I Like Thursday: Chocolate and Pretty Things

I have attended the Newburyport Chocolate Tour with my mother the last couple of years.  This year it was a beautiful day - perfect for wandering around Newburyport.

First stop was the Garrison Inn.  It was a tough choice which chocolate to take from their wonderful selection.  But I was more impressed with the marble floor.


Like a quilt!  And look at all those little pieces!  The entire lobby floor was covered with these tiles.



They showed off their brand new tea room (it was still corded off).  There were shelves and shelves of teacups.  Oh, I loved those, too!  I even found one (top right) from Nova Scotia - I have the very same teacup from my grandmother.  There were a few others that looked very similar to mine but not quite a match. 

Just look at these glass bumble bees at Sisters We Three.  They were big - like the size of my fist.   Aren't they cute?




These flour sack cotton towels were in the same shop.  The floral prints were pretty and the colors just popped. 


This mermaid was in another shop down the street.  It was difficult to photograph through the glass - just too many reflections.  It was beautiful; all embroidered with beaded embellishments and strips of tulle as seaweed around the edges.  Wonderful work.  I loved all the little stitching in her hair.

Me and mom, taking a quick break (enjoying our iced mocha).



I liked the architecture of the downtown buildings.  Look at all the ironwork at the top of this one.



I found this necklace in Greetings by Design.  I had admired the bracelets, which my mother tried on.  Working at home limits how often I bother with jewelry.  I don't like to wear bracelets to a dance.  But the necklace... that I could wear dancing.  I'm thinking about sending my mother back to pick this up for me.


We also stopped by the Newburyport Art Association.  Lots of interesting paintings inside; I especially liked some of the outdoor sculptures.  The second one is hard to see, but it's made of old bicycle gears and chains.

Walked by this old guy on the way back to the car.  He was fully chilling outside a cafe patio.  After that walking around town, I was ready to chill out, too.

Whew!  What a day.  If you're ready to continue, there's more pretty baubles and cute animals at Not Afraid of Color's I Like Thursday.