I hope everyone's having a lovely Friday night. I know I am! I finished my class, and went for a wander in a different direction tonight. Checked out another thrift store, this one on a cool little small-town-mainstreet looking drag in Brookfield. For the first time on this trip I didn't find anything there I couldn't live without, but it was a beautiful drive, and when I came out of that shop and looked across the street I had to smile:
I walked in the door and I have to say, there's still some truth in advertising. It wasn't a very big shop, but it was full of wonder. It was musty, I admit, but it was also packed to bursting with so much stuff it almost hurt to look. When I went inside, I didn't see anyone at first, then I heard a little voice and out from behind a counter popped an adorable little girl of 4 or 5, and if that wasn't cute enough, she was followed by her even younger sister (I assume), playing among just piles of vintage toys. You know how you see that stuff sometimes, all pristine in a shop, and it seems like a shame that they're not getting played with and loved by children? Well this stuff is getting loved! It may not be pristine, but it's packed with nostalgia. I didn't stay long, but I did find a treasure! I assume I purchased it from the girls' dad. Its still down in the rental car, but here's what I just had to buy for $4.00, in a pic from Ebay, in case you want one too:
Then I wandered in a different direction because I had it in my head I wanted Chinese food, but I ended up going with my instincts and stopped to have dinner at Marquee Restaurant in Broadview. It looks like a dump, but that kind of dump that's full of locals and has one of those pie carousels. I had good luck at a slightly more upscale version of that kind of place earlier in the week (amazing cream of chicken soup at Mother's Day on Cermak), so I gave it a shot. I was greeted by a very spry old gentleman who seated me with a smile. As I settled down I heard him talking to a woman behind the counter, I'm guessing in Greek. Then I was greeted again by a friendly waitress who seemed like she enjoyed her job, like she was among friends there and having a good time. The menu was nearly as much of a wonderland as the shop I'd been in earlier, so I asked her what to get, and she suggested the pork chops. It was some sort of special and it came with soup too. This was also cream of chicken, and it wasn't quite as good as the stuff at Mother's Day, but it came with a whole plate of little grilled ciabatta rolls, which I like better than soup anyway. Then the pork chops came and OH MY! They were cooked Greek-style, with olive oil and lemon juice and they were covered with what I thought for a moment were nuts, but turned out to be big crunchy chunks of roasted garlic! So that's when I fell in love with a pork chop. But I could only eat one of them, so the best part is, I have two more to eat tomorrow, and there's a big old piece of lemon meringue pie, too!
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| Wonderland Multivintage - you MUST go to their site and play with the scanner - SO cute! |
I walked in the door and I have to say, there's still some truth in advertising. It wasn't a very big shop, but it was full of wonder. It was musty, I admit, but it was also packed to bursting with so much stuff it almost hurt to look. When I went inside, I didn't see anyone at first, then I heard a little voice and out from behind a counter popped an adorable little girl of 4 or 5, and if that wasn't cute enough, she was followed by her even younger sister (I assume), playing among just piles of vintage toys. You know how you see that stuff sometimes, all pristine in a shop, and it seems like a shame that they're not getting played with and loved by children? Well this stuff is getting loved! It may not be pristine, but it's packed with nostalgia. I didn't stay long, but I did find a treasure! I assume I purchased it from the girls' dad. Its still down in the rental car, but here's what I just had to buy for $4.00, in a pic from Ebay, in case you want one too:
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| Rocket shaped commemorative glass. You can buy this one, I think I'll keep mine! |
Then I wandered in a different direction because I had it in my head I wanted Chinese food, but I ended up going with my instincts and stopped to have dinner at Marquee Restaurant in Broadview. It looks like a dump, but that kind of dump that's full of locals and has one of those pie carousels. I had good luck at a slightly more upscale version of that kind of place earlier in the week (amazing cream of chicken soup at Mother's Day on Cermak), so I gave it a shot. I was greeted by a very spry old gentleman who seated me with a smile. As I settled down I heard him talking to a woman behind the counter, I'm guessing in Greek. Then I was greeted again by a friendly waitress who seemed like she enjoyed her job, like she was among friends there and having a good time. The menu was nearly as much of a wonderland as the shop I'd been in earlier, so I asked her what to get, and she suggested the pork chops. It was some sort of special and it came with soup too. This was also cream of chicken, and it wasn't quite as good as the stuff at Mother's Day, but it came with a whole plate of little grilled ciabatta rolls, which I like better than soup anyway. Then the pork chops came and OH MY! They were cooked Greek-style, with olive oil and lemon juice and they were covered with what I thought for a moment were nuts, but turned out to be big crunchy chunks of roasted garlic! So that's when I fell in love with a pork chop. But I could only eat one of them, so the best part is, I have two more to eat tomorrow, and there's a big old piece of lemon meringue pie, too!
So what I'm trying to say is - wander often, and give a dump a chance.
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