A day of art

A fabulous day of art yesterday. First, we had lunch with our friend from church Harry Parsons at the Chef-O-Nette in our old neighborhood where we had our first meal as Columbus residents almost 50 years ago. We both had our favorite--the Hang-Over sandwich.  So many memories--our son (then about 4) and I used to stop there after dropping his sister off at Tremont School across the street.

Then we headed downtown to the Gallery in the Riffe building to see the Ohio Watercolor Show (OWS).  Best arrangement EVER. Hanging a show is an art--my husband does it for our church shows--and this one is perfection. There is one more drop in class there with Suzanne Acceta on January 4, 2017. 

Then on to German Village Meeting Haus to see the Central Ohio Watercolor Show (COWS). From there we went to an cartoonist's home to see his wonderful collection and his studio. The 1903 three story brick house faces Schiller Park--what a wonderful "front yard." Then home for a nap before pizza. 

 

Chef-O-Nette in Tremont Center

Our apartment on Farleigh
We moved to the Columbus area in late June of 1967. I had taken a position as a cataloger of Russian materials at The Ohio State University Libraries, and my husband had been hired as a draftsman at Urban, Calabretta and Lewis downtown. After unpacking a few things at 2120 Farleigh Road that first evening, we walked through a neighbor's drive way through a gate and into an alley where we found a small shopping center and the Chef-O-Nette restaurant. (We were so unfamiliar with the area I didn't know we weren't living in Columbus). Best food in town. I recommend the Hangover and the tapioca. For many years I was an early morning regular at the second bay. To sit at the first bay was like sitting in the wrong pew in church. Our bay even had parties at private homes we knew each other so well.



I found this video on a Chef fan page on Facebook.