Waiting on Meatloaf

 

At Jenny's Farm Stand 

and Cider Mill in Dexter, Michigan 

So I have been in Michigan this last week-

  waiting on baby Meatloaf to arrive.

 It is a surprise whether this adds

 to our total of 8 grandsons or ups

 the odds a bit to girl #2.

But, a 4 year old brother is REALLY 

certain that no matter what-

the baby's name is MEATLOAF.

Middle name is DeeDeeDee. 

So we are going with that...  for now.

So on a not too hot day we went to Jenny's 

where there were really big Percheron horses, 

goats to pet, some rabbits and a rooster strutting around. 

The horses are on full duty for hayrides in the fall.

The horses were sired by a famous horse- King Kong

 and they have the white marking on their head.

                          Beautiful red angel wing begonias

 decorate all of Jenny's.

The fall mums are fully stocked.

We found a great place for lunch - 

up on the hill overlooking main street.

An old-fashioned A & W Rootbeer Stand.

A bit of the story:

Roy W. Allen opened a roadside rootbeer stand

in Lodi, California in 1919, 

using a formula he purchased from a pharmacist. 

He soon owned stands in Stockton and Sacramento.     

"Tray boys" pioneered drive-in curbside service. 

In 1920 Allen teamed with Frank Wright, 

birthing the A&W rootbeer brand name.

By 1960 there were 2000 A&W 

stands in the United States.          

Today there are about 600. 

Marking the spot for the A&W sign 

and REALLY good rootbeer floats.

A just because sometimes 

we are silly when we are together.

And TODAY is the due date for Meatloaf.

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