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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Birthday Mom, Part 2

If you missed Part 1 of Mom’s birthday celebration, you can find it here.
The second surprise for Mom was a “girls only” day trip to Mount Dora, FL.  Mount Dora is a historic little town located in Central Florida.  It sits on a lake (duh) and in spite of only having just over 10,000 residents, there is always something happening there.  It is a well known spot for antiques as well as its art and craft fairs. The entire town also decorates for the holiday season and the best way to view its splendor is by one of the many boat tours around the lake.  You can read more about Mount Dora here.
This past weekend was one of their largest craft fairs and I’m sharing a few photos with you... this is just a sampling (are 51 photos too many?), believe me it occupied street after street after street...

The Methodist Church opened it doors to feature their stained glass windows.  I didn't take pictures of all of them but here are a couple.
 
 

Baked goods 

Planters

Jewelry
 Glass
 For our furry friends

 Primitive
 That little Olde Quilts sign came home with me!
 Holiday items
 Knitted items
Fall
 Creepy fall
Baskets
 Wood
 A little of the town's architecture
 The Donnelly House

 Gourds

 A chicken man...yep, I have one of these too!


 Many people on EVERY street
 Aprons
Magnetic boards for pictures...we bought two. 
Pottery 
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 Cork...now that takes LOTS of wine...
So Florida 
Painted Glass 

One of the few quilts we saw...this was just a prop 

Music of all kinds



The Lake



 More gourds

 Pumpkins
 This quilt was pieced, appliqued and embroidered.

 Snack
Wood
 Concrete
 
Creepy!
Four tired gals at the end of a long day! I'm the cat in the hat on the right :)
I hope you enjoyed the pictures from Mom's birthday weekend.  We had a great time!
 

14 comments:

Linda H said...

Wow- what an awesome place to visit- looks like lots of fun!!

Kris said...

Very nice!!!
xo Kris

Anne said...

Amazing! :o)

Terry said...

So much cool stuff to see! :0)

Carol- Beads and Birds said...

Must have been a great day! We have a couple of good art fairs in this area, but the whole town atmosphere would be perfect. There certainly was a lot to see. You created great memories.

Have a great weekend.

Abby and Stephanie said...

Now that is how I would love to spend a birthday. I love handmade...it's always best. The Donnelley House is gorgeous.

andsewon said...

Looks like lots of fun! Have never been to Mount Dora. looks like a lovely place to visit.

Tammy said...

What a fun day and a fantastic craft fair. Wish we had something like that in our neck of the woods.

Candace said...

OMG - I would be in 7th heaven there, Jeanna! What a great birthday for your mom - she has the best daughters!
Cheers!

Candace said...

P.S. Your mom looks GREAT!
Cheers!

Vicky Hunt said...

What a fun day! My friends and I stayed in Mt. Dora for a girl's weekend a couple years ago...love the place! You and your family are just beautiful!

Blessings, Vicky
Life On Willie Mae Lane

Three Sheep Studio said...

Happy Birthday to your Mom !
What a fabulous day you all had.
Something for everyone!
Great memories. ;)

Carrie P. said...

WOW! I can imagine that it would take all day to see all those vendors. Some really neat stuff.
Looks like you all had a great time.

Aunt 'Reen said...

What an amazing fair/festival and a really AWESOME way to spend time with Mom for her birthday!