as a sort of "trip to Oz" Wednesday!
After our meal my wife, our good friends,
and I just hit the road to see what we might
find.
You could say we found the "unexpected"
while, at the same time, had some problems
finding what we expected to find!
After a trip through deep coal country,
Coaldale, Lansford, Nesquehoning, and
the like, we found ourselves at the original
Country Junction store not far from
Lehighton.
Always a colorful store the outlet
features its own Yellow Brick Road that
leads you to all sorts of neat and, in some
cases, very unique merchandise.
Where else might you come across life
size models of gorillas, the Blues Brothers,
or a dragon?
We even came across one of my favorites!
Who remembers "Zoltar?" It was the
Fortune telling machine from the movie
"Big." The one that turned Tom Hank's
character from a kid to a young man, then
back again!
But if Zoltar was granting wishes he was
taking his time to grant them!
We were all wishing for some ice cream.
But the store's ice cream stand was closed.
Now tell me......where is it written that
you can't get ice cream just because it's
winter?!
We drove for miles along a very busy
and highly commercial area searching
for that one sign that would welcome our
business with an offering of a sundae or a
milk shake.
Blue Ribbon Dairy in West Pittston or
the Cold Stone Creameries don't have any
outlets in this area and the few obvious
"Ice Cream Stands" along our route looked
very dark and very closed!
Just as we were about to give up I
spotted a bakery that happen to include
an ice cream counter too!
Even though there were "limited
flavors" (someone there reminded us if
was "off season" for ice cream) we were
able to enjoy those few tasty dips we had
been searching for so long!
Then we promptly got back in the car
and turned up the heater!
I wonder if it was Zoltar who came
through with the Moose Tracks?
Hope you're bundled up enjoying a
Strawberry sundae and that all of your
NEWS is good!
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