November 20, 2008. Chevy Chase, Md. Bedford 2.

Our day started by going to Everitt, then we drove the thirty miles to Bedford to see a new art gallery, The Cabin Fever. The invitation was sent to the farm for an event for November 22nd, but the event was for Saturday night. This was a new gallery to us, so we went to check it out and discovered that the gallery had been open for thirteen months. It is a combined antique store and gallery and is owned by a couple who are both ministers in The Alliance church in town. The gallery is very well put together and we enjoyed seeing the art and the antiques. Next stop was lunch so we tried a new restaurant just down the street. It is amazing how good food can be so tasteless. While were in Bedford we decided to walk around the block and discovered two other art galleries on the side street, which used to be the main drag but now has two large empty buildings. Finding new treasures when you thought you knew everything about Bedford is a real pleasure. I know I am easily amused but I love finding something new and beautiful right in front of your eyes.

One of the galleries has been in business 22 years. The owner was there so we talked with her for a long time about the art scene in Bedford. Many artists live and work in this part of Pennsylvania and the art of her walls are primarily local, with a smattering of west coast artists. The watercolor painting we bought from her is charming, and pictures Canada Geese . It hangs on our bedroom wall now. This is more like a big city gallery with paintings way out of our price range, but true to form, we purchased a live local artist who has not yet developed a wide reputation. Just down the street was another gallery, where the husband of the artist runs the store while the artist paints. Most of the art on the walls are from the same very good lady. They close the gallery at the end of November and move to Florida for the winter, where she paints and sells her work at craft shows. They opened their gallery in Bedford just 10 months ago after running galleries in two other small cities in Pennsylvania. Of course, we bought two small paintings, to take with us to Mississippi.

As we completed our walk around the block, we saw a sign that said "Fruit and Vegetables", even though this store was a drive through beverage store. So in we go and discover a cooler full of fruit and vegetables, some of which we bought. Next we saw a sign for apples ten miles up the road, so out we go and after getting a bit lost we find a huge apple sorting and selling operation. For twenty dollars we bought three bushes of apples and one gallon of apple cider. We loved finding all these places in these old towns, all on a Saturday morning and afternoon. Now we are eating three apples each every day!!