Some of My Favorite Things...

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens do nothing for me. If I were to write a song about My Favorite Things (ala Sound of Music), I would have to include shopping with my daughter and my niece. These past 2 weeks I have been able to do just that with both of them.

Last week I met niece Nicole and grand nieces Emma and Grace at the Tyson’s Mall.
Shrimp & sweet grit cakes at Coastal Flats! Argyle socks at H&M!

I sure will miss having these special ones around when they move to North Carolina next month.

It just doesn’t get much better than that!

Today Abby and I kept up a yearly tradition when we walked the county fairgrounds for the Sugarloaf Crafts Fair.

We paid $12 to attend this event and paid $6.50 each for a mediocre quesadilla (should have opted for the gyro). And we came away with only one purchase (another wooden puzzle/toy---to go along with the others we have purchased over the years). Once again we realized that you can only see so much blue pottery; that I have an almost sinful attraction to the leather vendors while Abby is drawn like a magnet to the jewelry. Despite the expensive food and entry fee, I put on 8000 steps on my pedometer, realized I didn’t need a $265 purse, nor a wool kitchen rug, and had a most delightful day with my daughter.

Let’s do it again next year.