~~~A Day in the Country!!!!!~~~

On Friday,  Joe and I took a little day trip. We drove up to Lititz, Pa. We have been there several times but not for quite awhile. It was a GORGEOUS day: mid 80's and very low humidity, a perfect summer day. I wanted to share some of the sights we saw. Lititz is a very old town in the heart of  Lancaster county. You all know that Yvonne of Stone Gable lives in the midst of beautiful Lancaster county. The rolling farmland is beautiful and there are so many BEAUTIFUL, big old homes. Here are some pics I took today. This is Main Street. There are shops and eateries all along here. That is Joe's car parked there:) And a peak of him on the left:):)

 All along the street the shops have done beautiful flowers too.

 This was the private yard of one of the shop owners. She would have given us a tour, (there was a pond etc.) but had to leave to take her daughter to an appointment:(

 We did alot of walking today.

 This neat old building caught my eye. I loved the little oval window there. Older homes have so many neat things and little nooks and crannies:)

 We didn't get ice cream but I HAD to get this shot since Joe's Mom's name was Isabelle.

 You could sit here to have your ice cream if you wanted.

 Wonderful log house!

 Beautiful jewelry and crafts in here.

 THIS was Joe's favorite shop......

 He saw THIS!!!! It is a COPPER counter top! Now he is thinking he might do this for the bar. The owner flies to Texas, rents a truck and goes to Mexico for the pieces he sells. There was alot of art work, statues etc. Plus he makes all the furniture himself! They can order any size copper counter top, so Joe got his card and is going to call him.

 This was the bar that is part of the Inn where we had lunch. We didn't sit in the bar, but the restaurant.

 This pretty fountain is at the main intersection.

 It is a memorial plot, with lots of pretty flowers.

 Here is where we had lunch.

 I had a pear and walnut salad with a poppy seed dressing that was delicious. Joe had the meatloaf sandwich.

 another picture of the copper bar top. (Joe had to go back and get some more pics:)

 This great car went by.

 And we went into the Sturgis pretzel factory but didn't get a pretzel, we were full from lunch!

 Just a PRETTY porch on someone's house. I loved that pretty green color.

On the way home, several hours later, we stopped at what used to be the historic Strasburg Inn. The restaurant is now called the Fireside Tavern.

 We sat outside and I had a glass of wine and Joe had a beer and we split an order of crab stuffed mushrooms! OMGoodness, they were fabulous! There was a wonderful breeze blowing.

 The little deck is under this huge tree.

 And this is the wonderful view! Fields of corn and other crops, buggies etc.

 The stuffed mushrooms. I am getting hungry just looking at the picture:) We didn't need any dinner tonight when we got home!

 Some Amish buggies going by. Thanks for coming along. It was a great day. I will be joining some of these great parties:

 

 Metamorphosis Monday, Inspire Me Tuesday, Wow Us Wednesdays, Tutorials Tips and Tidbits, Home and Garden Thursday, Be Inspired Friday, Feathered Nest Friday, Seasonal Sundays, Happy List Tuesdays

The Scoop

whats it wed

outdoor wed.

OH THE PLACES I’VE BEEN

Treasure Hunt Thursdays

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY

No Minimalist Here

A Late Summer Lunch on the Deck

 Happy Labor day my friends! I hope you all have had a wonderful, FUN weekend! We are going to a picnic today but I wanted to share a lunch table I did last week on a very nice, cooler day. LOW humidity and moderate temps gave me the desire to GET OUTSIDE for a change before summer was over! I am hoping to be able to enjoy a FEW more meals outside this month but we are MOVING on 9/28 so this will be a BUSY time for me. I set this table on the deck with some dishes I found at Homegoods several years ago and fell in LOVE with! They only had 2 but I knew they would be fine for the 2 of us.

 I bought the dinner plates the salad lates and the bowls to all go together. I knew I had these placemats and matching napkins that would be the PERFECT match! Serendipity!!!!I decided to use a small grapevine wreath as the napkin ring to bring an organic feel to the table.

 My centerpiece was very simple, a SMALL wicker covered bottle with one of my hydrangeas and some of the impatiens growing in the window boxes on the deck.

 Isn't the color of the flower very close to the dish flowers???

 I just love these and wish I had more.

 This is the beautifully detailed dinner plate.

 And the matching bowl.

 I used my green handled flatware for this table. I thought it brought out the green in the placemat and the dish very nicely.

 Of course I added a couple of votives for some ambiance:):)

 My green goblets are for our COLD drinks.

 It was a beuatiful day last week. Since then it has gotten hot and humid again.

 Soon the sun was moving around the table and casting BEAUTIFUL shadows.

 Here you can see a little of the bottle/vase.

 I wish you ALL could have joined us for a simple lunch.

I will be joining these parties this week:

Little Red House for Mosaic Monday~

Cuisine Kathleen for Let’s Dish!~

StoneGable for Tutorials Tips and Tidbits~

A Stroll Thru Life for Table Top Tuesday~

Metamorphous Monday

Cowgirl Up

Wow-Us-Wednesdays

Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday~

2805 for Potpourri Friday~

What's it Wednesday

Seasonal Sunday

Thanks again for your visit. You all are the best. XO, Pinky