Pickles, Dogs & Cowboys

hmmmm hmmmm good!

Cool Hand Luke?

Could be in the movies!

What do these things have in common? Well, last Saturday, Cristy and I decided to check out Northside, in Ft. Worth. We have several projects in mind that could develop there and wanted to see the changes that had been made, the stores that had been added and how many shoppers were in attendance. Upon arriving at our destination, we parked close to Riscky's BBQ and immediately felt it was necessary to test their fried pickles......for research. They passed the test. Yes, shoppers will come to Northside to eat at Risckys! Good to know, we can check that off our list. Next, we checked out a lot of the interesting shops. Our favorite is called Maverick's. It's as cool as they come. It's full of beautiful things, very well displayed, smelled good and had lots of fun things to look at and buy! They have men's, women's and children's clothes, and not strickly western either. They also have boots and jewelry, hats and knicknacks and a very friendly staff.  Check it out next time you head down to Northside. It's close to the White Elephant Saloon and you can also check it out online at www.maverickwesternwear.com. Speaking of the saloon. There were four men with their Harleys sitting outside the saloon having a beer. Their riding companion, who's not allowed to drink, was just chillin' while the guys finished their brews. He was sooooo cute! He had on his Harley t-shirt and riding goggles and seemed to be enjoying people watching. I was so thrilled to get to take his picture, that I forgot to ask his name. I hope he's down there next time so I can find out. I bet it's "Harley", or "Easy Rider" or how about "Killer"?!  Northside is so fun and very interesting. I hope we can do some business down there. There were a lot of locals, as well as, tourists out that day. They had several outdoor activities to enjoy, including a mechanical bull for everyone to ride, although Cristy and I did not feel so inclined to try it ourselves, maybe next time, no probably not. But if our ideas pan out, we will fill you in later. Right now they are just in the planning and dreaming stages....mostly dreaming about fried pickles and ranch dip!