We arrived in Friday Harbor on a Friday.  On Saturday we met our friends, Val and Johnny, in town for supper.  None of us had ever had a meal before in Friday Harbor and we didn’t know any of the restaurants.  We walked around and checked out a few menus.  We noticed all the restaurants …

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Something really unique about San Juan Island is the lack of chain restaurants or hotels.  I’m sure this was a conscious decision on the part of the island council and it is a good one.  The lack of chains means locally owned businesses can survive and thrive on their own merits.  It also means owners …

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Before Jackie and I went to see “Beauty and the Beast” last week, she took me to brunch at Fitzys Diner.  The original Fitzys Diner address is 1487 Schrock Rd. in Columbus.  Fitzys is one of the few places in Columbus open 24 hours. When Jackie said we were going to a diner, I pictured something …

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On our short stay in Ohio, we still had time to check out a couple of new-to-us restaurants with John and Jackie.  After we attended church at Powell United Methodist together, we headed just down Powell Road to the Local Roots Restaurant.  Tom and I drive by the restaurant almost every time we go to …

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There are so many wonderful restaurants on St. Simons Island that Tom and I would have to go there for years before we could try them all.  We tried a new one on the last night for the volunteers to get together:  Iguanas Seafood Restaurant. Iguanas Seafood Restaurant is located on the main street by …

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As you know, if you have been reading my blog for any time at all, Tom and I love to check out BBQ restaurants.  Tom will eat pulled pork from anywhere and we have had some great sandwiches over the years.  So it was inevitable that we would eat at Southern Soul BBQ here on …

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Tom and I have a place on St. Simons Island that we now consider a favorite restaurant.  We have now eaten there three times and went twice with Mom and Dad while they were on the island.  We will be going there again on Friday.  The name of the restaurant is Certified Burgers and Beverage. …

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Our social life has been jammed lately.  First a month with my parents, then a visit from Bill and Barbara.  Just two days after Bill and Barbara visited, Wendy and Ronn Bower came to see us. Wendy and I have been friends since our graduate school days at Kent State.  The best thing about Wendy is …

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Bennie’s Red Barn on St. Simons Island is the closest restaurant to where Tom and I live.  It is the restaurant furthest north on the island.  And, after living here for six weeks, we finally tried it. We went to Bennie’s Red Barn with Mom and Dad after church one Sunday.  Bennie’s is only open …

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Recently we went to St. Augustine and arrived just in time for lunch.  As you know, we like to eat local, finding restaurants that are unique to an area.  St. Augustine has many great choices and we decided to try Maple Street Biscuit Company. Maple Street Biscuit Company started out in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2012, …

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