Window Shopper

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While I was traveling on the east coast, I had deliveries waaaay up north in Maine, New Hampshire, Mass. and most of the east coast at one time or another. But, after several years, a very unique truckstop opened up at Sturbridge, Mass. I had never seen a truckstop like it before or since.

This place was dedicated to the comfort of the trucker. Believe me, that is in short supply out there on the road with maniac drivers everywhere and dockworkers that would love to teach you a lesson since the family at home was being difficult today. Then there were the DOT people and so on. Having a place to go for comfort was totally great!

So, when the truckstop opened it’s doors, I wanted to find out what they had. By the time I found the place, I had already heard more than enough to want to see for myself. Now, most truckstops have shower facilities as long as you fuel there. But this place not only had that but it also had a weight room and hot tubs for the fueling customers. You could have that even if you didn’t fuel but it would cost you a few bucks, about $5 as I recall. Fueling customers get all that free.

Not only did they have all that but also a game room and the best food on the east coast too. It was a great place to stop. Somewhere along the line, I didn’t get loads up there anymore and haven’t been there for years. Of course, I haven’t been trucking for several years anyway. Ah well.

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This place, too, is on the strip in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. We took a little look at their place and it was fantastic. The website will be okay but the shop is better by far. Not to say that the website won’t be great, it is. It’s called The Savory Pantry and has a large number of jellies and preserves. We ate the apple butter at the restaurant next door and I can tell you that, although it is not my Grandmother’s homemade apple butter, it is pretty close to it!!

Apple Pecan Preserves, Apple Cinnamon Syrup, Stonewall Kitchen Cinnamon Apple Pancake Mix, and for those who don’t like apples…Cranberry Chutney, Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce, Hot Pepper Jelly, Olive & Herb Bread Spread and so much more that I cannot put it all here on this post or I would be here all night long. It is awesome. I plan to get some of these before too much longer and, frankly, I have found a place to get Christmas presents too!!

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On Monday, we had to go out of town for an overnight stay in a pretty nice town in southern Arkansas. The first time I really took a look at that town, I was impressed. I fell in love with it by the second stay overnight. That was a couple of years ago. Monday was probably the fourth or fifth time I had visited and stayed in a motel there but this time, I had my husband with me. Before, it was other relatives..my Mom and my niece. We had a good time every visit.

We were searching out breakfast since the only restaurant I really cared about was closed and for lease when we spotted a nifty little place in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. It’s called The Pancake Shop. Now, that doesn’t sound all that different from a hundred others, does it? Actually, it might be. The local atmosphere is impressive in the establishment. There is an old town feel about it. The servers are all very attentive and extremely helpful. Norma was our server. I was not ignored or treated in any manner other than the nicest possible way.

Now, the food is great. I loved the omelet I had, a ham and cheese. The thing was filled with both and I could hardly eat it all. Anyone that knows me knows that this is an impressive thing. So, I just had to tell you about this wonderful breakfast restaurant. It does only serve breakfast and closes at 12:30pm so if you do want to see what they are all about, you have to hurry and get there for breakfast.

Their phone numbers are:

877-426-4887
501-624-5858

And the map page.

Happy Shopping!!!

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While I have been away in another town, one of the things that I had a problem with was that I wasn’t getting the green leafy veggies like I needed to have. Every day of my life, I eat some type of green leafy veggies like spinach or romaine. Spinach is my all time favorite for salads and casseroles. So what was I going to do?

For those unenlightened souls out there, I rediscovered Subway! Okay, I have been having Subway sandwiches for years but it did not occur to me to have a salad since I always got that at home. But one day in that other town, I could not think of a single place to go for lunch that had any type of green leafy veggies. Then we came across Subway. It hit me like a ton of bricks that I could have a salad instead of a sandwich.

What I got was a beautifully put together salad, in a container the size of a dinner plate, consisting of spinach (lots of it!), tomato, oven roasted chicken, black olives and pickles. I do not use a salad dressing because it seems to take away from the taste for me. The salad was huge! It cost right around $5 and was a God send to me. It was so worth it.

This fabulous Subway is in Mountain Home, Arkansas. However, I am absolutely certain that all Subways do this. You can have the same wonderful experience I did by ordering a salad instead of a sandwich.

Happy Shopping!!

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I have to admit, this post is simply because I have been craving chocolate. It’s a pure and simple use of the net to try and get this craving gone from my system. Don’t you crave it too? Okay, maybe most people do not want chocolate like I do. I am willing to bet that some don’t even like chocolate…how can you not? EEEK!!

The problem I see is this..I should not be eating anything at this time of night, to start with, and then add on that this unrelenting craving is with me too, is too much. But, I am holding my own right now since I’m putting my thoughts here instead of running to and fro, trying to find a way to access chocolate. LOL! I just thought of this. It’s really a good thing that we don’t have a food replicator like they have on the Enterprise in Star Trek. I would be a goner. I just picture Capt. Picard ordering tea, Earl Grey, hot. My imagination went supersonic. Chocolate..as much as I want….pizza, lots of pizza. And then, it got worse. I don’t want to think about it. STOP!

If I were to really get into this, I would not actually want a holodeck either. There are too many possibilities with that one. I really do not think a person should have literally everything they want. If someone had a holodeck, why come out of it? Well sure, to eat, but you could have a replicator installed there on the holodeck and you would not have to leave it for anything but sleep and bathroom needs. And then, you could add those things too. First thing you know, all life has ceased except on that deck. No reason to leave.

Nope, I am not going to think about that anymore. And, my craving for chocolate is getting less too!!! I win!! Thanks for listening.

Happy Shopping!!!

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As a shopper, I am always looking for a better way to get things delivered to me fast. Well, this one takes the cake…or actually, fast food. When I say new meaning for fast food, try the restaurant in Nuremberg where the food comes from the kitchen hot and ready to eat…on a track. It is served up that way so that there are no surly waiters or waitresses giving the customers a difficult time. Not bad. No more tipping necessary. Wait. It has it’s drawbacks too. Yet, I think this could be at least one wave of the future.

One day, you can get anything served this way….maybe. They need to work the bugs out first, I’m thinking.

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You know, once in a while, I just have to ask silly questions. It is in my spirit to do this. And I am such a curious person…well, possibly nosy but in the interests of the masses, I am taking a small survey. It might not include a favorite. If it does not, please add it to the comments section of this post. And the survey IS (thank you, Richard Dawson):

What is your favorite fast food of all time?

1) McDonalds
2) Burger King
3) Wendy’s
4) Dairy Queen
5) Subway
6) Pizza Hut
7) Taco Bell
8 ) KFC
9) Arbys
10) Sonic
11) Pizza Inn
12) Quizno’s
13) Little Caesar’s
14) Any other place

I think I ran out of places that I could think of. #14 will take someone else adding any other place. And, after all this, I have a fav or two. That’s the problem. I have more than one favorite. So, my first place favorite is probably Pizza Inn. We don’t have one here anymore. Second favorite is Arbys. After that, it’s sort of a tossup. (You might be wondering why I did not include fish places. That’s because I don’t like fish so I could not think of any names. )

It’s now up to you to add to the list.

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Now, I must say that I love a good burger. Over the years, I have developed a talent for making some pretty nice sandwiches on buns. Of course, you can always get a burger at the local fast food joint. That, by the way, is a pet peeve of mine but I do digress and will talk about that later.

In Huntington, W. Va., there is a place where you can get a HUGE burger. If you thought you were hungry, I would say that you would not be hungry for days after consuming this burger. 10 lbs. of burger, bun, pickles and all the other extras you expect on a good burger. So, I thought I would show you what I was talking about. It’s a biggie.

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