Saturday found us wandering around Stillwater in beautiful sunny weather, visiting the shops, doing a little antiquing. We found one place (Pulp Fashion) that was a huge stationary shop, with an amazing sale room (you'll be seeing some new textures on our paper correspondence), and a "Man Room" with a big couch, TV, magazines, and the paper ("You may be here for a while" the sign warns).
The economics of Stillwater are still hard to watch in action: For a time it was all antiques all the time, but that has changed in the ebay world, and for my own part, I just don't need tchochkes either! Many shops are floundering, but many new ones are coming in - the more high-end babygear and educational toys, as well as frou-frou Patina/Red Envelope style places. The restaurant scene is moving upscale as well, with some great wine bars, while the older bars seem a bit quieter... though to be fair I'm not sure we know if those bars are doing well since we don't go there at night....
We came back to the room after a huuuuge lunch and Pamela napped for a few more hours while I puttered (working on Swedish and Mandarin - staying focused until I finish the full level of Rosetta Stone and Fluenz) Dinner out at a wine bar where the starter was great but the soup we both chose was WAY too salty, so we skipped right to dessert.
Sleep was not QUITE as deep, since we'd had a pretty relaxing day, plus naps... but it worked nonetheless. Breakfast in the AM, and we made it home by 1pm to relieve Miss Tara, who had done a great job handling the kiddos for the weekend. Sunday is a rainy day, so we're huddled around the fire, playing go fish, napping, etc.
It was a great weekend away, and I wouldn't change a thing about it.
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