…after fueling on the Marriott’s continental breakfast;
and watching two fellows have breakfast with their phones.
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…and after brewing locally roasted (by Emy J’s) Ethiopian coffee,
in my decades old Morentina mocha pot, over the old butane camp stove, in the Marriott parking lot;
we headed out on the country roads, in and around bits of the Ice Age Trail,
in search of the 8 studio locations making up the Hidden Studio Art Tour.
The roads provided photogenic subjects.
Smiles
And local, vocal harmony.
Some did the tour on bicycles and tricycles.
The aesthetics and craftsmanship of the participating artists qualified as top shelf.
Only one studio offered demonstrations.
Country store front porch pick’n and sing’n.
On a door inside the old Rising Star grain mill, in Nelsonville;
where they sold THE MOST delicious home made bakery;
to support the Mill’s historical restoration; and events.
Think sour cream cinnamon coffee cake, tart lemon square, peanut butter cookie, and chocolate brownie;
in the sizes that your grandma would serve you if you were her favorite.
The water turbine that once produced electricity from the Tomorrow River; and I was told, “still could.”
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Near the jeweler’s cases.
Near the pickers and singers.
Outside one of the studios.
And back home on Sunday.
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