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A Beautiful Victorian Mansion

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Victorian Mansion

How I just LOVE the Victorian era.  The first time I ever laid eyes on an actual Victorian mansion it overwhelmed me with so much emotion.

Though I’ve been to this mansion many times before, the very first time I saw this house a few years ago was the first time I’d ever laid eyes on a Victorian home in person.  I was so nervous on the drive up I could barely contain myself in the car.

I remember as I rounded the corner and saw this massive beauty for the first time, it almost brought me to tears.  I was frozen and couldn’t move.  My eyes were trying to take in so much.

Not only was it HUGE, it was Victorian—built sometime in the 1800’s.  Oh, my word how I fell in love—and that was just with the outside of the home.  I still hadn’t made it to the inside of the house yet.  I could only imagine what was in store for me.

Be still my heart.  Pure beauty!!

Fireplace.
Fireplace.
Fireplace.
Fireplace.
Fireplace.
Paintings.
Huge mirror.
Dining table.
Piano.
Piano and violin.

As much as I’ve read about this era over the years and collected Victorian pictures and had anything Victorian I could possibly get my hands on—you
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Rockin' The Strawberry Festival

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Me arriving at the Strawberry Festival
Arriving at the Strawberry Festival

Oh, my!  I had such a fabulous time at the Strawberry Festival this year!

The weather was perfection and I got to the festival right before opening time.  I mean, I just have to be the one to get first dibs on any pickins I could possibly want to buy before they all get snatched up by anyone else that dares take them!  (I’m thuggish like that.)

The mansion in all her glory
Look at that Victorian detail.

And I absolutely LOVE being around this gorgeous Victorian mansion.  I love, love, love all things Victorian.  So I was a bit overwhelmed, as usual, just being in the vicinity of this stunning creature in all her glory.  I love me some beauty!

Now for the fun!  There were over 100 tents selling all sorts of things.  It was just one big garage sale for all!  I lucked out and found these absolutely beautiful heavy glass ‘objets d’art’ for dirt cheap.  Score for me!  And I didn’t even have to haggle.

Let the negotiations begin!
I got these lovelies for a bargain!
The kettle corn man! Yum!
Strawberry Goodness
Strawberry Shortcake and Strawberry Float

Amazingly, there was another tent across the way selling glass objects that did not look as nice as these and that were of a much lighter weight when I picked them up—for FOUR (4) times the price!!  Kick rocks, dude.  I don’t think so.

They couldn’t possibly have known what the competition was selling.  I got all 3 of my heavy glass beauties for LESS THAN what the other tent was selling for just ONE light-weight glass bowl the same size.  Come on now.

Next up, the EATING PART!!  My FAVORITE part of the day.  The most exciting part of any day!  What can I possibly tell you about all the delicious strawberries I saw being served every which way you could possibly want!  Naturally, when I can’t decide which food item I want to eat more than another—I tend to get one of each.  Big ups to the ladies serving them!

So, if you have nothing else to do today, find out when a festival will be in your town again and make plans to attend and buy all sorts of objects and yummy eatings.  No festival anytime soon?  Take a tour of a beautiful historic Victorian mansion and transport yourself back in time.  Aahhh.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  Always window-shop and make mental notes of all 100 tents first BEFORE buying anything.  This is how you score big time for cheap.  Also, don’t be afraid to eat yourself into strawberry madness.

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