"i'm feeling very into sisters right now"

The Old Mill Festival

Noblesville, Indiana

circa 2012

A reason to visit our

sister, Mary

(like we need one of those!)

First stop

The Farmer's Market

We are of like thinking

when it comes to supporting local artists

farmers...crafters...beekeepers...

carpenters...

and fellow saponification sisters.

Without intention

my camera was filled

with my favorite booths of the day.

Oh there were many deserving

honorable mentions...

but my lens lingered on those

I liked best.

Case in point...

Body Eclectic Skin Care

your one stop

for unusual

lotions and potions...

and friendly conversation

with artist

Jess Walton

I say artist

because she has taken soap making

to new heights...

with "out of the soap box" fragrances

and designing...the soaps

looked as if they were on the

verge of seizing

(usually not a good scenario)

which gave them a raw

organic look.

Goofy confession...

I had just purchased some soap

the day before...

I make my own soap...

how much soap does one need?

Still...

I regret

just a little

that I left without

more soap!

On with our day.

Downtown Noblesville

with its quaint shops

and pretty small town

buildings.

Where vendors lined

the closed main street.

Antiques...collectibles...

crafts...and art

galore.

Here is another

booth that caught my eye.

When the displays

look this good

you just know there's

gotta be a

shop location as well.

Carmel Design

where

Heather Martin

will "dress your rooms in style."

I still can't believe

that twine holder

didn't make it home with

one of us...

interesting textures...

a MI pillow

cute...cute...

and more

cute!

Speaking of cute...

I caught sister and fellow

blogger

getting her shot

to blog about...

tee-hee.

So much to blog

so little

time.

Grabbed a salad

at Rosie's Cafe...

it was tough for a newbie vegan

to stay on track while

out of town

but

I made it happen 

with sisters to support me...

and a cooler

packed with go-to stash.

More shopping.

More laughing.

More buying.

Parked it on Mary's couch

around 10pm

with a true chick-flick-sisters-favorite

Practical Magic.

Talk about your perfect endings!

Full moons

and magic...

that's what it's like with sisters.