sea taffy

this weekend just flew by. saturday we decided or actually peter declared we were going to carmel for lunch. i reluctantly agreed. by the time we started driving i was actually happy to be on the road. we arrived in carmel at about eleven. after walking around for a bit we decided it was time for lunch. we stopped in for a nice bite at an italian restaurant. the meal was satisfying. not the best and by far not the worst. after lunch we decided we wanted a piece of chocolate from the candy store down the street. the candy store is the best part of this town. it is so cute and they have every kind of candy you could imagine. when we were walking back to the car peter turned to me and said "what's that stuff called, sea taffy"? i started laughing like a crazy person. i'm sure everyone around me thought i was a crazy drunk person. i let him know that it was called salt water taffy. although, i think sea taffy is a much better name.
after carmel we decided to stop in this little town called san juan bautista. i hadn't been there since i was a kid . it's super tiny and looks like it probably did a hundred years ago. there's a mission there and tons of people dressed like they are in the olden days. there's people dancing in a saloon and people hanging in the stable and men just hanging out cooking food on a fire. there's some shops and this fabulous old restaurant,la casa rosa, that makes chutney and preserves. we had a great time in this cute little town. on our way home we stopped at the palo alto mall. no treasure found.
sunday went to the alameda antique/ flea market. this is where i took the above doll picture. i finally found a night stand and it was only thirty-five bucks. the only thing is that now peter's nightstand looks too danty next to my new manly sized night table. ohh well life goes on. i'm just happy to have a place to put a glass of water. isn't it amazing the things that seem so luxurious?