This and That This Week

Last Friday we went to a little nearby town called Beulah where "The Cherry Hut" restaurant is. 

The interior is very retro- feels like the 1950's. The waitresses all wear a cute red and white outfits that definitely feels like the 50's.  The curtains and wallpaper have cherries on them, and there's a small area loaded with cherry jams, table linens, and various other cherry related things.

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They're well known for their delicious Cherry Pie. I read that they sell 25,000 to 30,000 pies each summer!  I always get the cherry chicken salad croissant sandwich and Dan likes their turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy.

Then we went to Frankfort to a favorite garden center called "Crystal Gardens" and I picked up another blue planter  to go with the others I got earlier in May.  I loaded it with several plants when we got home.

On Saturday we we took a lazy cruise heading mostly north to a few towns that I like.  First we went to to Alden which is a super tiny town but has a favorite stop called Alden's Mill House.  They specialize in a line of spices that they create that I've come to use a lot.  

I spotted this cute fairy in purple on a ladder that I just had to have!  The store is chucked full  of kitchen related things and in one corner I found some fairy garden stuff.

There are always some interesting perennials outside.  Since it was Memorial Day weekend there were flags all around including these iris that were blooming.

Further north we stopped in another tiny town called Bellaire.  We always check out this store called Uniquely North which always has some great decorative items for cabin style decorating and more.  Last year I bought two pictures for our master bedroom from their mark down section.

Then we really went north up to Petoskey.  I saw this by a bookstore and snapped a shot.  The name of the store is The Rocking Horse.  It looks like a a carousel horse.

I have two favorite spots in Petoskey now.  One is called Lake Street Design Studio

There is almost always something I find there.  My metal etagere that is in the living room came from here along with the two big white lanterns that are on the fireplace mantel (and several more items).  They often have a special discount being offered on the weekends which ads to the desire to spend! 

The second hot spot for me is the one I blogged about last March where Dan bought me the Lantern/Conservatory which you can see "here".

Monarch Garden and Floral Design

It's a paradise if you like decorating accents and quality silk florals.

Then we made a run over to Gaylord and checked out The Old Spud Warehouse but I didn't find anything to buy this time.  

They have a very eclectic collection of furnishings and deco items.

We had dinner at The Sugar Bowl which is an old restaurant in Gaylord that we like.

 It's just a good family style restaurant and we like it because it's not a chain restaurant.  They also make a wonderful cherry pie that Dan can't resist.

After dinner we headed back towards Traverse City and Dan aimed towards Kalkaska where there is a neat little place called "The Cherry Street Market.  I was worried they'd be closed because by the time we got there it was after 7 pm but to my delight they were still open.   It's set up with an outdoor market loaded with fruits and veges along with an entire area devoted to selling annuals and yard deco items.

Of course I gravitated towards the fairy garden things after wandering through their flowers.

That's where I found these cute little coco-liner hanging baskets.

See the basket on the chain. I also got the metal plant hangers there. See the little butterflies on the baskets- they're just like the butterfly table set on the old tree stump.

I just put together a post on my garden blog that you can see "here" showing my fairy garden in better detail that I worked on- on Memorial Day.  

So that was my This and That This Week!

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