A Charm City Afternoon

Although I love to travel, internationally, to me traveling to the all so different neighborhoods of Baltimore can be a joyful way to spend the day. I guess Baltimore got it's nickname "Charm City" from the people who live here. Moi included??? :-)

Baltimore has the most diverse population divided by neighborhoods. We all adore our own John Waters, love big hair & the "Oldies", most of us are "Hon's" in our own right. We work hard, use art to beat the stress , knit & blog!

We spent Sunday afternoon walking Hampden ("Honsville") where we always enjoy our favorite haunts on the Avenue. Love the knitting store called "Lovely Yarns". A really cheerful and artistic group is usually sitting around knitting. A small space full of energy & creativity. I always enjoy going through "The Red Tree". They have really unusual home furnishings and odds and ends. We purchased a really cool book called "Where Women Create". Then I can't miss "Mud and Metal" where everything is created by such artful people. A great place for gift givers. I have a hard time getting Nikki out of "Atomic Books" - a J.W. favorite! They have an eclectic book selection as well as some music and nifty cards and postcards.

After all of this lurking, the hunger pains take us to one of our favorite cafe's:

• Rocket To Venus - (around the corner) Best Sunday Brunch / Home of the Wimpy's
  
• Holy Frijoles - a really good Tex Mex
  
• Cafe Hon - An Avenue favorite
  
• Grano -Gino Troia goes back to his roots
  
• The Golden West Cafe - great home cooked diner food (second to "Paper Moon" which is off the beaten path.

Take a Sunday or weekday afternoon stroll down the Avenue, Hon!