No art, but a colorful day out and about

I can't even begin to get motivated to make art.  I finished my WOYWW ATCs and my ARC entry, and now I'm in limbo.  It's not a fun place to be unless you decide to talk your neighbor into leaving her house.

And leave she did!  I first talked her into going to Thai Binh, a Thai market in a shopping center near our neighborhood.

I could hardly wait to get inside and start taking photos.  What fun to see all that color.  It was quite inspirational, in an Asian sort of way.

Fruit, rice, and hanging lanterns made for a colorful shot.

Panning right showed more of the same.  Every inch of this market was used.

Jack fruit in front (right) and other oddities were sold by the pound.

One of the things I came for was spring roll sauce.  I'm a sauce junkie and love the brand I buy.

I can never pass up the opportunity to take photos of all these fans.  I wonder if anyone ever buys them.

The other thing I came for was cream crackers.  These crackers are hard to describe, but they are flaky, with the texture of a Ritz, and are creamy as the name implies, not salty.  They are to die for.

Of course, I couldn't leave this store before I took a photo of all the tea choices.  Thankfully, I have more tea than I'll drink in my lifetime, so I wasn't even tempted.

I tried to get photos of the art,

but there was too much glare from the overhead fluorescent lights.  I managed to get lots of pictures of rice, though!

On our way out, we saw this box of something live.  At first, I thought they were lobsters, but then I wasn't sure.  They were trying to escape the box, though.

Next, Sally suggested we go to Merle's, a sports bar and restaurant located downtown.  Not much of a glamor shot, but I decided what you saw was what you got.  Thankfully my overall opinion of my first time at this place was not contingent on the outside view.

Like with most places that have TVs, this place was very dimly lit.  I somehow managed this view above our table, only because I am so in love with Route 66.

Sally, on the other hand was quite fuzzy.

Although I got no photos, Sally got a Ruben sandwich, chips, and a pickle, while I got a huge heated veggie and three cheese sandwich, a garden salad, and a pickle.  Ate it all.  Loved it, too.   

More adventures coming up.  Have a super weekend and be sure to visit Sunday when I interview a surprise guest artist.