It is still Saturday and there is plenty of time for me to make my Scattered Saturday Post. Full disclosure: I have already had a few cocktails. Why not? It’s the weekend!
At any rate, I drove into Rome, NY, earlier today to visit family. My sister Diane and I drove to Dominick Street, which has become quite the artsy area. We enjoyed a few local businesses. Not all of my pictures turned out, but I will try to plug a few deserving businesses.
The first place we stopped was The Copper Easel, which includes the Superofficial coffee shop. My pictures here did not turn out, but we enjoyed looking at some beautiful local art.
From there we went to the Capitol Theatre. I remember going there when I was a little girl and being so impressed by the ornate decor. We missed the guided tours, but a young man told us we could explore on our own. We were delighted to do so.
I just love the look of a curtained stage.
After the Capitol, we went to the Keaton and Lloyd Bookstore. I love a bookstore!
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” — Groucho Marx
It is a delightful bookstore. It includes a space for community events, such as author readings or book clubs.
I need to publish a book, so I can do a reading here.
After the bookstore, we went into The Balanced Chef. Full disclosure: we went in to get a stamp, because they were doing a thing where you could qualify for prizes if you got six stamps. However, I want to go back there when I am hungry. It looks like a good place to eat.
Note to self: eat a lighter lunch when about to visit downtown Rome.
Next we went to Franca’s Wine Room, where I also did not get any photos. I went there before with my friend Kim, and wrote about it for Mohawk Valley Living magazine. Hannah, the bartender, remembered me.
Hannah, in a previously taken picture,
I greatly enjoyed my Scattered Saturday, and my sister Diane was happy to participate in a Mohawk Valley Adventure.
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