It is just a wonderful place. The Pierces moved to Bastrop six years ago from Dallas, where John Pierce continues his video production business. He commutes to Dallas one week a month on average. You can be at the beach in a couple hours. The Hill Country is right here.
Most people move here for a better quality of life.
In many rural communities, the intrusion of outsiders creates animosities. Sudden growth stretches resources, and time-valued rituals are often trampled by unknowing or uncaring interlopers. But not in Bastrop. The people who have discovered the value of the old buildings have been the newcomers. There is an irony there, I think.