The Autumn Welcoming Day #1

At this time every year, as the leaves begin their shift into their autumn colors and the landscape begins to change, I like to celebrate by taking three consecutive days off from work to welcome 2023 autumn season with a big feast: A big old pot of rustic beef stew, some biscuits and a pumpkin cheesecake! The stew and cheesecake I make but only once a year, just for this event.

So today, kicking off the big event, I venturerd out into the world around 8:30am, just as my paycheck dropped. My first stop to be my favorite bakery in town: Dom Bakeries. 

It was here that I ordered myself a bacon egg and cheese biscuit, an autumn spice latte and an apple cider donut made using cider from a local apple orchard, which I will also be visiting later today as I wrap my big shopping experience up.

My next stop was Lowe's Foods which had recently gone through a remodel this past month and thus had distrubuted "Save $10 off $50 or more" coupons, so I opted to do most of my shopping there. Since my annual stew requires waxy as opposed to starchy potatoes, I always opt for the babies. Surprisingly this year, Lowe's had this  potato medley deal going on, with not only red and white baby spuds but also blues! A rare treat indeed that will look very pretty in the stew. 

On my way home, I drove up 421 north to see how development on the new Sheetz is going. All major signage is up and things are looking good. Hope to see it up and running soon.