The Fog!

   A strange sort of thick fog enveloped Wildwood
Wednesday and Thursday morning. It reminded me
of the movie "The Fog" in which ghostly Pirates come
out of the thick mist to take revenge on the
inhabitants of a island community.
    Wildwood, of course, is an island community!
    But it wasn't the thought of Pirates that had me
worried.
    There are certain 'treasures' to be found here that
could be obscured by such a dense fog!
     With visibility limited to just two blocks or so
one had to wonder if the 'Curly Fries' stand' was
still there offering its buckets and barrels of those
tasty artery cloggers that have become one of my
favorites.
      Perhaps the famous yellow lemonade cups
filled with a quarter measure of drink, three scoops
of sugar and about 20 ice cubes would be bright
enough to lead us back!
       My cousin Lisa reminded me that you've got
to search for Fudge at the shore because...well...it
just seems better there than anywhere else. At least
there are so many Fudge shops that the fog
couldn't possible hide them all!
       But the real hero of our 'Fog story' has to be
my son-in-law Josh!  He, rather than any band of
pirates, made his way through the 'pea soup-like
mist' to find the treasure of treasures.....Wildwood
Sticky Buns!
      For our family no trip to the shore would be
truly complete without one 'breakfast offering'
of these tasty calorie packed pastries that do, in
fact, stick to you taste buds, fingers, and tummy!
      Years ago you would have been hard
pressed to find a Wildwood area bakery that
didn't offer Sticky Buns. But, somehow, most of
those corner, family owned shops, have
disappeared.
      There's no shortage of people who want them!
At least not at our vacation house.
      My nephew Tony once told of a bakery
that had a sign in its window pointing out that
it........ 'DOES NOT HAVE STICKY BUNS.'
       I, like he, had to wonder. If so many people
are asking for Sticky Buns....might it not be a
good idea to start selling them ?
     Anyway, fog or not, Josh found Sticky
Buns! Some with raisins. Some with nuts!
     We will be sure to write the address
of that bakery somewhere prominent so
that we can find it in any weather next
summer. We've got to insure a supply for
future generations! Perhaps my niece Patty
and her daughter Megan, who have their
own receipt for Sticky Buns, can be
enticed into opening their own Bakery
at the shore!?
      I'd walk through any Fog for that
treat!
     Hope you've got the butter handy and
that all your NEWS is good!