A Treasure in Ellicott City

Yesterday Bruce and I went with our friends Greg and Lynn to this brewery in Ellicott City, named “Ellicott Mills Brewing Company”. Wow . . . the food there is really delicious, and service was very prompt for a busy Saturday evening on a holiday weekend. You should try the Key Lime Pie - it is just out of the world. I couldn't finish it all, so I pushed it aside. Greg eagerly asked if he could have it, and I consented. We couldn't figure out what the crust was made of - I said it seemed to be made out of graham crackers but he didn't think so.

But . . . that's not the treasure I'm talking about. While driving into this fascinating city which was established in 1772 and still has all those old buildings, I spotted a shop with the sign “Celtic Knot Yarn Shop”. I was just so excited to see that. I knew we wouldn't be able to visit it as it was after hours when we went into the city. After dinner we took a walk down to the Patapsco River, and I kept my eye out for the yarn shop but didn't see it until we had crossed over to the other side. This morning while browsing the website, I discovered that the yarn shop is on the 2nd floor . . . no wonder why I didn't see any knitting-related items.

I looked for pictures of the old part to put in here, but I couldn't find any on the web. I do plan to come back with Greg and our friends sometime this summer to do more exploring. Be aware, though, that should you decide to visit this city, parking is at a premium and you'd do best to park in the public parking lot (I don't know how much it costs there).