A Beautiful Day with Friends

Today was an absolutely beautiful day to spend with friends doing a Quilting 'n Cuisine Mini Shop Hop in Amish Country. Six of us left Columbus bright and early, driving to Berlin in Holmes County. Three of the quilt shops were located there, another near Mt. Hope, and my favorite, in Charm, Ohio. Having grown up on a farm in Southern Ohio, the hills of Holmes County remind me so much of home.

Our group is never too far from a meal. There are many fine restaurants in the area and we chose to eat at one of our favorites, the Der Dutchman in Walnut Creek where we met up with two more friends. Later in the afternoon another friend joined our little group for the Shop Hop Quilt Show, more food, and the chance for door prizes. Only 1 member of our group received a prize. Congratulations, Margaret.

I am still working on the new eating plan. So far, so good. It was tempting to order a meat based meal today but I thought about it and decided that the discomfort I would experience later would not be worth it. Fortunately, the menu offered a vegetable platter which I selected. I included the salad bar, even going back for seconds on the salad.

Thanks to Margaret, Deb, Mel, Denise, Sarah, Sandy, Joy, and Ann for being great stitching friends. Already looking forward to our next retreat. Most importantly, thank you Jack for being so understanding.

Now to fondle the new fabric I purchased. I might even come up with a plan to use the material in a new quilt. What a novel idea.