It’s time to welcome new Loopy Groupies again. (I’m trying to do this more often so that the list isn’t quite so long and intimidating!) You become an official “Loopy Groupie” when you get your sixth package from us. When I first came up with this idea, waaaay back in the beginning when we first opened our shop, I remember wondering if it was a good idea. Would people think it was silly? Would anyone want to be a Loopy Groupie? I’m so glad that the answer was yes! (And people started reaching that magic number of packages so much quicker than I anticipated. Now that I know you all a lot better, it doesn’t surprise me a bit, but back then it did.) We’re glad to have you all with us, and a big, warm welcome to those who have recently joined in:
Catherine in WI, Dana in MO, Diana in FL, Anne in TN, Susie in CA, Dani in NC, Brianne in MO, Ann in CO, Lois in FL, Laura in NC, Tamara in CO, Cecilia in CA, Liesl in MI, Courtney in OK, Carolyn in CA, Jami in NC, Hallie in Ireland, Jane in TX, Regina in NM, Margaret in NV, Catherine in CO, Tiffany in VA, Susan in IL, Michelle in MO, Nancy in NY, Laura in MD, Jean in WA, Patricia in CA, Allison in Canada, Jody in MI, Judith in MI, Edna in KY, Susan in OH, Irene in Norway, Lisa in IL, June in NY, Grace in NJ, Gail in NH, Robin in KY, Stasia in WI, Denise in MA, William in OH, Jennifer in TX, Sally in VA, Matt in NE, Lauren in TX, Randi in GA, Amanda in MD, Irene in MA, Jocelyn in NY, Beth in MD, Lizzie in GA, Carol in NJ, Desiree in PA, Olivia in FL, April in MA, Karen in MN, Barbara in ME, Jean in OH, Samantha in NY, Helen in Sweden, Linda in GA, Jessi in VA, Denise in TX, Karen in DE, Emily in WA, Sandra in CA, Rhonda in NY, Melanie in Canada, Sarah in CA, Angela in CA, Marybeth in NC, Lisa in NC, Cherie in IA, Chana in CA, Kaisa in The Philippines, Vivian in VA, Mary in NY, Leonard in D.C., Theresa in CO, Jen in CA, Sharon in Canada, Suzette in OR, Leanne in The UK, Cheryl in Canada, Kristina in IL, Tasina in IL, Conchita in CA, Leslie in AZ, Sheryl in WI, Judith in PA, Cammie in WV, Beverly in CA, Laura in PA, Katy in AZ, Hazel in The UK, Nancy in TX, Holly in MA, Janie in IL, Barbara in D.C., Dorothy in FL, Michelle in MA, Jennifer in NJ, Rani in MN, Symbra in NC, Jennifer in the Armed Forces, Amy in MN, Arlene in NY, Julie in MI, Denise in IN, Antonia in NJ, Thersa in AZ, Terri in OR, Erin in CA, Kyoko in Japan, Kate in Australia, Georgiana in NY, Whitney in KS, Sue in WA, Toria in MI, Rosemary in VA, Trish in MD, Diane in Canada, Joanne in TX, Diane in CA, Jennie in PA, Mara in Spain, Wendy in MA, Elaine in CA, Soraya in South Korea, Alison in VT, Donna in IL, Kathleen in MN, Erica in OH, Elpida in KS, Julianne in MN, Josette in ME, Amy in WA, Gita in D.C., Laura in KS, Sarah in NE, Carol in NH, Susan in NY, Siw in Norway, Lisa in WA, Mary in VA, Jennifer in CA, Deborah in CT, and Marlon in The Netherlands.
We send packages all over the world, and there are so many times that we’re wrapping something up and someone says, “You know, I would be happy to deliver this one in person!” We do the next best thing – we send Loopy out to spend the summer with you, wherever you are. I hope you’re showing him a good time and taking pictures! But if we WERE going to deliver an order to you in person, what would you want us to see in your home town while we were there? That’s the Blog Contest question this month. What would you want to show us in your hometown before we headed back home? What is on your “must do and see here” list when you have visitors in town? Leave a comment and tell us one thing (or several things) and you’ll be entered to win a special Loopy Care Package. We’ll do the lottery drawings a week from today.
I’ll be out of town on Friday, so I’ll be back to the blog next week – Monday or Wednesday. Don’t forget, Monday is a holiday here in the U.S. – no mail going out. (We’ll make up for it on Tuesday, I promise.) This weekend is graduation for College Guy up in Indiana. I can hardly believe it. After he graduates, he’s heading off on a 2 1/2 week backpacking trip in Europe with some friends (you know, the kind of thing you do before you have job or family responsibilities.) He’ll get home and have a little time off for the summer and then will head to FL to work for the company he interned with last summer. College Girl will come home with us this weekend and she’s going to be a Loopy Elf this summer. It will be fun to have her here!
Since we’ll be gone for the weekend and since Monday is a holiday, I’m not sure when/if we’ll do a Sneak Up. We’ll continue adding in things as they come in, though. For those of you wanting the Lorna’s Laces Wendy Knits color, we sold out of the Shepherd Sock, but we expect more in today or tomorrow. (Edit – It’s here! The gals at Lorna’s Laces are awesome.) As we were packing all of those skeins up yesterday, one of the Elves said, “I can’t believe we went through that many bags of this colorway and it all sold out. What’s the deal?” and another Elf answered, “Everyone loves Wendy!” Yes, yes we do. 🙂 We still have the colorway available in the Shepherd Sport and in the Roving.
Have a great weekend, and don’t forget to leave us the “must-sees” for your home town!
Sheri readytogetridofthisconstantheadachebroughtonbyallergies,FPS
We really have no “must-sees” in my hometown, but less than an hour’s drive away is New Orleans, where you can visit the French Quarter, Bourbon Street, the Riverwalk, the zoo and the aquarium. (Not to mention all of the wonderful food!)
I live in Boston. A must see is the Harbor. If the weather is nice a trip to the Harbor Islands is very special. A day sitting on Boston Common knitting in the shade while watching the tourist and the duck boats is fun.
In my little tiny town, the best thing is to walk around “down town”. We have some original builings here that were built between 1600 and 1700, when iron was found in the area and the King of Norway decided an ironwork should be built. Slowly the area grew into a little town. Today these builings still stand and contain tiny stores, art gallery, a tiny outdoor church, the postoffice and some resturants. We have the best pizzaplace and even a pancakehouse. The best little shop sells handmade chocolate. Each summer the local theatergroup has a play inspired by old stories from the area, from the days when the king came around to see how everything was going. Some even say that some of the buildings are haunted. You would love it here Sheri, come on over!
(I am adding a link so that you can be inspired to take the trip, or send Loopy! http://www.baerumsverk.no/ )
Since we are all knitters…the Woolie Ewe in Plano, TX.
My favorite LYS !
Then – the Kimball Museum in Fort Worth, the Dallas Museum of Art , a baseball game in Arlington, maybe some shopping at Northpark, take a dinner break for a steak or maybe Tex-Mex or better yet – just come on back to my house for steaks here – sit around the kitchen table and listen to you tell me all about what you love!
I was an Army brat growing up, so I don’t really have a hometown, but these days I kind of consider Monterey as home cause that’s where I went to high school and my parents still live there.
THE place to see in Monterey has got to be the Monterey Bay Aquarium (http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/). They just opened a new exhibit about sea horses/dragons (http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/seahorse.aspx). The leafy sea dragon is my favorite. Occasionally, they get a Great White Shark for display, which is quite a thing to see.
Kingston, MA is as near and dear to my heart as any place on earth could be. My family summered here all my life. Memorial Day weekend was the “kick off” for the season. We opened the house from the winter drearies. My sister’s birthday is Memorial Day so it was always an event. and best of all it was the start of summer.
We spent so many joyous summers at our home on the beach; boating, water skiing, fishing and just being together. Then there were the boys, oh yes. We chased them all summer as well.
I actually cought one, a local boy, and we married after the Marine Corps and college. My family had the winter home and summer home, but my heart was in Kingston and so my love and I were married in St. Joseph’s (our summer parish) We have raised 3 sons here with the same family values we were afforded and the brood continues with 5 grandchildren as well. They live close by, but not in Kingston. 3 of our dear parents are gone now but chose to be buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetary in Kingston. Kingston must have been what Norman Rockwell envisioned with those wonderful paintings. It’s that place where people still say hello and hold the door for you. I’m disabled so they usually offer to help with bundles etc. too. I can’t imagine living anywhere else on earth or with anyone else on earth either. Kingston, MA is a very special place.
I would love to have you come to visit me in Hellertown, PA. I have only been here for two years but have come to love the quiet life. During the day, we could visit The Crayola Crayon Factory in Easton and The Moravian Book Store in Bethlehem (it is much more that a book store). After lunch at the book store, we could visit two new yarn shops – The Knitter’s Edge and Conversational Threads Fiber Arts Studio (due to open next week).
Then we would spend the evening on the deck viewing the wildlife. Right now I have a duck nesting in the mulch behind an azalea which hides her and her 12 eggs. We should have ducklings in about two weeks. The rabbits will amuse you with their antics and if we are really lucky, the resident herd of deer will wander through the yard. What a wonderful place to live! We are so lucky!
Oh, the Nelson-Atkins museum is at the top of my list of places to see around KC. You could then catch a show at Starlight Theater – I think they’re doing Mamma Mia this summer!
Calgary, AB Canada is great location; only 1 hour to the Rocky Mountains and Kananaskis Country with a lot of wonderful scenery.
Regardless of the time of year, the http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org
is fun in OKC!
I must admit that I have a fondness for knitting in the early morning with tea on the back porch – dogs rampaging through the yard. Maybe you would keep me company and bring your knitting, too? My knitting guests do this. 🙂
Rollins, Montana is a place anyone would love to visit (especially in the summer). It’s a TINY community on the shores of Flathead Lake, the largest (and most beautiful) fresh water lake west of the Mississippi. The Lake and the friendly, welcoming people are the reasons you would come to visit, and then not leave — at least that is the way it was for us. We’ve also got knitters, quilters and spinners galore so Loopy would be more than welcome!
I live in Buffalo, NY, and have been here since moving back to the States a couple years ago from Europe. It was a bit of a shift, but over the years, I’ve come to really like it here in WNY. If you’re possessed of a car, you can take a short drive over to Niagara Falls and see one of the most amazing natural wonders in N. America. Or, if you want something closer to home, just wandering around downtown Buffalo, admiring all the absolutely beautiful 19th century architecture, is another great experience.
Westford, VT: Population 2000
A wonderful town with fabulous friends and neighbors who are all “regular” people and more: artists, artisans, fiber folks, animal lovers, , singers, yogis, shamans, Reiki masters, Scout leaders, Little League coaches, etc. We are ten minutes from major shopping areas – yet secluded on our back roads. We are 45 minutes from Lake Champlain and the Burlington Waterfront. We are 45 minutes from Ben & Jerry’s Ice-Cream Factory.
But our main attraction is our little town: Come hang out on the Town Common for Farmer’s Market or a group sing-a-long, or join the book discussion group at the local library.
In the Spring come and bike and hike our trails.
In the Summer, enjoy a concert on the green and a July 4th parade.
In the Fall come pick apples and pumpkins at local orchards.
(Gape at the foliage as you slowly drive the scenic dirt roads.)
In the Winter join us on the family-friendly slopes 20 minutes away for a skiing afternoon with the local Elementary school kids.
In the Mud Season: Probably ought to stay home! 🙂
I will personally serve you the beverage of your choice while you sit on my deck and enjoy a stunning view of the Green Mountains.
Cheers!
Julie
Rochester, MN
1. Visit me 😉
2. Tour the world famous Mayo Clinic
3. Visit the Plumber House
4. Eat at our great local restaurants ( we have more that you would think!)
Bring Loopy to the Berkshires. Depending on the time of year (summer) he can take in a concert at Tanglewood, dancers at Jacob’s Pilow, something from the Bard at Shakespeare & Company or perhaps a viewing at the Norman Rockwell’s old place (anytime). If Loopy wants a trip to the past, he can go to the Hancock Shaker Village and see how they did everything way back when.
If skiing is Loopy’s thing he can go to either of the local ski resorts. Even if he doesn’t ski, he can show off his wonderful knitted winter wear.
The Berkshires are full of fun things to do. I need to remember to get out and do more of them.
Baltimore would be the biggest city near my hometown of Catonsville, but Catonsville is a well kept secret (not any longer!)…
It’s the place people (back in the 1800s) would come to escape the heat of the city in the summertime-there are many lovely Victorian homes (I’d love to own one!) and there’s even “Main Street” (AKA Frederick Road) with all kinds of little shops-music, antiques, a bakery, deli, coffee shops, restaurants and more! Catonsville is also called “Music City Maryland” because there are a plethora of music stores on “Main Street.” If you can’t find it here, you won’t find it anywhere!
I <3 Catonsville!
heck, I’d just say head to the beach for some fun in the sun! Hermosa Beach has one of the nicest beaches in Los Angeles.
While there isn’t much to see and do in Camp HIll, PA, we are situated exactly half way between Gettysburg, PA, and Hershey, PA. While in Hershey, I’d definitely take you to the Hershey Spa for a total body wrap in chocolate. Then we the next day we could head south for some historical sight seeing around the Gettysburg battlefield. Or maybe we should do the battlefield tour first, and then relax in the Hershey rose garden the next day before getting ourselves wrapped in Chocolate.
My hometown is Lincoln, NE and even though I currently live about 50 miles away, I still consider Lincoln my ‘home’. As the capital of Nebraska, the State Capital is probably the most striking building in the whole city and has such a marvelous interior, it’s well worth the visit. Of course, if was football season, then a Saturday visit to home game for the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium would be the place to visit. There are so many choices, but lastly, a visit to the State Museum that houses the world’s largest prehistoric elephant skeleton as well as the remains of numerous dinosaurs found in the area.
I live in a small town in SE corner of Arizona. We have lovely mountains here but I would have to take you to the local sushi place. Why? Because it was picked as the best in Arizona by Arizona highways!
Omg, you have RavButtons on your comments now!! 😀 LOVE that!
I live in Dekalb, IL, and we’re a small farming/college town about an hour south of the Wisconsin border. One of my favourite spots in town is the Ellwood House Museum, an absolutely beautiful, fully restored 19th century mansion, complete with a third floor ballroom & adorable child’s playhouse in the yard. Tours are really affordable, and so worth it!
Um, we also have The Fold about a half hour’s drive away…that’s ALWAYS worth a visit! 😉
Well, my hometown is really Chicago, and if you were visiting, I would have to take you to Wrigley Field for a Cubs home game, go for a walk on the lake shore running path, and have dinner at Joy’s Noodle & Rice, home of my very favorite spring rolls.
Here in my adopted home of Los Angeles, we’d have to go to Griffith Park and check out the recently-reopened Observatory. There are also really nice hiking trails and horseback riding – a pocket of nature in the city that defined “suburban sprawl”!
This is a bit out of the immediate Seattle area, but is something I love to do when family/friends visit: a ferry ride to San Juan Island and then a tour of the island – preferably on mopeds. The Washington State Ferries (busiest in the U.S.!) are often touted as “the cheapest cruise around” and for a trip to San Juan Island, that is definitely true. The island is great with lots of history (the infamous “Pig War” between the U.S. and British who both had outposts on the island at the time), a point for whale watching (our Orca pods are all named and my sister and I once arrived at Lime Kiln Point just in time to see a pod including the babies pass by!), lavendar fields, TWO harbors with lots of activity and of course…shopping (mostly in Friday Harbor). Renting mopeds on the island for the tour is a blast.
Well that’s easy – you’d have to come to Tuesday night knit night at Novato’s own LYS, llama llama knit! We’re a really fun crowd – including the store dog, Maebe, the group’s “niece,” Juni (now 9 months old and crawling all over the place), a rotating cast of kids who sit at the back table doing homework and reading while their moms get their knitting fix and, of course, the wonderful owners – Marie, Alec and Candice, who make us feel so welcome.
I live in Fairport, NY. The “port ” in the name comes from our location on the Erie Canal in fact the canal is the reason for the existance of my village in the first place. Not much here before that. Anyhow…if you came here we would walk along the canal into the village to one of four ice cream shops. The one I would take a visitor to would be the shop where the owner makes his own homemade gelato. With the gelato in hand, we would walk back along the canal. Ahhh, relaxing.
Well, I grew up in Massachusetts and now live in Connecticut. I loved living in Massachusetts, but don’t really like living in Connecticut. It’s strange, but in Mass people were much more friendly. My favorite place to go where I grew up was Borderland State park in Sharon and Easton, MA. It was the home of Oliver and Blanch Ames. There is a gorgeous house with what used to be a pool and beautiful landscaped gardens. When I was very young, my sister used to take me to “the castle” which was what she called it. Just one of my favorite places.
Hello from New England! Manchester, CT to be exact. As many have written, only a bit away from my original hometown of Salem, New Hampshire (please, NH, not MA, although they are only 40 miles apart!). Salem is actually home to “America’s Stonehenge” although many Mass, residents only know it as the place to shop since the state has no sales tax! Salem, and the whole NH I-93 corridor have so many things to do, beaches, mountains, lakes, the capital, all within a couple of hours of each other. Any visit to New England is worth it, CT has a wonderful shoreline, fabulous farmers markets and a great seaport, but there’s something about your hometown that can’t be beat!
I live in San Diego and the must list is very long. But let’s see if I can do a “highlight reel” of the must see things. OK ready for the biggest run-on-sentence. If you are coming to San Diego you have to see the Zoo, Sea World, the Pacific Ocean, Coronado Island, the Hotel Del Coronado, Lego Land, and you could get to Mexico very easily.
There are tons of great things to eat here in SD too, but that’s a whole other post!
Oh, gosh, where to start, I could write a book…oh wait–I did! 🙂
I think the MInnesota Landscape Arboretum. Beautiful, beautiful place. And plenty of excellent knitting spots, including indoors if the weather’s inclement.
I consider Cincinnati to be my hometown and would recommend a drive along the river, dinner at the Celestial in Mount Adams for a great view, a trip to Fountain Square for whatever is going on and visits to some of the neighborhood ‘downtowns’. But most definitely a trip to Skyline Chili for Cincinnati chili.
minneapolis MN is my adopted hometown… i am from australia but have been here two years and it’s starting to feel like home, finally! high on my list for visitors is a walk around one of the beautiful lakes, especially lake harriet. incredibly serene with birds, fish, lots of trees and beautifully-maintained gardens. lake life really makes minneapolis a special place.
Love (1) for the Ravelry buttons.
As for a “hometown trip”, I’d take you to Galveston, TX. We’d hit up the beach, eat seafood at the newly restored Rudy & Paco’s, followed by a bit of shopping along The Strand. I’m always happy to share my tourist dollars with the folks who were hit so hard by Hurricane Ike. I’m so glad to see the island coming back to life again.
I’ve got an old time New England town–trying had to stay rural. Come take a walk around, see our green, the white church and steeple, painted lady town hall, library and historic homes.
Well, since I live about 2 miles from The Loopy Ewe, you already know all the good things here! I think someone visiting should go to the City Museum. What a fun, crazy place!
I think the St Johns River is one of the most beautiful assets in our fair city. I work in a historic home on the river – check this out: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2009-mar-urban-neighborhoods-st-johns-quarter
We’d pay a visit to the Bensel House where I work – it was designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright as evidenced by the prairie style features. There are many lovely historic homes in this area along the river. Travel just a little farther south on the river and you’ll be in lovely Orange Park where I live and yep I have an orange tree in my yard. Just a short 30 minute drive from my house is the lovely beaches of NE FL – any number of good restaurants but you must have fried shrimp at Barnacle Bills in St Augustine – perported to be the “oldest city” in the US – there are many historic things to see there. A huge spanish fort and the world famous Alligator Farm and Flagler College has the largest collection of Tiffany glass in this area. It used to be railroad baron Henry Flagler’s home. Lot’s to see and do in the Northeast corner of Florida.
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For Seattle it would be the Space Needle and the Ballard Locks (boats going from Puget sound to Lake Washington thru steps of big ladders / gates closing filling with water to raise up or down) the ferries on the sound and maybe take in the Pacific Ocean on our far west coast – oh all the teenagers want to see Forks over there where Twilight was filmed.
For Snohomish…man…it would have to be Tex singing outside at Chucks or go see how many times that waitress will drop a pitcher of beer at Freds.
I live in northern Virginia, not far from Washington, DC, was born in Maryland, and used to live in southeastern Pennsylvania. How can I choose just a few things about this area?! The Smithsonian Museums, the monuments (presidential and war memorials), the lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay, the cute-but-becoming-too-Gapified Annapolis, the small towns along the rivers near where my parents live, the Shenandoahs, the horse and hunt country of PA, the birthplaces of colonial America in the Tidewater area of VA, the fantastic variety of yarn stores…..there’s just so much!
SANTA FE, NM – besides eating at any restaurant in town…. this is a MUST MUST MUST DO
Museum of International FolkArt – http://www.internationalfolkart.org/exhibitions/current.html – especially the Girard Collection – call me, i’ll go with you !!!
Yay I’m a Loopy Groupie. 🙂
I live in Champaign , IL. There is a farm nearby called Curtis Orchard and Pumpkin Patch. They have a great shop where you can buy some really good apple pie, donuts, and cider. Depending on the time in summer/early fall, you can pick apples, pears, or pumpkins.
They also have a little restaurant called Flying Monkey Cafe where you can get a homemade lunch.
I love going here when it’s open; it totally melts all of my stress away.
If you were to visit here in Baltimore, we’d have to go out to eat crab cakes, and then we’d go to Camden Yard and see the Orioles – because it’s a great ball park, and all baseball fans should visit it at least once!
Westport, Massachusetts. First thing, be sure to come in the summer—-pure bliss! Ocean beaches, gorgeous farmland, lovely tidal river. Second thing, head straight for our town beach, Cherry & Webb; climb through the dunes (on the path, of course) and be prepared for one of the best beaches in the world. If you don’t have a town resident sticker, you can go to Horseneck Beach State Reservation—same beach but the entry doesn’t compare; also Horseneck is a lot more crowded. Don’t forget to stop for ice cream at Handy Hill on your way home.
I live in Kenosha Wisconsin the one thing that I would say you must do is visit the Dinosaur Museum. It’s pretty cool, at one time it used to be the regular museum that they converted. The museum is free and has a lot of cool dinosaurs running around the outside.
Hmm… my town is fairly quiet, just the way I like it, so I’d take you to the library, the arboretum, and the local swimming hole. And in the nearby town where I grew up I’d take you to see some Revolutionary War history, including a little piece of England.
WE have a 65 acre water park in our city limits. We’d rent a cabin that looked out over the water and just laze around on the deck all day knitting. Wouldn’t that be fun?
Hoo boy, not much going on in Midland Park. If we had to stay within its borders, I suppose I’d show you Wortendyke Park, the high school, and the downtown shopping center. And my old house!!
Here in Los Gatos, California, you could take your pick:
1. Drive “up the hill” to Roaring Camp, deep in the redwoods, where we could take the steam train down the other side to Santa Cruz. That’s right, start in the redwoods, end at the Boardwalk at the beach! Then we could take a surfing lesson at Cowell’s beach and stop for ice cream at the venerable Marianne’s before heading back.
2. Instead of stopping in Santa Cruz, keep going down around Monterey Bay. See the otters, eat some great seafood, visit Cannery Row, and play golf at Spyglass or take the amazing 17 Mile Drive.
3. Tour some Silicon Valley computer biz campuses: ebay, apple, etc. See what’s it’s really like to work somewhere where dogs can come to work with their masters, folks ride scooters to and fro, the security guards ride segways, the gym is as busy as the daycare center, and the lunches are amazing…..
3. Drive up the peninsula to San Francisco. ‘Nuff said.
4. Stay in town and have a wonderful Italian dinner and then listen to a band play in the park.
Right now I’m living in a small college town where there’s not a whole lot to see and do, honestly. The big tourist event here is the National Tractor Pull, which is held yearly not too far away from my apartment (close enough, in fact, that I hear it. Every year. For hours at a time), and that’s not exactly my cup of tea.
One of the must-visit places when someone’s in town, though, is Myles Dairy Queen. I know that a Dairy Queen doesn’t sound too unusual, but this one’s special. While they are affiliated with the DQ chain, they’re somewhat independent in many ways. They have HUGE serving sizes and an amazing array of blizzard and shake flavors that you won’t find anywhere else. Two of my favorites are a dark chocolate and banana flavor and Pumpkin Pie (for which they put a generous slice of pumpkin pie, crust and all, straight into the blender). I’m sure they’d be willing to whip up a Loopy special!
I live in a small town in central Ohio. We could go to Columbus, about 30 minutes away, and see all things Ohio State. We could go to Polaris or Easton and shop and have dinner at one of many of the great resturaunts at either place. We could go to one of the natural areas in the region and take in all the magnificent wildlife and spring flowers that are present this time of the year. Or, we could sit in my backyard with something to sip and snack on and knit in peace and quiet. Perhaps we would see some of my hummingbirds, the wrens nesting in the birdhouse, bunnies or we might even be visited by one or more of the groups of whitetail deer that frequent our back yard, garden and field. Please come, i would love to have you.
In the town where I live, well actually just out of town are the Sand Dunes.
They are naturally occurring sand hills that are very fun to climb. We’ve been coming to this area since I was a child, and now I live here.
The sand dunes were featured in a movie called “Fly Away Home”
http://www.pec.on.ca/other/sandbnks.html
Madison is a pleasant place to live. We have the University of Wisconsin, State Government and a couple of beautiful lakes. I’m not sure I know where I’d start showing someone around. I think I’d have to stop by State St. This is a street on the edge of the UW Campus with tons of shopping and a unique variety of humanity (for the people watcher in some of us). On the other hand we have plenty of beautiful parks and nature preserves.