#2's Visit & Home Sense

Hello, dear friends.  I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Ours was lots of fun because our #2 came home for a visit.  

We picked #2 up Thursday night from Logan and had dinner at one of my favorites, Rustic Kitchen.  On Friday, she had to work from home, so the Mister and I tackled the outside Fall Decorating.  I haven't taken any pics yet because I am waiting for the mums to bloom.  

Saturday, we spent a rainy day on my new favorite street in Boston, Charles Street. I had never been there before.  It has lovely antique and specialty shops.  The Mister and I are going back on a sunny day so I can take some pics for you.  

Our #2 had heard about the restaurant, Tatte, and wanted to try it.  The moment I spotted the array of mouthwatering pastries, I knew I was in the right place. 

Our lunch was positively delish.  

It is virtually impossible for the Mister to go out to lunch without ordering dessert.  It is even more impossible for me not to eat half.

We did some shopping and made some friends while our #2 had her haircut.

The Mister did some nut shopping because we didn't do enough damage at lunch.

I kind of hung around the chocolate hoping the nice lady would offer me a sample because the calories don't count if you don't buy it.

No luck.

Saturday night we had a relaxing night.  

And Sunday, we had some lunch and did some serious power shopping at Derby Street. 

The hardest part of having the girls come home is when they leave.

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Several weeks ago, I met my friend, Kathy for lunch and shopping in Framingham.  I had been dying to check out the new Home Sense store.  My buddy, Laurie described it as Homegoods on steroids.

No truer words have been said.

Naturally, as soon as Miss Daisy found out where I was on my way to, she begged to ride shotgun.

The first section that I spotted reminded me of Magnolia.

I wish I could have fit this little number into my new master bath.

If you are looking to add to your collection of copper, this is the place for you.

They had an incredible assortment of tablecloths imported from France.

OOOh La La!

Plenty of high-end appliances were on hand.

Miss Daisy and I spotted lots of large furniture items headed out the door.  

Best news yet:  

Home Sense delivers!

I wish all my tables were equipped with charging stations.

I could almost hear the sound of a man cave calling for this threesome!

Anybody out there in need of a barrel chair?

Also, they had a large assortment of beautiful dried arrangements.

My first impression of Home Sense was the abundance of staff.  Not only were they working diligently to restock and keep the merchandise in an orderly manner, but they all spoke to the customer with a smile.  Each staff member that I ran into was generally happy to be there and proud of their new store.  

As Arnold Schwarzenegger would say...

I'll be back.

Until next time...

Wait til these two fashionistas get a load of Home Sense!