Weekend in Woodstock...Illinois...with Elsie

Go to downtown Woodstock, a downtown old-fashioned square with the park in the middle and shops all around, and you will see horses, and more horses. Carousel horses painted , and auctioned off for charity. Lots of pretty going on here. Some are a little overdone; I prefer the simpler colors and patterns instead of detailed obvious themes.

Woodstock also houses a great art gallery in the old courthouse arts center. It's more than just pretty pictures. We spent a good piece of the afternoon looking at each piece of artwork.One room is the old records vault. To enter, you walk through the door of the old safe. A great place to spend the weekend.

Now, in order to study the artwork and make good use of my time, I shared lunch and beer with Elsie before the show at Woodstock's pub, sorry I cannot remember the name, but is that important right now? I tried my first Italian beer , Perrino's, and it was perfect, light and not too hoppy.