Allison Cafe

I love opportunities to support local businesses, and just to get outside and do something different. Oh, and my Mom and I tried a new cupcake, so that’s always fun too! The Encinitas Street Fair is in its 26th year and is going strong. There is wide array of crafts, artists, food vendors and music. Over 100,000 people are expected to attend the 2 day event this weekend. That’s a lot of people in just a few blocks! I discovered several unique vendors. I loved stumbling upon new things such as BackSeatDriverBaby.com. They had the most adorable handmade baby gifts. Since I seem to buying lots of baby gifts these days, I was so excited to find something unique. I found a baby onesie with a vespa on it, too cute!

Local artists and crafts

Pretty Ladies

My parents joined Hayley and I at the Encinitas Street Fair. Hayley enjoyed all the smells of the street fair. She scored several treats along the way – some offered to her and some she ate off the ground, gross! She met lots of other dog friends; it was amazing how many people had their dogs with them as they navigated the crowds. As a dog owner you relish the opportunities to do something social that allows your dog to join along.

We had lunch at a local eatery, the St. Tropez bakery. We had some tasty sandwiches and an even tastier vanilla cupcake with raspberry filling and white chocolate frosting, the Princess Cupcake. Yum!

Princess Cupcake

Crowded streets

We could not have asked for a more beautiful day for the street fair. Not that we can really complain about bad weather in San Diego, but sometimes it can be cloudy and chilly. Today the sky was blue, the sun was warm, the air was cool and there weren’t many clouds in the sky at all. It made it great for walking around.

New inventions, doggie hats

One of the funnier things that we discovered today was a booth that was selling hats made especially for dogs. The hats are fashioned on top of the dog’s head and have holes on each side for the ears. The hat is held in place by a strap that goes under the dog’s head. They came in many sizes, and as we walked by we saw dogs large and small getting fitted for their new accessory. The booth had  “models” laying on a table in the middle of the booth to display the hats in use. I just had to snap a photo of one of them, he looked too cute just sitting there tolerating his new hat. I did not introduce Hayley to the hat world today, she didn’t seem interested.

It was a great day and I’m glad we ventured out for it. By the end though we needed some water and some shade. Mom and Dad went home to relax. Hayley feel asleep on the ride home after gulping down a whole cup of water. Good times on the 101.

Can we go home now? My paws are tired

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