{"id":452,"date":"2009-05-25T23:29:18","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T23:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=452"},"modified":"2009-05-25T23:29:18","modified_gmt":"2009-05-25T23:29:18","slug":"an-ann-arbor-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/an-ann-arbor-afternoon\/","title":{"rendered":"an ann arbor afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since planting flowers &amp; power-washing the deck was on Memorial-Day-Monday&#39;s to-do list, we took a Sunday jaunt down to Ann Arbor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011570a62579970b-pi\" style=\"DISPLAY: inline\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ann1\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2011570a62579970b \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011570a62579970b-800wi\" title=\"Ann1\" \/><\/a>&#0160;<br \/>It had been a while since we visited the place where it all started for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aipaper.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">a.i. paper design<\/a> &#8211; at the <a href=\"http:\/\/artisanmarket.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ann Arbor Artisan Market<\/a>.&#0160; Love walking down memory lane and seeing what new artists are selling their wares on a Sunday afternoon.&#0160; It&#39;s&#0160;fun to think&#0160;that I was at one of those tables just 13 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zingermans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zingerman&#39;s Deli<\/a> had a long lunch line (<em>big surprise<\/em>) so we tried out this new restaurant -&#0160; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluetractor.net\/annarbor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Tractor BBQ and Brewery<\/a>&#0160;(isn&#39;t their sign so cool?)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011570a62a08970b-pi\" style=\"DISPLAY: inline\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ann2\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2011570a62a08970b \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011570a62a08970b-800wi\" title=\"Ann2\" \/><\/a>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>Yummmmm &#8211; a very tasty HUGE lunch with enough fries to feed a family!&#0160; We also loved their house made &#39;bread &amp; butter&#39; pickles, sweet potato fries&#0160;and sweet tea.&#0160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e201156fb0d51d970c-pi\" style=\"DISPLAY: inline\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ann3\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e201156fb0d51d970c \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e201156fb0d51d970c-800wi\" title=\"Ann3\" \/><\/a>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>After lunch we made our way to&#0160;some favorite shops like&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolroedastudio.com\/index.php\/stores\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Rodea Gallery<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16handsgallery.com\/store\/\" target=\"_blank\">16 hands<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acmemercantile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Acme Mercantile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/heavenlymetal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heavenly Metal<\/a>, and all the shops in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerrytown.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kerrytown Market<\/a>.&#0160; 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