Wednesday, May 25, 2011

An Outing

 Rich and I went on an outing last week.  We traveled to the Buckwheat Growers mill to purchase organic grain for our small goat herd. After that was accomplished, we traveled to the village of Ottertail.  The main reason for coming here was to have lunch and enjoy The Williams Company Store. While there I asked the pleasant clerk for permission to take a few pictures.  
                                                                                                       
So here they are...pictures of a very favorite store in our area.

A front shot of The Williams Company Store...very inviting!

We ordered lunch:  a sandwich and a wrap. This was taken from our table which was located in the far corner of the shop.


..a large cup of freshly made coffee...it was very flavorful!
Rich's plate..the other part of the sandwich was being eaten as I took this!

...another quick picture.(the front door is to the left.) The case to the right has jewelery and misc small items..

..standing toward the back of the store facing the front door.. are soaps, candles, lotions, cards, journals, and many  unique decorative and bathroom  items.
Rich..paying for our lunch..This lady was most diligent in her work and very gracious in serving us.

 The lunch was delicious! This store enhances my homey creative focus. Now we will be heading back home.  One last picture in front of our pickup and a couple of other nice shops near The Williams Company Store are behind the pickup.
This was a most enjoyable little day trip...why go across the country for a respite.  It was like a breath of fresh air!

4 comments:

Pam said...

Well thank you so very much for the nice photos and kind words about our store!
I am glad you had a good time...will pass the compliments on to Elfie too! she is the one that took care of you that day.
cool blog...
Pam Williams

Wendy said...

Annette,
That was a delightful day! Thanks for the fun photos! I absolutely love stores like this. I, too, can almost feel the creative juices heating up and flowing faster. So fun.

Was it an early anniversary outing? I hope that you have a wonderful day, and congratulations on a long and happy marriage.
I missed seeing you Sunday, and your card will be coming--I've found the stamps, now I need to find the cards! (Ah, don't you love remodeling.)
Blessings,
Wendy

Annette W. said...

Thanks Pam; love your store!

Wendy, thanks for the greetings. It would be fun to take you to The Williams Company Store sometime. We could have coffee and chat and see all the interesting wares.

Wendy said...

Annette,
I would love that!
I came over because I would like to encourage you to link up this or another post example of God's encouraging you on my new meme, Mondays Are Great!
(I think it helps start out the week Glad Rejoicing Encouraged and Thankful!) Others would love to read how God has shown His love to you--they'd be so encouraged!
Hope you're having a good start of the week:)
Blessings,
Wendy