Good Morning to you, and you, and you, and you, and YOU!!!
((((((hugs)))))
I missed you! Thank you VERY much for all of your birthday wishes! You are the candles on the cake - beautiful light in my life and I NEVER want to blow you out! ;-) I hope that that is okay.
And how about my sis? SHE is so special and I am SO lucky and blessed to have her. Thank you Jill - YOU are and always will be the wind beneath my wings.
I had a fabulous birthday and guess what? I was whisked away by my hubby to Savannah to celebrate! I LOVE Savannah - remember, we went there last year too. If I did not live here, I'd live there. Seriously, if you haven't visited sweet Savannah, you simply must. It is THAT special.
So we ate and shopped and ate and shopped and I will share those adventures with you next week. Today, I would like to take you to THE SWEETEST BAKERY ever.
Back in the Day Bakery had me at the door. I was instantly charmed.
You can read all about this adorable bakery here and here.
This is where we sat ...
And enjoyed the most delicious cookie EVER - a lime sherbert cookie..
While we munched, I treated myself to the charm of Back in the Day Bakery - true yumminess for the eyes too...
I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Griff, who owns the bakery along with his wife, Cheryl ...
It was such a treat to visit this delicious place and I hope you are able to visit the bakery one day too. You are going to fall in love.
I also hope you have a beautiful weekend and I can't wait to share more of my Savannah visit with you next week ... we are going to shop 'till we drop, okay? And of course I shopped for you so there will be a giveaway too! In the meantime, please help yourself to the cookie!
Love you!
Kim
How fun! Suddenly I have a craving for a cookie with icing! ;)
Posted by: Jane | June 26, 2009 at 09:37 AM
i'm so glad that you had a wonderful trip - couldn't get the lime cookie recipe from Griff? lime anything is so fresh and delish..can't wait to see more pics...
Posted by: sarita | June 26, 2009 at 09:57 AM
WOW, it would be so fun to visit that bakery every day!!! It would also be bad, because then I would look like one of those fat delicious cookies! Thanks for all the photos! I knew you probably went someplace fun!
Posted by: sheri howard | June 26, 2009 at 09:57 AM
Hi Kim,
How wonderful to be able to spend a wonderful Birthday in Savannah. One of my favorite towns. We are finally back in MI for the summer and fall. Back to my regular routine and visiting your sweet sharings here at Daisy Cottage. Have a wonderful week~end Kim!
Huggs, Nancy
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Posted by: Nancy | June 26, 2009 at 10:06 AM
So glad you had a wonderful birthday trip. I would love to visit that bakery someday. Looks like my kind of place. Glad you are home. YOU were missed dear. Now...if I could just EAT that cookie!
Blessings,
Patty
Posted by: Patty | June 26, 2009 at 10:08 AM
You had me at banana pudding in a cup to go! Seriously, I think I need to go visit my family in Georgia!
Posted by: Jean | June 26, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Glad you had a birthday surprise to Savannah and that you are going to share it with us! My mouth is watering! :D :D
Hugs!!
Posted by: Snap | June 26, 2009 at 10:27 AM
What a cute bakery! Thanks for the tour!
Posted by: Lisa | June 26, 2009 at 10:29 AM
Hi Kim
I missed you but figured you were probably away somewhere celebrating your birthday and what a better place than Savannah. I love the bakery too. We may stop in Savannah for brunch next Sunday. Do you know if it's open on Sundays?
Hugs, Rhondi
Posted by: Rhondi | June 26, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Hi Rhondi!
They are closed on Sundays.
I miss this bakery already!
xo,
Me
Posted by: Daisy Cottage | June 26, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Wishing you a very happy belated birthday. I love Savannah as well. Will definitely have to visit this charming bakery - thanks for sharing. Best wishes for a wonderful year ahead. - Julie
Posted by: julie | June 26, 2009 at 10:38 AM
What a neat bakery. I love the colors and your photos are beautiful.
Posted by: Erin | June 26, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Welcome back Kim!
I have never been to Savannah, it sounds dreamy!
My 15 yr old daughter is taking a culinary course for the next 3 years of high school and her dream is to open a bakery. I will have to share your post with her. See now your site really is a family affair, Madigan loves the music!!
I love the different coffee cups, I could start collecting for DD's future bakery, hmmmm a thought!
HUGS,
Valerie
Posted by: Valerie | June 26, 2009 at 10:52 AM
What a perfect place!!!! LOVE love love the aqua tables! And the cookie looks DELISH! I was born in Savannah. :) And many many years later got engaged there on a vacation with my (now) hubby. What a nice birthday present for you!
Love,
Susan
Posted by: SusanG | June 26, 2009 at 10:54 AM
OMG I love how they have it decorated! The colors are so pretty and the cookie looks delicious too, I'm so glad you had a fun vacation(;
Hugs~Kelly
Posted by: Kelly~Rose Vine Cottage | June 26, 2009 at 10:56 AM
What a wonderful, perfect place for a girls lunch! Your photos are fabulous and I felt like, if I couldn't be there, it was the next best thing. Thank you for sharing - your blog is divine!
xo
Posted by: Kim | June 26, 2009 at 11:09 AM
The banana pudding got me too. Looks like a wonderful little bakery with so many yummy treats on the board. Glad you and hubby enjoyed yourselves!
Posted by: Becky | June 26, 2009 at 11:11 AM
So, while listening to Judy Garland...I enter into a charming piece of Americana and think that I simply must go and visit this wonderful shop (or open up one of my own!). Thanks for sharing your adventures, its just the kind of place I would like to be right now ;)
Posted by: Chandra | June 26, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Glad you had a fun trip, Kim!
XO,
Sheila :-)
Posted by: Sheila | June 26, 2009 at 11:34 AM
What a wonderful birthday trip you must've had, Kim! I'm sure hubby got lots and lots of hugs from you for his special thoughtfulness.
Wow - you can sense the love that the owners have put into the bakery. Every element, every detail shows it. The colors, the cups "spilling coffee", the seat doilies, the hand-written sign - I truly hope that Griff and Cheryl are very successful. You can't find that kind of loving care in a chain store. I adore you for sharing with us!
Posted by: Rose - The Center of My Self | June 26, 2009 at 12:23 PM
What an adorable place!!! I want to go visit and stay for a long time :0)
Posted by: Katy | June 26, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Kim, I love how you feel like all you did was eat and shop....we feel the same way when we go on a trip! That bakery is so sweet looking. I wish we had a bakery in our town, but it's probably a good thing that we don't, because I love my cookies and cupcakes, and I would be big as a house! Sounds like you had a great birthday, and I can't wait to hear more!
Posted by: Carol @ Old Glory Cottage | June 26, 2009 at 12:44 PM
I'm so glad you had a wonderful birthday, too.
I love Savannah. We first went there when I was a little girl, and I've always loved it.
Thanks for sharing your cookie. I was hoping you were going to offer me a bite.
Posted by: Beverly | June 26, 2009 at 12:46 PM
What a very cute bakery! Someday I want to visit Savannah! What a fun way to celebrate your birthday :)
All the best,
Allison
Posted by: Allison | June 26, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Hi! Welcome back!
Thanks for the visit to the bakery. I just love real, old fashioned bakeries. There are so few of them now, and such a part of my childhood. Yum..................
Thanks for the treat!
Mary Lou
Posted by: Mary Lou | June 26, 2009 at 01:15 PM
That is the sweetest little bakery ever! I love all the vintage decor and oh my, that lime sherbert cookie..I need the recipe!! :) Happy belated birthday!!
Posted by: Michelle | June 26, 2009 at 01:17 PM
Kim, you always find the nicest places! And then you're so nice to share them with us. Thanks. I can almost taste that cookie!
Posted by: Elaine/MuddlingThrough | June 26, 2009 at 01:22 PM
What an adorable looking bakery! I miss the bakeries of old ~ the yummy pastries, the friendly waitresses, the smells.... This place looks like what I remember. Glad you had a good time. Sue
Posted by: Sue | June 26, 2009 at 01:24 PM
Glad you had a good birthday Kim! I so enjoyed your sister - she should visit more often!!
We love Savannah, but it is second to our first love, Charleston. Do you ever visit there? We normally end of staying on one of the various (and blissfully not very populated) surrounding islands and driving into Charleston. Many neat cities in that area.
Can't wait to see/hear about your trip!
tina
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Posted by: tina | June 26, 2009 at 02:03 PM
What a lovely bakery and the cookie...mmmm. I liked all the homely touches in the decor, it reminds me of traditional bakeries here in the U.K. Glad you had a good time. Look forward to reading more.
Cal :>
Posted by: Cal | June 26, 2009 at 02:06 PM
DELISH! What an adorable place to sit and have a cup of coffee and a cookie or two:)What a nice thing for your husband to do for you:) sweet!
blessings,
aimee
Posted by: aimee | June 26, 2009 at 02:22 PM
Oh, how I ADORE Savannah! Back in the Day Bakery, Paula Deen's, The Paris Market, Vintage @ Home, all FAVS.
Happy Birthday, Kim
hugs, mary
Posted by: mary | June 26, 2009 at 03:02 PM
So glad you had a wonderful Birthday. What a dreamy bakery ♥ Love the name & interior!
Posted by: Deb | June 26, 2009 at 03:38 PM
It sounds likie you had a perfectly wonderful Birthday Kim! The bakery is delicious and I can't wait to see the rest of your Savannah trip:>)
Posted by: Kathy | June 26, 2009 at 03:38 PM
Hi Kim,
Glad you had a wonderful time. Wecome back. You were surelt missed.
Fay Marie
Posted by: Fay Marie | June 26, 2009 at 03:42 PM
Oh, I can already see that you were in your element, Kim. All that vintage eye candy that makes it look like a bakery from our childhood. (I'm two years older than you are, but still the same era!) Can't wait to see what you came home with! (Oh, and hon, the fifties are the best years for women, I've found.)
Brenda
Posted by: Brenda Kula | June 26, 2009 at 03:46 PM
So happy that you were able to visit my home town again! I hope you had a wonderful time. Hopefully this HOT weather did not hamper your visit! I did a little sightseeing this week along Broughton Street and found a wonderful French boutique and cafe that I had never even seen before! I hope you took lots of pictures to share. I really enjoy seeing Savannah through the lens of your camera!
Posted by: Cindy | June 26, 2009 at 03:59 PM
Hugs on your special birthday!!!
Beautiful and most delicious pictures!!!
but I think the sweetest thing by far had to be your hubby..lol...
how wonderful! To take you off to Savannah your most favorite place!!!
Glad to see you back my friend
Happy Birthday
Oma
Posted by: Oma | June 26, 2009 at 04:34 PM
What a Beautiful Birthday! Your blog is wonderful and uplifting!! I love your appriciation for things/life!! Very inspiring!
Posted by: Renee | June 26, 2009 at 04:51 PM
Welcome back! I'm glad you had a great get-away but it's good to have you back in blogland!
That bakery looks incredible! I can't wait to see the rest of your trip in pictures!
Posted by: Kelly | June 26, 2009 at 05:03 PM
Kim,
Oh so glad you had a happy birthday. The visit to Back In The Day Bakery was so thoughtful of you. Next week will be a fun week as we tour more of Savannah with you. After the trip to Savannah I look forward to getting back to Daisy Cottage.
Till then hugs,
Nancy M.
Posted by: Nancy M. | June 26, 2009 at 05:12 PM
oh what great pictures and how yummy! it all looks sooo good!
Posted by: jerusalem | June 26, 2009 at 05:24 PM
Those chocolate crinkle cookies are so pretty and, of course, they must taste marvelous, too. I'm so glad that you had a lovely birthday celebration in Savannah. Yes, I do want to visit some fine day, but until then your blog will be my little vacation.
Posted by: Vee | June 26, 2009 at 05:37 PM
Looks like such a fun place! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Alice W. | June 26, 2009 at 07:08 PM
Yummy! All of it! Just yummy!
Posted by: Kathi | June 26, 2009 at 07:13 PM
Happy Birthday! I'm glad you had such a fun one! What an awesome bakery! Your photos are great! Makes me want to catch a flight to Savannah! Patti
Posted by: Dreams and Decor | June 26, 2009 at 07:45 PM
Happy Belated Birthday Kim! I LOVE Savannah!!! My hubby and I married there 7 years ago. Such a charming beautiful city! LOVEY..LOVE..LOVE...Back in the Day Bakery! ;) Hope you enjoy your time in Savannah and shopping! Look forward to seeing you new purchases. ;) XO,Jenn
Posted by: Jennifer | June 26, 2009 at 08:39 PM
Oh Kim...I love Savannah too!! Savannah and St. Augustine are my favorites!! Living in Orlando does have it's advantages!! Have a wonderful,wonderful time. I look forward to hearing about all the things you saw and did. Delaine
Posted by: Delaine | June 26, 2009 at 08:49 PM
Thank you for sharing this, it was really inspiring and beautiful. My daughter and I always thought we'd like to have a bakery/deli thing, but I content myself with small baking projects and not so many commitments. I would love to go there, never been that far across the map from Oregon! Karen
Posted by: Karen | June 26, 2009 at 08:56 PM
The cookie AND the bakery look yummy! Love the aqua in the bakery. I wish I had a cup of coffee and one of those cookies right now!
Glad you had a wonderful birthday and that your hubby surprised you with such a great adventure!!
MimiG
Posted by: MimiG | June 26, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Hi Kim, welcome back. Savannah is beautiful. I hope you had the spiced Chai tea. . . definitely not to be missed. Your hubby is so wonderful (((Hugs))) for him. Blessings, Jan
Posted by: Jan | June 26, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Great photos. I felt like I was there.
Posted by: Bobbie Lynn | June 26, 2009 at 11:48 PM
wonderful, wonderful photo's! It was a great escape for me (at 12:55am!). Now I can go to bed and dream of cupcakes! *smiles* ~Jen
Posted by: Jennifer Conway | June 27, 2009 at 03:56 AM
Oh this little place is delightful. LOVE the photos.
Posted by: Suzann | June 27, 2009 at 06:54 AM
Oh Kim, I am so totally totally totally happy for you! Glad you had so much fun. What a darling bakery! Love,Rachel
Posted by: Rachel Going | June 27, 2009 at 08:26 AM
A belated Happy Birthday Kim! I have so enjoyed this blog. I stumbled upon it in the midst of a "funk" and got lost in the wonder of it all. Truly it was a factor in snapping me out of my funk! So thank you and God Bless you. I was out "thrifting" yesterday which I haven't done in way tooooo long and found a little bird on a perch...I've never bought this kind of thing before but at .99cents, I couldn't resist and it reminds me of Daisy Cottage. I brought it home, not sure where to put it but it found a little spot peaking out behind a vase on a table in the hall...it loves it there and is chirping to me...cheer up, cheer up...it's working!!
Posted by: Dawne Ferguson | June 27, 2009 at 09:31 AM
Glad you are home, Kim! That bakery looks so gorgeous and exactly my sort of place! A big pat to Maggie! xx
ps you do have a lovely sister. You are so lucky to have that. Caring family is just a gift.
Posted by: Josephine Tale Pedder | June 27, 2009 at 09:56 AM
What a sweet treat your photos of the bakery were. Thank you for sharing. You made my mouth water. I know you love red so if you had a chance stop by and peep at my red bedroom.
Posted by: Stella | June 27, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Thank you for showing us this adorable bakery! I can feel the sunshine, and smell all the wonderful goodies. . .beautiful pictures! Thank you for the links too. . .I wish I lived there. . .
Posted by: Holly | June 27, 2009 at 11:02 AM
It looks amazing! I love all the turquoise!
Posted by: Sara | June 27, 2009 at 12:56 PM
~Happy Birthday Kim!
I hope your day was amazing. :)
Posted by: Melissa Miller | June 27, 2009 at 03:03 PM
When I visit Savannah, I hope I can count on you to give ma a few pointers. I have always wanted to go...and this year I am going to take the bull by the horns....
What a cute bakery...and thanks that cookie hit the spot...well a few spots that could have done without LOL
Another giveaway woo hoo
Have a great rest of the week-end Kim...and Kevin is a doll for taking you to one of your fave places...
xo Kathy :)
Posted by: Kathy | June 27, 2009 at 05:19 PM
What lovely photos, this is the first visit for me...but I will be back many many more times.
Posted by: Lori | June 27, 2009 at 08:21 PM
I am in love with the bakery without even having to step my foot in the door. And don't let me forget to tell you that my mouth is watering looking at the cookie. YUMMY!
What a charming place to visit and take in the sites, sounds and decor. Lovely. I am in love with their French wine bottle holder that displays their vintage cups. **sigh** too, too, too...fabulous!!
Glad to hear your birthday was spectacular!
love,
becky
Posted by: Sweet Cottage Dreams | June 28, 2009 at 12:27 PM
I'm so happy that you had a special birthday.
Thanks for sharing the cute bakery! and cookie!
Posted by: D'Ann | June 28, 2009 at 05:29 PM
So glad you had a wonderful trip for your birthday. I love, love, love Savannah and would live there in a heartbeat. Next time I go I'll have to visit this bakery, it's beautiful inside. Your sister is a sweetheart, just like you. ♥
Posted by: Betty Jo | June 28, 2009 at 08:24 PM
What a great place to get away to. I love that little bakery, I'm going to Savannah later this summer so we will definitely have to stop by.
Thanks for sharing and I know you had a fab 50th!
Blessings...
Posted by: Renae Moore | June 28, 2009 at 11:25 PM
AM I in heaven? Nothing more than a bakery to make my day. That looked like a real treat...and I'm not just talking about the lime cookie. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Becky @ Farmgirl Paints | June 29, 2009 at 12:19 AM
Oh what a sweet bakery. You could spend forever in there looking at everything
Alison
Posted by: Alison Gibbs | June 29, 2009 at 03:24 AM
Marvellous pictures !
Posted by: Stéphanie | June 29, 2009 at 08:56 AM
Hello Sweet Kim~
Oh yes! This is the only place we did not make it to that was on the list. There just isn't enough hours in the day to eat the food you can find there!
Loved the pictures.
Hugs, Donna
Posted by: The Decorated House | June 29, 2009 at 06:51 PM
That is the most adorable little place!!
Posted by: Kimberli | June 30, 2009 at 12:05 AM
I gained at least 5 pounds looking at those delicious baked goodies! and I loved the coffee cup tree!!Thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: Inge | July 01, 2009 at 11:05 PM
OMG...THIS is MY FAVORITE...and guess what. We are going there in THREE WEEKS and I can't wait. Kim, I feel like I've already been. Your picutes are the best. Wow...what a tour. NOW I'm REALLY excited about going. Oh, I DO hope the girls won't mind a WHOLE DAY of SHOPPING...!!!! If so, I'll leave them at the beach..
Luv Dianne
Posted by: Dianne Wood | July 02, 2009 at 08:13 AM
hi
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL POST!!!!
Thanks for the virtual tour of the bakery ,how i wish i could visit it some day It has the old world charm and the feeling of warmth and comfort THANKS AGAIN.
Posted by: mahek | July 12, 2009 at 06:29 AM