So on Saturday I decided to head North 40 miles to Santa Barbara to take care of some business at Nordstrom and then have a leisurely walk around town.

I headed up State Street to find the Nordstrom. Santa Barbara has some great Mission Architecture.

Even the Nordstrom here is designed to fit into the neighborhood. I love the architecture and feel of the downtown Santa Barbara area. Once I purchased what I needed at Nordstrom I wandered the downtown main drag popping into stores that looked interesting.

This Lewis & Clark store was one of my favorites with a great variety of stuff shown in the next collage.

Lots of china, silver, vintage aprons, vintage ware, and whimsy. Time to find some lunch…

I chose Barcliff & Bair. It was a nice spot right on State Street with outdoor tables. I chose the inside because it was overcast and sprinkly at this point in the day. I had Harney and Sons Earl Grey Supreme, a grilled chicken and brie sandwich with peppers and onions, and a cup of 3 bean soup. Very nice. I then went to do a little more shopping.

I found a consignment shop on State that I’d come back to in the future. I thought this china cup and saucer would be a good mate to my Royal Albert one I found at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. This one is Cambridge, Pink Mist, made in England. I think those are Dogwood blooms which I love. This beauty was $10.00. That is not my usual thrift store bargain price but I was happy to spend it anyway for this sweet cup and saucer.

I also made a side trip to the Santa Barbara Art Museum and the Santa Barbara Mission but I’ll leave that for another post…

I got home and found out that Dear had made it to our home in the Seattle area safe and sound. He flies home tomorrow morning and I’ll pick him up at the airport. He and our daughter were on their way to our favorite Mexican restaurant in Kirkland because there was no food in the house :0)