Contemplating.

Contemplating.
Wayzata, Minnesota

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

You Would Never Eat Lunch In This Town

Or would You?


A place where spirits roost. 



Craving an eating experience one won't forget?



I'm guessing you wouldn't be interested 
in eating anywhere near this lovely sign either. 



Remember,
Courage is found in unlikely places.
J.R.R. Tolkien


Okay I know this is spot on!


"If more of us valued food and cheer
and song above hoarded gold
it would be a merrier world."
J.R.R. Tolkien



  
What is it about the neglected, ignored and abandoned 
that stands out so vividly to some of us?

I'll never abandon a mystery waiting to be solved

or a place once alive left idle and forgotten. 
Always strive to uncover more.
Learn new things.
It will get you to places you've yet to experience.



The stately Hormel Mansion in Austin.






My treasured choices to bring home.
Delicious.


Be not obsessed with life's problems;
Be challenged by its possibilities.
George Hormel


My point to this post and I'll be the first to admit it,
 I'm a full fledged Road Tripper.
After a 78 mile road trip to Austin, Minnesota 
to visit the newly remodeled Spam Museum it was time to revisit the rural towns leading to Austin, which one discovers off the beaten path. 
Yes, the back roads. They always lead somewhere.





Of course a bright red supper club will always stand out especially on this white
and grey winter afternoon.

Lansing Corners who knew?
I didn't. 



Towns are like people.
Old ones often have character,
the new ones are interchangeable. 
Wallace Stegner





I grew up in Lansing, Michigan so this was a necessary detour since I had no idea this place existed in Minnesota.


While road tripping I feel myself

coming to life
like a cross between detective and wolf.
Silent streets and thoughts of voices 
echo vividly
across the boulevards of my mind.
 I sense a strife 
of interests were at play
long ago, and costly.
What remains mostly,
 are their choices
a chatty Blue Jay
and a deer grazing, eating
 by the side of the road.


Faithless is he who says farewell 
when the road darkens.
J.R.R. Tolkien


I first traveled Route 66 with my family nearly every summer to Arizona from Michigan to visit with my grandfather. I'm sure we stopped at this very place, or one much like it because I always questioned the misspelling. 
If you can, journey the revamped Route 66 there are so many places refurbished and ready to serve you.

The mind once enlightened
 cannot again become dark.
Thomas Paine

Thanks for stopping by your visits mean everything to me.
Take good care of you.



12 comments:

Sandi said...

You grew up in Lansing! I grew up in Lexington. (Points to thumb.)

Here, have a Faygo Redpop! 😊🥤

Elephant's Child said...

Wisdom, wonder and joy are part and parcel of each and every one of your posts.
Many, many thanks.

Cloudia said...

What a fun ramble!

21 Wits said...

Wow, imagine that Sandi you and I lived about 130 miles away from each other! Very cool and thanks for the Faygo Redpop! We don't have it here in Minnesota.

Hootin Anni said...

This was fun! Reading and images of days gone by along the road away from interstates h state highways. Nostalgic.

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

What a fun post, photos and inspiring quotes. They have me wanting to go on a road trip right now. I like the George Hormel quote, be challenged by life's possibilities. Enjoy your day, wishing you a great week ahead.

Debbie said...

different places...different palates. my mother loves spam, i always say i would die first, perhaps i have a bad memory of it!!

i like to eat in a place that is pleasing to the eye and has a good view!!!

i love a good road trip!!

RedPat said...

Thanks for the fun road trip, Karen. I'll skip the Spam.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I hear you Karen, a good roadtrip is so worth it. You have stirred my explorers vibes, it's been a while. Country towns are a joy to explore ✨

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