Celebrating 56 Years of Marriage

Today is the actual day of our anniversary, but since today's a work day for me, we celebrated yesterday. We left home around 11:30 a.m. bound for Marine City, about 40 miles from our house. There are ten antique stores in the small city, so we did some antiquing before driving to Lexington, where we had dinner reservations at the newly restored Cadillac House. 

It was a beautiful day [77 degrees and clear skies] for traveling and walking around the city located on the banks of the St. Clair River [which connects to Lake Huron].

Photo of a freighter going up the river.

Our first antique store was Back Porch Antiques.   Nothing called my name to come home with me!

After browsing through four shops we headed to Water Street where we paid a visit to The Sweet Tooth for ice cream.

We both got Pistachio Almond in a cup - Jerry got the large size and I got the baby size [still watching my caloric intake].  It was very good, and I definitely could have eaten more!

Just a few doors down from The Sweet Tooth, is Big River Antiques.  I know I'm old when I see things in antique stores that my mother had when I was growing up!  Among some of those things was a full set of dishes in Big River Antiques.  I've seen various pieces in antique stores but never a complete set before.  I learned yesterday it was made by Homer Laughin and the pattern is Mexicana.  I definitely don't need another set of dishes for the sake of nostalgia, but it brought back fond memories from my childhood.

 

The last antique store we went in [we went to six out of ten because some were only open on Saturday and Sunday] was Fast Eddie's Timeless Treasures.  It's the only store where we bought something, and the owner said they're permanently closing in July.

The purchase was a Paul Cardew teapot of Queen Elizabeth II from her Golden Jubilee.  It was 40% off, so we got it for $15.  A bargain!

Then it was back in the car to drive another 43 miles north to Lexington.  We arrived in time for our 4:00 p.m. dinner reservation.  We were the first people to be seated for dinner so we had the place to ourselves for awhile, but by the time we left the dining room was almost full.

Lexington is  a quaint village with a population under 2,000.  It's a beach village on southern Lake Huron so it's a vacation spot.  Below is the Cadillac House that originally opened in 1860.  It sits on Main Street so you can't miss it when you're driving through Lexington.  It was restored in 2018 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also a Michigan Historic Site.

~ Main Dining Room ~

Yesterday was National Iced Tea Day so I ordered iced tea.  When it was brought to our table by our sweet server, Rachel, it was very cloudy and she said she wondered why.  I explained when tea is steeped and put in the refrigerator to cool [instead of cooling down at room temperature], it becomes cloudy [technically the tannins and caffeine bind together].  Adding boiling water to the tea helps to clear up the cloudiness.

June is National Iced Tea Month and it's also National Earl Grey Month, so drink up and enjoy!

We ordered Portobello Fries as an appetizer.  They were delicious!

Our dinner salad.

Jerry ordered Perch and I ordered Salmon.  Below is Rachel delivering our meals.

If there was such a thing as a 'clean plate' sticker, I would have got one!  ;-)

We passed on dessert since we had ice cream earlier in the afternoon, and made our journey back home grateful for a lovely day together.

While I was at work this afternoon our daughter brought over a cherry nut cake from the bakery - the flavor served at our wedding reception.  I cut myself a small piece and Jerry enjoyed a larger piece.  I forgot to take a picture before I cut into it, but here it is minus two pieces.  It was yummy and will take willpower to use moderation! ;-)