Before leaving Stevensville, Michigan, where my sister lives, we stopped at "Bit of Swiss Pastry Shoppe," the world famous bakery for breakfast! (It has been named the Bakery of the Year for 2012 by the Modern Baking Magazine.) I had a yummy chocolate caramel bread pudding treat (third from the left on the bottom) and Carma had a lemon tart (second from the left on the bottom). Mine might have looked the best but hers tasted the best! Both were great though! I wish we could have gone back again! Everything looked so good! We stopped at the beach to see the beautiful view while we enjoyed our goodies! She is so lucky to live right around the corner from the beach!
For lunch we stopped in South Bend and enjoyed some Japanese tempura - yum! It was so good!
After lunch we finally arrived at Shipshewana, the Mennonite and Amish community with a huge flea market.
The deals at the flea market were unbelievable. (Don't miss the horse and buggy in the background of the picture.) Neither one of us knew what to expect. We thought it would be like going to yard sales but almost everything was brand new. Prices were unbelievably inexpensive! We got some great deals! The best purchase we made were 2 Thomas Kinkade pictures - 1 for me and 1 for her. She got the famous Bridge of Faith and I got the Stairway to Paradise. Both are beautiful.
At the end of the day we stopped at a Mennonite/Amish store and I was exhausted. The rocking chair was a welcome relief. We didn't purchase anything but it was interesting to look. It was a great day and a fun day together!
The next day we spent at home the entire day working on the book Carma is writing about our childhood. It was really nice to work on that together and help her. We had so much fun creating memories.
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