The Holter Museum had a spread and they also had teens walking around the area with cotton candy.
The Herb and Garden Shop, which I love. I bought a small container of Sturdy Girl All-Purpose Cream. I love the lavender/sage smell. It's really heavy duty and I can tell I will be going back to get more (in a larger container).
Poppyseed Boutique had mini-cupcakes and hot chocolate. However, they were out of the hot chocolate by the time we got there! But they have lots of interesting items, especially accessories. I will be hitting them up for gifts in the future.
The Dancing Lotus Center had a more 'healthy' spread. Texter is interested in some of the classes they offer. As we get settled into a school/work/study routine we are going to try and fit some of these classes in, especially when the weather is not favorable to being outside.
The cotton candy being handed out by the teens from the Holter Museum. We ate more than our fair share and took some home to Savvy (who had to work - bummer).
Aizada Imports offered margaritas! They also have a woven hammock I want for our front porch for next year when the weather starts getting nice.
Birds and Beasleys got in on the action too. Birds are always in fashion as far as I'm concerned. But coconut macaroons!
A fun consignment shop, Frayed Sew is a handmade item shop. Tons of gift ideas and every time I go in, I find myself going, "I want this, and that, and this..." They have some handmade journals I have my eye on for myself. And red and white wine!
But my favorite stop of the night had to be The Panhandler. They were demonstrating this 'grill' which was cute and amazing. You can see it to the left in the background. But the grill raises up and you can broil items on these little 'shovels' underneath. Texter and I toasted bread (from Park Avenue Bakery). One had herb butter with gruyere cheese and the other prosciutto and gouda. Then the crepe had diced peaches which I warmed on the grill on top. We could have stayed there all night. Panhandler is another shop I have to stay out of. It's dangerous to my purse.
All in all, it was a great couple of hours spent wandering downtown. There are a couple of shops I didn't know existed which I will be returning to in the near future. I can't wait until Savvy has a day off and we can repeat the walk, minus the 4-5 glasses of wine and plates of food I had. An evening such as this makes it easy to plan 'shopping local' rather than hitting online or chain stores.
