Ludington is small, a lakeside city, and easily walkable. It was a logging town back in 'the day.' Originally named Pere Marquette, after the Jesuit explorer who died there in 1675. In 1871 it was renamed after James Ludington, who owned the lumber operation, and incorporated as a city in 1873.
We wandered around yesterday, window shopping. On our way, we found a small farmers' market, not very crowded, with tomatoes and sunflowers.
We met a lady who was there for her last day, selling lavender cookies that she made herself. And oh yes we did. The cookies were an almond shortbread with lavender buds added. I really liked them; my husband avoids sugar and he was less impressed.
We sat on a bench by the lake.
We window shopped, except when I accidentally bought things, like this sweatshirt that was on 50% clearance since it is the end of the season.
Today, while it was still mild, in the mid-70's, it was windy and quite cool. Lake Michigan took on a different mood and we enjoyed watching the waves, the one brave wind-sailor, and the pretty Brides who were having photos taken.
Since it wasn't as pleasant outdoors, we took the 14 mile drive the the Pig Patch Farm Quilt Shop in nearby Custer. It's the only quilt shop in the area and as cute as can be.
I had a mental list of things I actually wanted to buy -- those mental lists are always a mistake for me -- so I came away without my intended purchases. Instead, I picked up a yard of each of these -- the music fabric because it included a bass clef, which is rare, and the other fabric for no reason that has yet been revealed to me.
Tomorrow we head home so we're on our way back out to make the most of what's left of the day. From the looks of the sky, we are likely to have rain on our way back, which won't be much fun for driving, but will suit our moods as we return to the chores we left behind, lol.
1 comment:
Oh my gosh...lavender cookies and a quilt shop in the same day? Looks like you're having a wonderful time.
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