River Falls Road Trip
Yesterday, Nancy and I decided to take a little road trip.
Destination: River Falls Wisconsin
It was such a nice, sunny day, the perfect sort for a mini-escape.
We visited some of the local shops.
I bought some of my favorite Moon over Madagascar tea at
Admired the beautiful bread at
and we had a yummy lunch at
a bakery case full of tempting items…
and a whimsical little coffee-house dining room
The food is very good
and the coffee is amazing
I had the vanilla latte…
and a “build your own” sandwich…
turkey, roast beef, pepperjack, cukes, sprouts mayo, banana peppers,
lettuce and onions
on sourdough rye
with a steaming mug of cheesy broccoli soup
and coleslaw
way filling and way good!
Nancy had the quiche of the day ~ Tomato Basil
with a little salad, side of bread, and cup of tea…
yum!
After lunch we looked around the
Riverwalk Mercantile…
“Our motto is ‘about memories’; our store welcomes you to take a chance to step back in time to re-discover wonderful memories of your childhood and create ones with your children, friends and family. We offer nostalgia in old-time candies, roasted peanuts, bottled pop, antiques and collectibles. Small variety of some of the candies we carry: Fizzies, Moon Pies, Beamans, Black Jack and Clove gum, Gold Mine gum, Slo Pokes, Candy Buttons, Wax Bottles and much much more!” ~a quote from the owner of the Riverwalk Mercantile
I wanted to buy this…
and this…
photographs by Melissa Placzek
Have you been on any interesting adventures lately?
~Melissa
Nope, haven’t been anywhere lately. LOL I love living through you though – the pictures you take bring us right along for the ride and it’s the only way I’m getting out right now. 😉 I love nostalgic candy stores – they’re my favorite!! It always reminds me of going to the small corner store down the block from my grandma’s and buying my favorite candies.
I’m glad the posts are a sort of “armchair travel” for you then! 🙂
The old candy stores are so cool. I told Nancy I want to live there. LOL