Ohio, Part 2

Another calendar page about to turn and I still have more to tell about Ohio.   It is true what they say, whoever they are, that time flies.    First up, let’s talk Cincinnati and some Cincinnati Chili!   Yum.    Not my first taste of it.   Stayed at Stasi B.’s house overnight and she had it for dinner for us.   I have made it myself also.   I just couldn’t be in Cincinnati without going to Skyline and having some!  Well, guess what, we never made it to Skyline for my chili.   

This get together with my table mates from the Quilters Station Retreat turned into a great weekend.    On Friday we walked about the neighborhood, called The Rhine.  It is an area of revitalization.   We visited Finlay’s Market, much like Reading Terminal Market in Philly.   We ate lunch at a lovely French Cafe, complete with Bloody Mary’s.  

So much beautiful architecture and fabulous murals on the buildings in the area.

Jackson Brewery

Next to Jackson Brewery.   We noticed the ‘barrel’ like arches over the windows and wondered if it was intentional or our creative minds.

This would be so much better if not for the electric wires!

A beer garden!

The group decided to do a Round Robin which we all started when together.   It is    from Hello from Liz Mathew’s.    We all chose our own fabric and floss and got started.   Starting July 1st, we are going to mail  our pieces to the next person on the list.  We plan to meet up again in late February and hopefully we will all have our own piece back to us and well on the way to completion.

Mine is on the left.   I choose multiple colors.   Becky, turbo stitcher, was ready for the hand off before we left Cincinnati, choose Raspberry Parfait on Oaken fabric.   

Both Friday and Saturday after having big lunches out, we settled into our AB&B for stitching, adult beverages and chatting over charcuterie boards made up of cheeses, fruits, nuts and such.   We mainly just enjoyed each other’s company.  Laughed a lot.  Shared a lot.  And thoroughly had a great time.   I, for one, didn’t get much stitching done but I wouldn’t change a thing about how we spent our time.  

Stay tuned for Part 3 of Ohio complete with a tour of an haunted hotel, The Harmon Museum in Lebanon, OH and some consignment store shopping on the way home.

Thanks for stopping by and keep on stitching!