Ellicott City

My mom, my college friend and I all went to Ellicott City today. We walked through the cutest part, a narrow kinda cobbled street lined with antique shops, cafes, and tarot/fairy-themed shops.

For lunch we ate at a vegetarian cafe called Sarah and Desmond. It is a three story place and we ate on the second floor. The top one is for children because there are toys there and space for kids to run around. I loved it. I had the "Bella Donna" sandwich, as did everyone in our party, but they had 1/2 sandwich and soup. The "Bella Donna" is a marinated and grilled portabella (which by the way is spelled several ways. Look it up!) mushroom with spinich and gorgonzola cheese. Yummy!

We also wandered in and out of lots of stores. Easter is comimng up - I can tell because of the decided bunny rabbit theme to these stores. I was tempted to buy a laser carved rock that said "Luck" in Chinese characters, but instead I bought a pin that had the maryland flag on it and said "Maryland", because I collect cloissonne pins from places I travel.

Have you seen the Maryland flag? It is heraldic, with a yellow and black checkerboard in alternate corners and red flur-du-lis or something in the other corners. Very Impressive.

We came home and just hung out and watched Oprah, which was fun. Orlando Bloom was on, and us three ladies much approved of that.

Tonight we are having sushi with a friend of mine from High School and his fiancee. Looking forward to it!