Black Friday..with Family & Friends!

      It was a "Black Friday" to
remember!
      I will admit to getting up
early to take advantage of one
"special."  But that was just a
quick stop at a speciality shop
and the few people who had
been waiting in line for the
opening were long gone.
      Then our day really began!
      Joined by our daughter,
two grand kids, and two close
friends, my wife and I headed
out for a real taste of rural
northeastern Pennsylvania.
       Every year on the Friday
after Thanksgiving the
Unityville Fire Department
holds an all you can eat
Buckwheat pancake and
sausage dinner.
       I know a lot or groups
hold similar fund raisers. But
this one is really unique!
       To begin with it runs from
6 that Friday morning till 9
Sunday night! They don't stop
at anytime during that time span!
       Go for breakfast. Go for
lunch. Stop by at one in the
morning if that's best for you.
        Whenever you show up a
group of dedicated volunteers
will be there frying the sausage,
making the pancakes, and serving
you with potatoes, beverages and
a few other 'extras' that go along
with the meal.
         People from all over the area
stop by to share the tables, enjoy the
vittles and talk with others who are
doing the same and passing the
plates!
        It's a real community event
that all of us can recommend!  One
caution....you could put on a pound
or two!
       We worked ours off with a
visit to World's End State Park!
       There's an old pavilion there,
build by the Civilian Conservation
Corps back in the 1930's. It's got a
huge fireplace so we gathered some
wood are fired it up as though we
were settlers who had stopped in the
middle of no where to find shelter.
       The gals gathered greens to
place on the natural wood mantel.
        We added some small red
berries we found growing on the
ground and my wife fashioned a
make shift bow out of tissue paper.
         Whoever visits next will
surely believe that Father Christmas
made a stop here before making his
annual rounds!
           A stop for ice cream on the
return trip and this was a "Black
Friday" to relish and remember...at
least for us!
           Hope you have a few days
like this along the way. If you do
I'm sure all your NEWS will be good!