Determined to make the most of the day (and remember it!), I veered onto the shoulder of the road several times to snap photos. On the way to pick up my Mom I spotted the neighbor's cattle under a flowering tree in their pasture. I would love to have a painting like this some day!
The first thing I noticed when I pulled into my parents' driveway is that they had new babies! They brought home a mama goat and a baby buck just last night. I grew up around goats and sheep and it's my dream to have goats when we find our own acreage. This mama is a milk goat, and gives a gallon of milk a day. Sounds just about right for what our boys consume daily!
I'll admit, I was on the verge of postponing our trip so I could sit and play with this little guy.
The trip to Little Prairie Girl (FB link) held a lot less distraction for me, and we found the place very easily. I'm so inspired by Joanna Gaines', of Magnolia Homes, style and life, and that's what you find when you step through the barn door!
You could smell the leather just walking by this area. I really wanted the LIVE, WORK, CREATE bag, but with a $59.99 tag, it'll have to wait for another day. I'm sure it would last a lifetime though!
I got one of the aqua metal baskets with the chalkboard tag to organize the boys' pencil cases, markers, and crayon bag on their school bookshelf.
And that is our new typewriter!
My little cuddle bug and me in the hen house. He was such a good sport the whole day.
Jade earrings, a Mother's Day gift from my Mama. I love them...and her!
After we left Little Prairie Girl, we headed south to visit Shabby Shack. There was some confusion as to where Shabby Shack was, and we headed to Grundy Center, according to the address listed by Google. We parked and walked up and down the street where it was supposed to be, and ended up stopping in a little vintage shop called Grams. It was there that I found Mortimer, the newest member of our family.
He is made of leather and measures 19" tall from toe to tusk.
Every antique shop, junk or flea market seems to have a basket of old homeless photos. It's so sad to me that some family's memories are lost like this.
We asked "Gram" directions to Shabby Shack before we left, and discovered it had moved to Wellsburg, which we passed on the way to Grundy Center. We crossed the street to check out Crazy Daisies, which was another really cute shop. Ian needed to stretch his legs, which meant putting away the camera and chasing him around corners and pulling him off shelves. I'm sure the kind ladies there were happy to see us! There was another shop we stopped in, the name of which eludes me, before we walked down the street for lunch at Pizza Hut. We enjoyed a Garden Party pizza while Ian rearranged all the chairs in the dining area.
We then headed back north to Wellsburg to Shabby Shack. *Note of caution: Shabby Shack is on a one way street, so if you pull up to the shop facing north, you will not be able to park! So many neat pieces there, too! I was beginning to experience craft overload at this point, and Ian was sound asleep, so we didn't take as much time as I'd have liked to look at everything.
Mom and I took turns killing off all feeling in our arms lugging this little guy around. Today it feels like I did 50 pull-ups.
From there we crossed the street to the Brick Bungalow, a quaint gift shop with a lovely proprietor, and then back across to Berry's Pond, a garden and fish shop, before heading for home.
As I dropped my Mom off at home, I noticed my niece, Ryleigh, was playing with the goats. A flood of memories came rushing back...that was me so many years ago! I didn't have many human friends, but I spent hours and hours sitting with our animals in the shed.
It's a good day for a good day!
What a lovely day, in lovely shops, with your lovely mama!
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