On These Days

I've been trying to put it all together, the past week, remember it all. I realize I should have taken notes. I thought it was my advancing age, but Sarah said she and Winnie were discussing just that in the car on their way home and were having the same dilema.

The first day Sarah and Winnie were here, we met Steph at IKEA for lunch. Just so happened that she had an unscheduled trip to West Chester that day, so it worked out to have lunch there. I don't have any pictures, although Sarah has great ones on facebook, but meals at IKEA and shopping at IKEA are such fun. That evening we gathered at Steph and Mike's house.

The next day was a work day for Steph so we went on our way, having close-to-home adventures. The first stops were for vintage shopping on Monmouth Street in Newport. Winnie found a lovely red coat that will show up in pictures later. The pitcher above, way the way, is Bybee Pottery.

Lunch and shopping at Findlay Market. We had lunch from the little Vietnamese restaurant there, where the food is amazing. There was no seating room in the restaurant so we took our food to the big building and found seats there.

Sarah and Winnie found dog scarves and toys at the pet store. Just look at these dog treats - who knew? I was very taken by one of the dog toys displayed and made a similar one when we got home. I have more dog sewing in mind. I mean, did you know, that squeakers for dog toys are available for replacement or new toys?

Churchill Tea Shop, where Winnie found several kinds of decafinated tea from their big selection of loose teas. I don't have a tea diffuser, so she had to wait to try them out at home.

From there we went to the Taft Museum of Art, with their vintage Christmas display. I love that museum, in a former home, on any day, but with the Christmas display it was even better. We've already seen pictures from there. Then we stopped at York Street Cafe in Newport (below) for drinks and an appetizer. It's in a former pharmacy and is so charming with many things to look at.

The last stop was at Sweet Tooth, where we filled up a box with chocolates of all kinds. (The last time Aaron was visiting, he asked twice to go get an ice ball there, but ice balls are a summer only treat, not because I said so but because they're only available during the summer.)

And that was Thursday, a stay-around-home day, all within, probably, a four mile radius.