Place – Small Business Saturday

On By TimelessladyIn Place

Today is Small Business Saturday. Many of us have a town within driving or walking distance of our homes. It’s a perfect opportunity to stroll the sidewalks, visit small businesses, window shop, and have a cup of coffee and pastries in a cute cafe.

The small town near my home is in Pitman, New Jersey. When you visit ‘uptown’ you will find barbershop poles, a sign in the town center that says, ‘Keep Christ in Christmas,’ and hair salons, specialty shops, antiques, and cafes of all sorts. There is also a pizzeria with amazing pizza cooked in a wood-fired brick oven, one of my favorites in the area.

The shops are prepared for Christmas, with seasonal items on display. If you look closely you will see a sign in the window that says, ‘Fly Eagles Fly.’ We live near Philadelphia and everyone, well at least almost everyone, roots for the Philadelphia Eagles as our home team.

As we walked, a choir of Grackles sang to us from the trees in the town square.

The bird choir is part of Skywatch Friday.

I left behind a ‘Jersey Shore Shell‘ and hope it will bring a smile to someone’s face.

9 thoughts on “Place – Small Business Saturday”

    1. Thank you, at the end of the day I love to take a half hour or so and create shells to place in the areas I visit. I have also captured the imagination of my grand-daughters with this craft, and when they visit we create shells.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  2. Unknown's avatar Anonymous

    I love the shell activity, such a wonderful idea, especially including your granddaughters. I’ve on occasion found a painted stone, and I’ve always left them for someone else to find. They make us smile! I’m not a painter but I think this would be a fun craft to do with my grandboys, you got me in planning mode! 🙂

    I live in Maryland but…….FLY EAGLES FLY!!! 😍🦅 (I grew up in Delaware, so we’re big Eagles fans too.)

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  3. I love the shell activity, such a wonderful idea, especially including your granddaughters. I’ve on occasion found a painted stone, and I’ve always left them for someone else to find. They make us smile! I’m not a painter but I think this would be a fun craft to do with my grandboys, you got me in planning mode! 🙂

    I live in Maryland but…….FLY EAGLES FLY!!! 😍🦅 (I grew up in Delaware, so we’re big Eagles fans too.)
    ~Donna

    Like

    Reply

  4. I love the shell activity, such a wonderful idea, especially including your granddaughters. I’ve on occasion found a painted stone, and I’ve always left them for someone else to find. They make us smile! I’m not a painter but I think this would be a fun craft to do with my grandboys, you got me in planning mode! 🙂

    I live in Maryland but…….FLY EAGLES FLY!!! 😍🦅 (I grew up in Delaware, so we’re big Eagles fans too.)

    Like

    Reply

Thanks so much for your comments. They fill my life with sunshine.