Today was a super fun Saturday. Early in the day, Clarissa was posing adorably on the counter so I took several pictures, and am just posting my favorite. I love her!
In the afternoon, we all drove to Anthony’s antique shop because they were displaying wonderful art from our beloved friend Paige Anderson and also because Lily wanted to see what they would give her for an antique vase and our secretary cabinet. Lily was so sweet. She wanted to use the money to buy my a road bike so I wouldn’t have to borrow my friend’s bike when I go bike-riding with him.
Here is are some of Paige’s beautiful pieces:
Anthony’s Fine Arts and Antique shop was a major discovery for us. It is an awesome two story old building with giant columns in the front. It is a very majestic building on the outside and on the inside it is packed to the gills with beautiful art and cool antiques. Unfortunately, the antique market is in decline so there was very little that we could get (if anything) for our items, but browsing the shop and seeing Paige’s art was a wonderful experience.
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After that we went up Emigration Canyon and went to Ruth’s diner. There is such a cool story behind the diner. Ruth was at one point a cabaret dancer and then she flipped burgers across the street from an establishment of ill-repute and kept an eye on all the local gossip. She then opened a restaurant and when the building was demolished, she moved her restaurant up the canyon. She was a high-spirited woman who knew how to take care of her self and cared very little for the law. She died at age 94 in the 80’s, but her restaurant lives on and is now the second oldest restaurant in Salt Lake. Here is the full history of her restaurant. I thought the food was a bit rich, but I think that is to be expected for a diner. All in all it was very very delicious.
Back at home, Lily read to Ammon and Clarissa before we put the kids to bed.
