columbusbestblog http://www.columbusbestblog.com About the best in Columbus & Central Ohio from Maureen McCabe Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:48:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Worthington’s First Friday – February http://www.columbusbestblog.com/events/worthingtons-first-friday-february/ http://www.columbusbestblog.com/events/worthingtons-first-friday-february/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:22:39 +0000 Maureen McCabe http://www.columbusbestblog.com/?p=7761

Blue Frost Cupcake and Worthington Hardware, High St, Worthington, Ohio

Blue Frost Cupcake and Worthington Hardware

Worthington’s First Friday is one of ‘365 Things to do in Columbus, Ohio.‘  Or twelve things to do throughout the year, if you look at the “downtown” Worthington event that way.  Tonight is the First Friday event in Worthington for February. The idea is to “Eat, Drink and Play” on High Street in Old Worthington. Since it is February there is a wine and chocolate theme. Valentine’s Day is coming up quick.

More Wine

Great Worthin

Emlolly Candy on High St. Worthington Ohio

Emlolly Candy

gton places for wine? Worthington Inn, House Wine, La Chatelaine, Rivage Atlantique. I suppose Old Bag of Nails and P.K. O’Rhyan sell wine too.

Premium Chocolate

Chocolate? Worthington is home to Emlolly Candy*. Graeter’s Ice Cream* is always a great place for chocolate chunks in your ice cream. I suppose the restaurants may have some special

chocolate desserts for First Friday too. Blue Frost Cupcake* surely has some delish chocolate cupcakes.

Free Chocolate (limited quantities)

Other businesses may  treat you to free chocolate… at least Real Living HER (681 High Street, Worthington Ohio) is doing free chocolate… Stop by, say hi… well you will not be able to say hi to me. I am not going to First Friday. I am boycotting the Real Living HER office now. It’s been hard to decide what to say about Worthington’s First Friday here or on my Worthington site since I believed I might not be at the February First Friday.

Will the other businesses treat shoppers to free chocolate?  Go and see.

Or maybe I will go to First Friday (but NOT Real Living HER since I am boycotting it) could be a cool event. Especially if it is warm this evening.

* A number of Worthington shops were NOT open for the January 2012 First Friday. There was spotty participation in October and November 2011 too. The restaurants in Worthington are open for these events  but some of the shops have not been open. With a theme and more organization in February surely, they will be open. We (Real Living HER) have to be open for events like this. We usually have coffee and cookies… for guests.  Well we just had coffee in November, when I alone kept the office open due to a lack of planning. Those first Fridays in a month can sneak up on you.

There are some great shops in Old Worthington including Pure Cottage, Damsels in this Dress, Fritzy Jacobs and more.  It is always interesting to shop at Worthington Hardware.  Hope they are open for the February First Friday.

Shop, Drink and Play in Worthington from 6:00 to 9:00 the First Friday of each month. The first First Friday was July 2011 before our office moved to Worthington. Our first First Friday as an office was October 2011.

Pure Cottage High St. Worthington Ohio

Pure Cottage

365 Things to do in Columbus, Ohio

Other events… Saturday is the Gallery Hop in the Short North. What else is there to do this weekend in Columbus?

If you want to promote an event or business (a business that is a thing to do in Columbus Ohio, a fun thing in particular) please add it to the ’365 Things to do in Columbus, Ohio’ Facebook page. If it is a good fit, I will post it here.

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According to Buckeye Chuck spring is around the corner.  Buckeye Chuck in Marion, Ohio did  not see his shadow!

This may come as no surprise but I do have a Groundhog Day Board on Pinterest.   The Real Living Groundhog Day ecard was the first image on that board.

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Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit

Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit Pinterest Board

Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit

 

 

The link is to my Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit page on Pinterest.  The Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit page on Pinterest was inspired by saying “Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit” on ColumbusBestBlog.com

It is good luck to say ” Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit” the first thing each month.   I try to say it here.

This was one of my first  “boards” on Pinterest.    I read someplace if  Tumblr and StumbleUpon had a baby it would be Pinterest?  Are you on Pinterest?  Show me a board!!! or two, or three.

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Central Ohio Weather – January 29, 2012

Oak tree Delaware County

Tree in a snow squall

 

The same oak tree in Delaware County less than a half hour later.

tree with blue sky

Tree with blue sky 30 minutes after a snow squall

 

I wish I would have taken a photo of the tree against the dark sky an hour before the snow.  At first the snow was not sticking.  It seemed to be blowing straight east.  A half hour later the snow was sticking on the ground and I could barely make out cars at the intersection just north west of the tree when I took the photo.  I took the photo of the snow from inside and you can see a light fixture reflected in the glass.  I opened the door and took another photo without the glass but this one is better even with the reflection of the office ceiling light.   The blue sky photo I opened the door.

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This week Olga Borodulin of Ohio State University shared something to do for guys on ’365 Things to do in Columbus Ohio.   A fun thing?  Well not exactly
Olga wrote on the Facebook ’365 Things to do in Columbus, Ohio:
Hey guys, hope its okay that I’m about to shamelessly plug a research project but:

An opportunity for the males in the group–if you do this, you can get a BODPOD assessment (measures your actual total body fat), a consultation on your physical health, and most importantly, you’ll get into COSI for free!”

The COSI free is the fun part….
Olga shared more on ’365 Things to do in Columbus, Ohio’ a Facebook page about which men the study is looking for:
Labs in Life @ COSI is currently recruiting males ages 18-65 with a family history of prostate, colon, or kidney cancer. Participants receive a free Bod Pod (measures fat mass vs. lean mass) and a free fitness evaluation. Contact Labs in Life @ COSI for more information- PHONE: 614-437-4472 EMAIL: carmenswain2@gmail.com
More about the study:
Please consider this opportunity if you qualify; it’s pretty cool to be able to have a piece of paper citing your % body fat.
 Free COSI and a slip of paper saying you do not have a high percentage of body fat?  You don’t do you? Or you do, don’t you?  Body fat?  Your “Bod Pod” will be worth bragging about?

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