martinis & whipped cream

There are few things I enjoy more than road trips in search of vintage, and eating good food. I am incredibly lucky that the former is a job requirement. So it was easy to know what I wanted for my birthday this year: a road trip up north to search for vintage and eat at some of our favorite restaurants.

Here are some scenes from the trip and peeks at a few finds.


In front of a sadly-not-open antique store with great window displays.

I loved the yellow and orange color scheme.

Andy holding up one of the many pretty dresses I dug up on this trip--a beautiful late 1940s/early 1950s navy rayon crepe and lace dress with a rhinestone embellishment at the neck.

A cute spring hat, which actually doesn't look ridiculous on my giant head, and which I might just keep for myself!

Our new TV table--the top rotates!

Andy at Patisserie Amie, one of our favorite places to eat in Traverse City. He is working on a banana Nutella crêpe we split. Yes, it is just as delicious as it sounds.

And directly after eating said crêpe, I found this.

Adorable rhinestone-bedecked penguin pin that I'm likely keeping.

Not a great photo--it was getting dark--but I loved these winged French bulldogs painted above a shop.

Adhering to the Martinis & Whipped Cream diet meant going back to Patisserie Amie for breakfast again. This was one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten: a cheese omelette with garlic/shallot butter. (Speaking of the most delicious food, we also had one of the best dinners of my life at La Bécasse, a cozy little French place in the middle of northern Michigan's twisty-turny lakes. The food and service were incredible, and I think that only in Michigan does the French chef wear a Spartans hat and come out to chat with all the guests to recommend desserts and discuss college basketball brackets!)

Crazy little red Quasar TV. And that little box-shaped thing on top? It's the remote, shaped like the TV itself! (And you can see the heels of some really cute patent pumps I found, hiding behind the TV.)

Little dog on a cold, cold dock.

Hello from the forest!

I wore these vintage oxfords all weekend. They are the best--so comfortable! I think we have more pairs somewhere. I should put them in the shop.

Lucy is always waiting for us to catch up with her.

She is a very good road tripper.

Indeed.

A handsome man and a pitcher of beer. The photo of Tracy and Hepburn hanging on the wall behind Andy makes me very happy.

I love old advertisements painted on the sides of buildings.

Hope you enjoyed the virtual road trip. I found a lot of great stuff, which you'll be seeing posted here in the blog and on Etsy shortly.

xo
K