Back to Petaluma

 Tuesday, Jordy & I went back to Petaluma.  Summer Cottage had a booksigning with Fifi O'Neill who wrote Romantic Prairie Style.  I finally got my copy.  It's a beautiful book.  Jordy & I were trying to decide which styles we are on the way home.  I  think she decided that she is "elegant prairie" and I am "vintage prairie."

But before we went to Summer Cottage we walked through some of the other shops.  We saw Jesus at the first shop!  He was almost life-sized.  Well, I guess not life-sized for Jesus... but almost 4 feet tall.

I showed her the shop with all the French antiques.  Love it, but too far out of our price range.

Then we went to have an early lunch at Petaluma Pie but they were closed!!!  One of my main reasons for taking Jordy back.  So we have to plan another trip back now.  Maybe we can bring a few of you who wanted to go with us last week but were out of town.

 We finally made it to Summer Cottage Antiques.  It was crowded.  Looked like lots of people getting their books signed.  So we shopped for a while, talked to Michelle (who's cabin is in the book!), and got her permission to take some photos.

We saw more bedsprings.  I still love those.  But Glenn would really think that I've lost it if I ever came home with a set.

Jordy had a tray full of goodies.

This room reminded me of Texas.   Lots of rust & tin.  SE, you've done some projects with tin.  Think you can make one of these?

This sign reminded me of my niece, Elizabeth.  

Even saw a bowl full of dust brooms.

If you like the fabrics in Romantic Prairie Style, 52 Flea is having a giveaway over at her blog!

Sorry about the jumbled photos.  Blogger was giving me problems today.

Petaluma!

We also went to Petaluma this week -- another of my favorite places to visit.  It's a great place for me and Glenn to go together.  He can ride while I shop.  But since it rained the whole time we were there he ended up shopping with me.

Since it was cold & rainy, we were looking for a place to eat soup but found the Petaluma Pie Company instead.  They have both sweet & savory pies.  I had a spinach & onion hand pie.  Glenn had a cheeseburger pie.

 And they're such cute little sizes!

I'm going back with Jordy in July.

 There are several antique stores that I like.  We found this, the biggest card catalog cabinet I've ever seen, in one of them.  I think the store is Chelsea's?  It's on the main road about half a block down from the old bank.

 This was from the same shop.  They had some HUGE pieces!

 And one more from that shop.  I took this for SE.  It's an old incubator!  They had a photo from a magazine laying on top that showed one of these used as a kitchen island.

 Vintage Bank Antiques is the shop that first attracted me to Petaluma.  I think we were driving through to go to the beach or cycling somewhere the first time I saw it.  It's a huge old bank building that is now full of antiques.  Just as much fun to look at the building as the things they're selling!

This was in the vault (bars and thick vault door are all  still there).  This light fixture was 10 feet wide!

Here's part of the wall & ceiling.

The last shop we went to is my favorite -- Summer Cottage Antiques.  It's a completely different feel from the other two shops & much more affordable.  I am always about to find something to include in my jewelry there.

This time I got to meet the owner, Michelle, and found out that her cabin in Tahoe is included in the book Romantic Prairie Style.

She had her copy there so I got to look through it.  It's a gorgeous book.  Most places are sold out already but she said they're doing a second printing and she should have some by the July 12 book signing when the author, Fifi O'neil, will be there.

I'm going back with Jordy... anyone want to go with us?