It's not that we haven't been out there doing things, it's that we don't take the time to record them. I guess that makes us sorry, sad bloggers. So, what do we do about it? How about a few catch up items to start with...that should work.
I'll start with a recent trip to Waynesville, Ohio. Waynesville is a small town between Columbus and Cincinnati. What's special about it? Well, it's filled to the brim with small town antique and primitive stores. It's about an hour away driving south on interstate 71. This trip was targeted at looking for a few antiques to complete our new decor scheme of Paris in our home and sampling the food at a popular bed and breakfast in the town. We were pleasantly surprised at how much more it turned out to be.
We didn't eat before we left so by the time we arrived we were good and hungry. Our first stop was The Hammel House Inn
http://thehammelhouseinn.com. We arrived promptly at 11 a.m. and, after a short wait for someone to arrive, we had our choice of seating. We chose to sit inside by a window. The warmth of the September sun was delightful. The wait staff was extremely kind and pleasant. The food was original and flavorful. Scott had the Reuben which was plentiful and generously filled with the typical trimmings. I had the soup speciality of garlic tomato soup made from homegrown tomatoes and a delightful salad that was graced with a delicious apple cider dressing.
Having had our fill, we were ready to hit the streets for a day of antique and specialty store shopping. Waynesville did not disappoint. The stores are primarily antique stores and many are upscale and pricey, however, we found ourselves delighted with the shops dedicated to "primitive" goods and two or three affordable antique shops at which we made purchases of cobalt blue decorative pieces (Lilly's Corner Antique Mall), a shabby chic wooden table (Annie's Place - the owner is fabulously funny and inviting), a wonderfully weird primitive pumpkin statuette (Wooden Sunflower Primtives), and a couple of special gifts for friends made by women for women at the speciality store Girlfriends Gifts.
We couldn't leave without fudge (it is kind of a tourist town afterall) so we visited Braden and Sons Sweet Shop where we could even find sugar free fudge - the peanut butter was the best! Our only dissapointment for the day was finding a quality cup of coffee or fresh glass of iced tea. We didn't want a sit down drink, but it seemed if we wanted quality that was what we had to do. We finally landed at Campbell's Bistro for an iced tea to go. The service was lackluster and the tea tasted old. We will try again soon though.
Afterward we tried for some photos of the area and a geocache or two to commemorate the day, but, that's another posting!
Once again we find that when we look hard enough we truly can find Paris Everywhere!
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| Tomato Garlic Soup |
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| The Reuben |
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| Outside the Hammel House Inn |
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| Delightful Salad and the DRESSING! |
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| Another primitive outside the Wooden Sunflower |
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| A decoration idea or two |
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| The street fair and a dog in attendance |
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| Can't go anywhere without a baby doll pic |
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| Wondeful old houses to see |
