Cherry Valley Lodge

 This past weekend, we had brunch at the Cherry Valley Lodge.  I had the buttermilk pancakes and had bananas and pecans added in.  You could choose from 5 different toppings to be added for fifty cents each.  It was quite yummy.

Steve had the had the signature cherry bread french toast.   It contained three different types of cherries and was battered in Kahlua.  It was good.

A Stop in for Jeni's Ice Cream

We stopped by a Jeni's to relax away from the summer heat.   In my dish are brown butter almond brittle, bramble berry crisp, and the buckeye state.

I'm really happy that the store has expanded so much.  I remember when they only had one ice cream stand in the North Market in Columbus.   Now they have branches outside of the city and pints are available at Whole Foods and Heinen's. 

Seminar

We just got back from seeing Seminar at the Beck Center.  That was powerful.   The show is billed as a comedy, but I think it's more of a drama.   It's played without an intermission.   4 writers in the making at private writing seminar with a thoroughly unpleasant teacher, who was once a big name in the business.   I laughed some, but mostly I felt angry.   I really just wanted to really deck the teacher for being so abusive, offensive, and mean.

Lessons gleaned from this show: 

• It is often about who you know.
• You have to go beyond your comfort zone.
• Sleeping with the teacher can get you places. (Yuck.)

It's an abusive show, but ultimately constructive with a happy ending.