up north flowers

we spent the day shopping in petoskey, harbor springs and charlevoix yesterday.  the flowers along the street are just splendid.  i truly enjoy stopping and looking at the individuality of each shopkeeper's street flowers, and they certainly make a lovely entrance to their store.

each of these three cities have a wonderful selection of gift shops, art, boutiques, and food stores.  we enjoy visiting american spoon foods in charlevoix and cutler's kitchen and home shop in petoskey.  i also enjoy horizon books in traverse city and petoskey. their selection of gardening and cooking books, as well as their books about michigan life are not the standard fare found in most traditional book stores.