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Roundtop, Texas


This is a photo of the Blue Hill venue.


A large pavillion that housed numerous booths, not air conditioned but that was no problem because the weather was beautiful. Loving gardening and gardening decor, I found myself outside the booths looking at the garden decor a lot.
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