One of my favorite things to do is explore small towns! Today I spent the day in Culpeper, Virginia, and want to share some pictures of things I saw. One of my favorite shops was this tea shop and I fell in love with Miss Minerva having her afternoon tea at a sidewalk table. She was so lifelike and just adorable. I wanted to bring her home and put her in the garden with "Lily"!
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| This doll in the window display was the owner's when she was a child. (Sorry the building across the street reflected in the glass). |
Clarke Hardware opened in Culpeper in 1909. I met the couple who owns it today and enjoyed chatting with them. They have a wonderful website that tells all about the history of the store, the hard-to-find items they carry today, and helpful garden tips.
Downtown was decorated for the holidays and the flowers were beautiful. I commented several times on how spotless and well maintained the entire town was.
And last, my single purchase for the day was this tin J & P Coats caddy for storing some of my sewing accessories. It's, of course, a reproduction but it is so cute.
Miss Minerva would indeed make Lily a nice companion! Neat little town, oh, and I would live the sewing caddy - repro or not!
ReplyDeletethanks for taking us with you on these trips!
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ReplyDeleteI want to spend a day playing with YOU! Hardware, tea and that fabulous caddy...Heaven!
Monday is the big day! I'm so excited I can hardly sleep at night. The rest of the summer will surely be exciting, don't you think? ;-) I promise lots of pictures in Tuesday's post.
Love and hugs to you and the girls.
xoxo
Donna and Kes
You have the most wonderful adventures girlfriend! I can't believe how many great places you find!
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