This is the 4th year I have attend the Au Chocolate shopping event in Baldwinsville, a town outside of Syracuse. 18 local shops participated this year, all serving chocolate treats, while encouraging the shoppers to buy local!
At the first shop Mom and I picked up a "passport". If you visit every shop, you can turn it in to be entered in a drawing to win a prize - - we made it to all but 4 shops this year!
Our first stop was at Olives Eatery, Two Twisted Sisters, The Changing Room and A La Maison, all located in Cottage Designs:
A cute house, decorated in purples and greens...
...with a cute flower cart all dressed up...
and a buffet of chocolate treats....
...that were delicious!
There were shops upstairs...
...all decked out for the holidays!
A new stop this year was Anana's Trinkets and Teacups....
...all set up for a tea party...
...and lots of princess gowns for the little ladies. I tasted "hot peppermint chocolate tea" - YUM!
Next door was Mirror, Mirror, a lovely bridal shop....
...with black and white treats displayed around a black and white tree:
The Savvy Chic is a co-op shop with lots of unique gifts:
New this year was WT brews, where we had wine tasting from The Stone Age Winery:
Our next stop was beyond the Attic Door, a second hand shop...
....and they had some scrumptious cake balls - I tried the almond paste cake balls - YUM!
A short walk away was the Nantucket Cat, where we were greeted by Santa, and the church bells across the street playing Carols!
There were a few other stops and then Mom and I went out to dinner!
We joked about having dessert before dinner!
I bought one Christmas gift - my shopping is "slow going" this year and I have to pick up the pace pretty soon or I will be in a panic!!