Cara's Cottage

01/03/2026

I made and sliced this sourdough cranberry bread last year November and it’s been in my fridge getting hard and curled and crusty 😳. But….. it comes back to life after a shower under my kitchen tap and a warm bake in my cast iron skillet and voila….. it makes a great bed for my avocado 🥑 😉. You can also rehydrate sourdough bread after a water bath in the over, toaster or air fryer 😌

01/03/2026

Come shop @ Cara’s Cottage and many other vendors @ Our Friends Closet & Vintage Marketplace in Vernon

Our Friends Closet and Vintage Marketplace has so many new finds. Come check out all these and many more.

Tuesday -Friday 10-5 Saturday 10-4
Sunday 11-4

435 Hartford Turnpike Vernon at Shops at 30 Plaza where ReinsDeli is.

12/14/2023

✨Time to make some sweet memories ✨ this Christmas

11/30/2023

Shutters or doors 🤷🏽‍♀️…don’t worry Cara’s Cottage have them both. Great for your Christmas vintage decor with just the right amount of chippy 🤗

11/25/2023

Today is Small Business Saturday!

Come and support your downtown businesses while you have a great time!

Don't worry about the weather! Park your car and leave the rest to us. You can hop on the Holiday Shuttle for FREE and travel up and down Main Street to the five locations marked with a blue ornament on the map below.

Stop #5: Forest Street Parking Lot
Park your car in this lot (Green Lot) or in the Yellow Lot and walk over! Then, hop on the shuttle!
Walking Access to Activities at Bray Jewelers, Pennys Place LLC, The Angry Egg, The Firestone Art Studio + Cafe, The Market at 1115 Main

Easy Walking Access to

Get on at Shuttle Stop #1: at School Street (Bennet Lawn)
At this stop shop and dine at The Firestone Art Studio + Cafe and The Angry Egg!

Ride up Main St to Shuttle Stop #2: Easy walking access to the activities at WORK SPACE, Perennial, Beller's Music, Manchester Mall, Frog and Fable Antiques, Downtown Roots, Sunshine Gems Jewels & More., Cara's Cottage and Life Family Chiropractic Of Manchester - This is a great stop to access the Orange and Purple Lots (behind Purnell Place)

Hop back on to ride up to Shuttle Stop #3 and explore the activities at Little Bird Clay Company Pottery & Art Works, Retro Junk, and Silk City Coffee. Easy access to the Blue Lot (behind Silk City Coffee)

Hop on to ride up to the northern end of the District and get off at Shuttle Stop #4 at the Mary Cheney Library for walking access to the great businesses on that end!

Then, ride back down to Stop #5 - The Forest Street Parking Lot (Green Lot) where you can get back in the car or start the trip again!

Plan your day! Read all the details:
https://www.downtownmanchester.org/2023/11/25/161225/holiday-on-main-3/

11/24/2023

11/24/2023

Some of the cool items you can find at Cara’s Cottage this Saturday as we celebrate Small Business Saturday. We are closed tomorrow, Friday November 24th. See you then!