by Phil Houseal | Jun 8, 2019 | History
June 2019–After settling Gathered & Good into the wonderful Easter Haus for several months, we began eyeing the interesting shed/garage tucked under the crepe myrtles at the back of the yard. Peeking inside the double doors, we found it to be filled with the usual...
by Phil Houseal | Apr 16, 2019 | History, People
April 2019–While driving past our new shop in Fredericksburg–Gathered & Good–you might notice people hanging around our vintage blue and silver truck parked in the drive. I saw two couples there last week. They were laughing and taking turns snapping selfies in...
by Phil Houseal | Apr 5, 2019 | History, People
December 2018–When you step into Gathered & Good, you are stepping back in history. That’s because the building and the family that lived here played key roles in making Fredericksburg the welcoming community it has become. The home was built in 1937 by William...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 25, 2018 | History, People
Even when it’s not Halloween, there is a spooky-ooky history surrounding this part of Fredericksburg. Back in the late 1800s, a Gillespie County desperado named J.P. Waldrip roamed the Texas Hill Country. This outlaw led a group of 60-odd men who claimed to be...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 23, 2018 | History, People
Oct 22, 2018–“Oh my gosh! That’s my mother’s couch!” Betty Anderson was flabbergasted, staring at the ornate green velour couch sitting on Gathered & Good’s front porch the first day we were open in Fredericksburg, Texas. We had to find out the story. It took a...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 19, 2018 | History, People
Note: We wanted our first post to be about the woman who was our inspiration for this shop and much more. June Phillips was our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was our hero. June Phillips spent her whole life in the Texas Hill Country, giving more than...
