~~Enjoying Christmas festivities with my family~~

Recently our little town enjoyed "Vine Street Walk, A Victorian Showcase of Christmas"...
This beautiful Ellen Clapsaddle card reminded me of that time, but long ago, when families dressed up and went strolling down the streets and admiring beautiful Christmas lights. Here in our small town of Paso Robles, we have a street strictly devoted to the beauty of arranging Christmas lights and decorating beautiful yards. Some are a sight to behold!
Some of the businesses offer warm cookies or hot cider to warm up with and visit with folks a little.
Blessings to all as you enjoy this Christmas season with your families.

~My one-day getaway~~

Recently I decided to clear my head and getaway for the day...you know, maybe check out some antique shoppes or check out the tag sales. With my hubby's blessing, I set off for a day I wasn't sure how would turn out. Among my meanderings, I stopped through the most charming town to check out their antique mall and passed these wonderful homes on my way around. I decided to snap a few pictures and show you some of the homes. This is not a little town, it is the pleasant town of Pleasanton, just north of my home. Long enough for me to listen to half of my book on CD.

Although, the town's antique mall didn't yield a whole lot, I had fun there none the less. After an hour and a half there and lunch, I head south about 30 minutes to a wonderful line of antique stores in Niles...oh, I wish I had more than 2 hours to spend in those places. Another trip, perhaps. I decided to pick out 3 stores out of the 10 or 12, that I REALLY wanted to check out and then headed home. There were some fabulous treasures to look over. Unfortunately, in my greedy haste, I forgot to snap any pictures of the "line up" of the stores.

Enjoyed my day of fun and finished my book on CD on my way home. Hubby was there to greet me and help me carry up my day's "faire"...doesn't get much better than that, right!