A couple of weeks ago Tom and I wanted a pizza.  We are on low sodium diets, so pizza is a rare and special treat.  The pizza has to be great when we have it.  We asked a few people for their recommendations and they all told us to go to Sals Neighborhood Pizzeria.  So …

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Tom and I continue to search for good barbecue when we are in the south.  Barbecue is so regionally oriented that our favorite barbecue spots are still in Ohio.  But we continue to be hopeful.  We asked around here on St. Simons, and people said the best barbecue in the area is at the Copper …

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Tom and I have only been on St. Simons Island for a week and we have already been to three different restaurants.  I have a feeling that the “Places to Eat” category on my blog will have a lot more entries while we are in Georgia.  Our favorite place so far has been Barbara Jeans …

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Before we left Ohio and 2016, Tom and I had time for a final adventure day with my parents.  After discussing what we wanted to do, we decided that they would come down to Columbus and we would go to German Village.  We wanted to visit the Book Loft again and we knew we would …

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After visiting the Crafting Outlaws Craft Show last Saturday, John, Jackie, Tom and I walked down High Street to check out some of the stores and find a place to eat supper.  Even though it was cold, there were lots of people out and we had a good time window shopping.  We ended up eating …

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Monday was my daughter-in-law Jackie’s birthday and John invited us to dinner to celebrate with them.  He chose Milestone 229 in downtown Columbus as the place to meet and set up a reservation for the four of us. Milestone 229 is a trendy, modern, elliptical building next to the Scioto River and the Bicentennial Park …

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When Tom and I rode the Swamp Rabbit Trail, we finished out our day by meeting Cheryl and Megan (friends from Ohio) at Wade’s Restaurant in Spartanburg for supper.  We had never eaten there before, but when I searched for “best places to eat in Spartanburg” Wade’s was always in the top ten. Wade’s Restaurant …

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We weren’t in Ohio very long this time and our time there is never long enough to see everyone we want to see.  But we did have the opportunity to get together with some of our friends and family. First among our friends and family are John and Jackie and my parents.  We spent several …

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On our adventure day to Hopewell National Historical Park, we stopped for lunch at Carl’s Townhouse.  The Eastern National Salesperson at Hopewell Visitors Center recommended it as the place to eat lunch in Chillicothe. Carl’s Townhouse is downtown in a small white building with blue trim.  We found a place on a side street to …

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A couple of weeks ago we had lunch at Naniboujou Lodge.  The lodge is located just south of Hovland and is a good place to eat when we go hiking at Judge Magney State Park.  It is a unique place, both for its name and for its decor. Naniboujou is the Ojibwe word for trickster: …

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