10-13-23 A fine Friday the 13th in Helena
Once again it was nice to look out in the morning and see where we were. I laughed that we have a doorbell on our room. I shall not be accepting visitors so…
I got ready and drove Sonia to the office that she had to work at for the day and then after a wee drive around, headed off to explore downtown which is right next door. It is a marvelous walking mall so I did just that, all the way down one side and back up the other. It is perfect t-shirt weather to me although I know many were finding it cold. The first stop was the first jewelry store I saw as I also saw some interesting art pieces. I do love functional art and had to buy a beautiful bowl while I was there. As I wandered I saw across the street a store called Sole Sisters. Sole Sister Ramblers is a group that I am in on Facebook. We are women all over the world that walk and share in photos and spirit. I shared photos of the store and we all had a good laugh about not knowing we had a headquarters.
The next shop I bought a few souvenirs in and a couple of adorable dresses was also the place that I was drawn to a beautiful set of pottery measuring cups only to discover they were made by a Heiltsuk artist! I laughed and told the shopkeeper that that was where I last lived and worked. A glimmering moment.
And then I fell in love with a couch, and it was on sale… sigh. He even said he would store it for me as long as necessary. If I could easily get it home, it would be mine. The store was fabulous and it is probably good that I don’t live closer
Next door was an associated store, full of wonderful seconds and more, I cruised looking for Fluevogs, ended up introducing the shop gals to the brand and buying two new nose rings.
The Golden Girls Antique Mall was really incredible. It was like being in a museum. I spent a long time there wandering the two floors. I didn’t buy anything but I sure had a good time.
This store wasn’t open when I went by, and I forgot to go back. It was intriguing
Holster Museum of Art was a lovely surprise, and free to wander! There were 4 current displays and a nice gift shop. I enjoyed it all.
And now I was on the right side of the block and at Sole Sisters. The ladies working there were absolutely lovely. I tried on a couple dresses but ultimately bought a pair of decadent shoes for half price.
I continued on my ramble and ended up at the Windbag Saloon for lunch where I had the kind Ida for a server. She was a little bit of a hippy chick and she said to try to sit in her section if I came back for dinner.
I had info arriving for payroll so I headed back to the room and unpacked my wares before getting to work
Sonia was done work at just the right time and I picked her up to go to both Walmart and Target as we both were interested in getting some Halloween and Christmas items and she needed a new adapter for her Aussie to North America plugs. We had fun and I picked up a few things including more Nicarette mints as they have worked well for me and I have had one cigarette since Oct 1st.
Next stop was a liquor store where she bought me some Huckleberry Vodka and some Chocolate vodka to bring home as thanks for chauffeur duties.
We then dropped things at the hotel and headed out for dinner. Thankfully her leg is doing better so she was able to walk up to the Saloon. She chose the fish and chips, I had the Montana Mac and Cheese which was basically chicken bacon ranch, and we both had Huckleberry Mules. Ida was our person again.
It is hard to believe that I am heading back home tomorrow. What an adventure we have had!
triumphgal 