This weekend I decided I needed to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and grabbed my daughter and we headed for a day of antiquing about an hour away in Nanton,Alberta. The Sun was shinning and the drive was beautiful and it was nice to be spending time with my soon to be seventeen year old gal. Well we hit Nanton by storm (population about 2000). I decided to wear my jean jacket that I had blinged out with three of my grandma's broaches and they were really the talk of the town as they sparkled in the sunlight, well that and the fact I went down a one way street the wrong way( yup it is a small town folks so it was all good and me and Madi could not stop laughing as the old timer on the corner just tipped his hat to us....I am sure he was thinking those city people). I could have sold my broaches to the antique owners three times over, which I new my grandma would have loved that and the fact that I was wearing them.
My gal had been told that Nanton, had the best candy store in all of Alberta, so it is here that we purchased
way to much sugar which really blew my no sugar month. They had candy from my childhood that I could not resist...Sponge Toffee,Bottle Caps and my all time favorite Cracker Jack. Definitely a great place to stop for candy if you are passing threw Nanton.
We headed back to Calgary and took a quick little detour to Okotoks which is much larger and just on the outskirts of Calgary. On the way back we came across this cute barn that made us smile and laugh some more which was perfect timing as we were crashing from all the sugar.
We visited some cute shops and ended up having dinner in what use to be a church. Loved the downtown area with its charming old homes. There were so many old homes that spoke to me but the one I loved the photo did not turn out but it had a big old front porch and a brick exterior and it just made me smile.
Home at last....the boys were at hockey so what better way to finish up a great day then by watching a girlie movie(The Notebook) and baking cupcakes! A great day with my Gal.........
Smiles,
Kim
