The Shtick I Do

Continuing with my non-crochet themed blog posts . . . North Market !   I lovelovelovelovelovelove this place ! I'm not sure what it is that draws me to it. The atmosphere is one of community and open friendliness. The people smile at you, even the other consumers. The shops are not loaded down with items stamped "Made in Indonesia" or some other place I would have a hard time pinning on a map (there are a few however but it's nothing like shopping at WalMart - that's totally NOT politically correct but the truth rarely is). Image from Google Image Search and it belongs to the person it belongs to! Image from Google Image Search and it belongs to the person it belongs to! Local farmers set up booths outside the entrance selling everything from heirloom tomatoes and sugar snap peas to hanging baskets of peonies and locally cultivated honey. There was even someone there this past weekend with their all natural line of dog foods. From June th...

Our trip to Columbus this past weekend was so invigorating and relaxing and exciting and full of surprises! Okay, technically we didn't stay in Columbus. It was about a 35 to 40 minute drive into the city and that got us straight to the parking lot at North Market (located at 59 Spruce St). More on that later.  Here's a few pictures of the food we had and where you can get it, too! Cheddar cheese and bacon covered crispy hand cut potato chips at Hide-A Way Lodge Restaurant and Micro-Brewery The Lodge Burger, also from Hide-A-Way Hills Lodge Fruit and Cream Waffle from Taste of Belgium at the North Market. Yummy blackberries! A trip to North Market is not complete without visiting  Jeni's Splendid Ice-cream ! These flavors are Cultured Key Lime Pie Frozen Yogurt and Cantaloupe and Sun Tea Sorbet. Both are for a limited time only! These three are from The Columbus Brewing Company . The top is their brewed on s...

This past weekend, my husband and I ventured across the Ohio River and went north-ish into Columbus. We'd been there before a couple years ago on a semi-second honeymoon. But that was only for a weekend as well. Nevertheless we had a blast both last time and this time. Have you ever been to the North Market ? I highly recommend you go. Go now. If now isn't good for you make it ASAP. The place is wonderful. But only if you're nerdy like we are. I love North Market! Food and fresh produce and salsas and sauces and ice cream ( omgwtfbbq ice cream ) and fresh meats and fish and baked goods and . . . oh my. I'm sorry I had to stop. I was getting all worked up. Another place we visited was the Book Loft . Let me tell you, if you've ever dreamed of going to an endless library of books this is the place. 32 rooms? It's ridiculous! And wonderful! It's wonderfully ridiculous! The picture on their main page is very misleading. Who'd think you could get 32 room...