A Walk Downtown

The nice weather is finally here and that means daily strolls into the village. When searching to buy a house, one of me and Chris' "must haves" was a house that was walking distance to downtown Niantic. We love being able to walk to the annual holiday light parade in the snow, and down to the beach and ice cream shop in the summer.

Today was the perfect day for a morning walk for a cup o' jo, with some fabulous blog friends, Sarah and Kirsten and, between us three, four of our kids (the rest were in school missing out). We couldn't help but notice the beautiful buildings and scenery that pave our way to downtown.

(And found some inspiration for our own homes)

I love seeing various styles and sizes of picket fences...kinda a theme around here...

We choose to try the new Sol Cafe downtown today and we were blown away with our visit...

The decorations were just as amazing as the food...

 Love the apron...

 All homemade treats...

The hardworking and friendly owner, Tabitha, made our whole experience pleasurable. She informed us that almost all of her recipes are her own and she strives to use mostly organic and natural products. What more could we ask for?!

 Little details, like these glass handles, make a huge difference...

Our picks today? Kirsten opted for an iced capAlatte with almond syrup and the haRveSTeR wrap. Sarah stuck with a cup of coffee and the haRveSTeR wrap also.

Christopher and I split a homemade blueberry scone, while I drank an iced chaI tea and Chris sipped on a "fIzzIe"- all natural strawberry syrup combined with good ol' club soda.

The service was excellent; the food and drinks were delicious and the company was just wonderful. We even bumped into our friend Rachel (owner of our fav little store, Grace).

 We sat under a yellow umbrella at a pretty tiled table and loved every second of it...

And afterwards, we enjoyed our walk home, admiring front porches....

 and brightly painted front doors...

Can't wait for next Wednesday!



Ashley