A Quick Peek...

This is it - the item that had me checking my debit account from the library. It's a hand painted old window pane. I haven't decided how it looks better, on the window or on the wall.

And here is just a peek at some of the architecture that I mentioned.

Sometimes when hubby and I visit Galena we come home having spent way beyond what we had saved for the trip. I'm really proud of us this year! We only made a few purchases. Of course, they were expensive purchases but we stayed pretty well within our limit. For example, I did not buy this bench (though I may have had it not already been sold, lol).

But I did buy this arbor. Two old doors... and they are hard to see in the photo but there's old metal cornices too. It was actually cheaper than the bench. The arbor was $175 and the bench was $250. You can take a look at some of Hilltop's other items here.

I have soooo many pictures of the great shops, the Country Fair and the beautiful area but I need a little time to go through it all. I did, however, take a few pictures specifically for a few of you.

Penny, you would've swooned over this french provencial spot, Vignettes!

Michelle, thought you might like these but don't kill me, I don't remember what store they were in. You can probably make them anyways =)

The kids are off school today so we're heading out to the apple orchard. I'll leave you with this snapshot from my walk to the library...

We're about 4 stories above the main shopping area. Just over that fence...

Layers of secluded terraces and courtyards. More later... Have a wonderful Monday.