{"id":1227,"date":"2006-10-16T21:51:53","date_gmt":"2006-10-17T01:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2006-10-16T21:51:53","modified_gmt":"2006-10-17T01:51:53","slug":"fanciful_fenton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/fanciful_fenton\/","title":{"rendered":"fanciful fenton michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/french_laundry.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"French_laundry\" alt=\"French_laundry\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/french_laundry.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a>If you live in the metro Detroit area and want to take an afternoon road trip, I&#8217;d recommend exploring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infomi.com\/city\/fenton\/\">Fenton.<\/a>&nbsp; It&#8217;s a quiet little town filled with some charming shops and a delightful restaurant called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lunchandbeyond.com\/Atmosphere.html\">The French Laundry<\/a>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/iron_grate.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Iron_grate\" alt=\"Iron_grate\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/iron_grate.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/iron_grate.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the shops I like to peruse include The Iron Grate, (shabby chic gift boutique with a great atmosphere) Sweet Variations, (old time candy shop) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barefootthyme.com\/aboutus.asp\">Barefoot Thyme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/yesterdays_treasures_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Yesterdays_treasures_1\" alt=\"Yesterdays_treasures_1\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/yesterdays_treasures_1.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>There is also this quirky antique shop called Yesterday&#8217;s Treasures that is filled with lots of curious finds.&nbsp; I&#8217;m not a huge antique collector but I do enjoy seeking out unusual &amp; interesting goodies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/yesterdays_treasures_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Yesterdays_treasures_2\" alt=\"Yesterdays_treasures_2\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/yesterdays_treasures_2.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I loved looking at all their silly salt-n-pepper shakers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/fanciful_fenton\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/fanciful_fenton\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in the metro Detroit area and want to take an afternoon road trip, I&#8217;d recommend exploring Fenton.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a quiet little town filled with some charming shops and a delightful restaurant called The French Laundry.&nbsp; Some of the shops I like to peruse include The Iron Grate, (shabby chic gift boutique with a great atmosphere) Sweet Variations, (old time candy shop) and Barefoot Thyme. 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