the ing beauty and value in items that
eggs and eat them all if they knew would otherwise end up in the trash,
they were this good,” he tells me. I these sisters are raucous and rowdy
am not sure if he’s teasing me but I treasure hunters as well as whimsi-
know I’d want more of those eggs if cal and colorful designer/decora-
I had the chance. tors. Be sure and catch brand new
Yonder Way Farm is located at Jason Kramer: “We raise animals for food. But I do believe that, as good JG style and DIYs coming to your
1055 S FM 1291, Fayetteville. For stewards, we only want our animals to have one bad day. And if you can phones, computers, and streaming
more information call (979) 530- do that, if you can let them live as they are naturally supposed to be do- devices this fall on HGTV Digital,
4444 or visit:www.yonderwayfarm. ing, and the only bad day they have is when they go to fulfill their pur- including a tour of Round Top!
com. pose, then I sleep pretty good about that.”
Experience a Classic Christmas at Winedale Enjoy The

Nutcracker at
Saturday, December 9 from Festival Hill
noon until 4 p.m., join Windale
Historical complex in their an- Saturday,
nual Christmas at Winedale event. December 9 at 4
The day is a spectacular event p.m. at Festival Hill
for families to explore life in this in Round Top is
community from the 1800s with a children’s per-
wood working, candle making, formance of The
cooking over a fireplace, sheep Nutcracker Ballet
shearing, weaving, needlepoint, for children of all
lacemaking, arts/crafts, dancing, ages. This is always
musicians, dancers, storytelling, a sold out event
caroling in German, horse-shoeing, so it is wise to buy
an animal petting zoo among tickets early ($40 for
others event. Plenty of things to adults/$20 for stu-
keep you entertained and in the dents/children). For
holiday spirit. This is a free event. tickets go to www.
For directions contact them at festivalhill.org or call
(979) 278-3530 or go to www.cah. (979) 249-3129.
utexas.edu/museums/winedale.php. The historic McGregor house at Winedale.

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