After leaving Freeport on Tuesday morning we headed back to Portland, Maine to check out Portland Architectural Salvage and man was it cool. Everything you could possibly imagine on 3 floors {and a basement too if I remember correctly}. It was about 1,000 times better than any antique stove I’ve ever been in and we could have spent all day there wandering around looking at the eclectic mix of items for sale.
My favorite thing was this old pub sign from Connecticut. How cool would that be hanging in a pool room or in a man cave?
I’ll do a proper post soon but if you are ever in the area, be sure and take an hour or two to stop by and have a look around.
After Portland Architectural Salvage we stopped by Boulangerie in Kennebunk. The bakery popped up in my Instagram feed a while back and I’ve been following their updates on Instagram ever since. The selection is small {and delicious} and it’s the kind of place where locals meet up and read the newspaper or stop for a quick lunch. If I lived in Kennebunk I’d be a regular customer. The spinach, brie and tomato sandwhich was divine!
Kennebunkport was for the most part, closed up when we arrived so we didn’t get to look in on many shops… But then again it is a coastal town nearing the end of winter and I’m sure there aren’t enough tourists around to support all the shops staying open 7 days a week.
Store fronts with winter hours posted were on most of the windows we walked by.
Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The buildings were closed for the winter but the next time we are in town I’ll be stopping by to learn more about them and to take a tour. I don’t know what it is about old houses… but I LOVE them.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I LOVE YOU!!!
~Mavis
Heather says
Oh Mavis you are making me homesick for Portsmouth! Transplants from Seattle years ago we were in awe! We lived in an old brick apartment building…the Millport…which is still there. My husband worked for the Police Department and got to walk the streets every day. It truly is like walking back in time. The history of that entire area makes you long for a simpler life. We giggled at the Winter Hours and Gone Fishing signs in the summer. Coming from the fast paced, (back then) pager/cell 24hrs a day lifestyle of Seattle to the laid back, living life momentum for the moment there changed our lives forever. We moved back to Bellevue after a few years, but our hearts long again for the North East. Thank you for sharing your adventures with your readers. You make me want to close my eyes and hear the cobble of the pavement under our feet, the brisk wind floating through the air on our way arm in arm walking downtown looking forward to a warm cup of coffee and a lovely scone eaten while reading the morning paper and watching the sun greet us for the day. Years ago, but like yesterday! Thank you Mavis!
Ja says
We lived in Kittery Maine for a year in the 80’s while my husband worked in Portsmouth. Your travel log is bringing back memories of this charming area! Thanks for sharing!
mavis says
Charming is right!