Our Trip to Petaluma Antique Faire

Old McNear Building in Petaluma Lined with Trees

Last Sunday my husband and I took a drive up to The Petaluma Antique Faire.

After days of 100 degree weather, we woke up early Sunday morning to a light drizzle of rain here in Wine Country.  The drive to Petaluma is just 40 minutes for us and we were excited for a short road trip and the chance to visit with our good friend, Michelle, the owner of Summer Cottage Antiques.  

Doesn't look like much here with the gray skies but it was fantastic!

Okay... now for many photos and not a lot of text.  Most people like to view the "field trip" on their own, so here we go...


When we found our parking space right next to the faire, my husband asked me "do you want to take the cart?"  I almost said no... I don't know why but I said "we'd better take it just in case"... was I thinking people wouldn't shop on a gray day?  Great dealers wouldn't show up on a gray day?   Everyone showed up and very very happy about it too.  I love shopping around happy people searching for treasures!

I am so glad we did take the cart on wheels!  I found SO MANY  things for our home and My Petite Maison, my shop.  I was in 7th Heaven and the effect lasted all day... happiness!

These forks reminded me of a piece in Jeanne d'Arc Living Magazine.  Maybe not for my taste but I know it speaks to many people and it was such a lovely booth.  The dealer took a lot of time in setting up her area in a beautiful way anyone would love.

A lovely French ladder... a bit chippy and quite darling.  We have an amazing one in our home that I was able to purchase from our French neighbor, Charlotte, but this one was darling but quite pricey.


This booth (below) was amazing.  You can tell the dealers that really put their spirit into their
goods, this was one and I wanted to move in even though they were just getting set up:

 

Grain sacks above and FOR A SONG...

and quite beautiful in every way.

Michelle's store... Summer Cottage Antiques

So very pretty is Summer Cottage Antiques.  I hope to do a field trip just on the store alone... have so many photos I took inside but want to check with Michelle that it's okay to show shots from INSIDE the store as I know, the dealers there work so hard on their own special look.

Loved the little chippy cabinet above but the price was too high

for it was missing two drawers and quite fragile... but then again, 

why am I still thinking about it?

I don't know about you, but part of the joy in traveling

to an event is in enjoying the food you can't get at home, non?

We had been talking about getting a bagel and smoothie for weeks

at Fruit in Motion...

Yes, that's my cart filled with treasures... they're already packed up, safe and secure... I have a thing about secure packaging and wrap items AS I BUY THEM, the dealers I know, realize that about me and are so kind about my obsession as they love their goods, of course, too!

Yummy bagels... worth obsessing about (period ;)

Choices and choices of fruit smoothies.  As always... something with passionfruit, yes, always the same... be it in France, it's passionfruit or here in the States, my very favorite!

Petaluma Pete at his Piano

 

 

The best thing about walking to the car is strolling past every 

beautiful old home along the way and imagining what they look

like inside with wonderful flea market finds stashed inside,

all the stories each tells about its owner finding them on a special day!

By now, you know... I love living in an old, old house with many creaks

and filling it with flea market finds!

It was a fantastic day!

I'll be stocking My Petite Maison all week and I almost can't believe

I'm saying this already but Alameda, Antiques by the Bay is this Sunday.

This year, the calendar has been filled every weekend with antique adventures.

It's truly been unbelievable all the wonderful goods in our own backyard.

See you next week and keep checking the store...

Stocking all week, My Petite Maison is FULL!

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