Day Trip

I spent Wednesday in the beautiful old sea-faring town of Essex at the mouth of the Connecticut River visiting my dear friend Sandy.

We made our traditional Pink Sleigh run!

It's such a magical little shop full of wonderful holiday items.  Sandy, bless her, looks the same as the day I met her nearly 25 years ago when our girls started nursery school. We still try to get together every couple of years.

As always, I found some charming Christmas ornaments to add to my collection--a blue popsicle and a creme-filled sandwich cookie to remind me of my favorite childhood treats, and a hedgehog (just because I think hedgehogs are cute).

On a day when temperatures approached 100, it was fun to spend time inside a cool, air-conditioned building full of Christmas trees and decorations!