Tour of Templeton

There is more to Templeton than the popular Hewitt Hardware Store that I wrote about yesterday. 

Let's walk down Main Street and check it out.

Chamber of Commerce

Love the architectural details on this old building.

Bright yellow music….seems like a happy place to learn.

We were told that this is THE place to eat.  McPhee's!

Nature's Touch Nursery & Harvest

Venturing down a side street is this lovely church.

And residences that are not bound by strict HOA rules.

And if you go further out, you will see:

And this is where our tour started. 

Bella Luna Winery

Charismatic owner and a stash of maps so you don't miss anything in the area.

Be sure and taste the Fighter Pilot Red.

Hardware Store in Wine Country

I avoid trips to The Home Depot whenever possible. Their products are fine, but not the shopping experience.

So while my husband was studying the map to get us from one winery (Bella Luna) to the next (Le Vigne), I startled him by saying, "Look at that hardware store, I have to stop."

 

We were in downtown Templeton but it felt like we had gone back in time.

I half expected to see Opie from The Andy Griffith Show.

Or at least a Templeton version of Opie!

The place is immaculate. Wood floors.

 Every item in place. Dust free and label facing forward.

Admittedly, the folks that run it are pretty 'OCD'  (they said it, we just agreed, ha ha).

But that just adds to the charm.

Along with the old-fashioned cash registers.

And the bank safe that has been around forever.

It has a stair step door frame so that if robbers try to shove nitroglycerin to blow it up, it will only settle/seep into the first of many 'stairs'.

Clever design, no?

We walked through all the aisles.

Impressed by the decent prices.

Felt the urge to support the business.

Established in 1899 and operated by the Hewitt Family since 1923.

Which is why we left Templeton with a shiny new mailbox and stick-on numbers displaying our street address….