Tangle U is only 21 days away! Yea! I promised to do more selfless research in Northampton and today my daughter and her friend were kind enough to help me.
First we checked out LOCAL a burger place.
It's on Main Street - it's order at the counter and they bring it out to you type of place. We got there just before a long line formed - phew!
The girls are (not so) patiently waiting for their burgers. Yes those girls look like sisters and they act like it too. My daughter is the one on the right with the green hat and red glasses. She wears the glasses for style not function - she's one hip kid.
We all had cheeseburgers and shared a large order of fries. The burgers were delicious with thick slices of tomato and pickles, lettuce and onion! The hand-cut fries were so abundant that even the three of us couldn't finish them!
LOCAL advertises that they use meats, produce and products from local area farms and merchants whenever possible! I have to say it was all very fresh and delicious and you can eat for about $10 so it's a deal. In addition to angus burgers they have grass fed beef, turkey burgers, veggie burgers, portobello burgers and some other items including Capt'n Crunch crusted chicken...! I'll have to work up my courage to try that!
Next stop was shopping - 13 yr old girl style. First Newberry Comics....where they drooled over all of the Dr Who stuff, slightly inappropriate bumper stickers, buttons and etc. Next stop FACES. The girls love this store and I have to say that I enjoy it too. When I was in college it was more of a "head shop" with indian tapestries, dorm room nicknacks, incense and what not. Now it's full of scarves, hats, sunglasses, junior clothing, cards, cute household items - all very contemporary.
But they also have the this section:
Look what they found in the slightly "inappropriate" section.... Emma also looked at a book on how to swear in sign language and now she waving her hands at me saying god only knows what! Okay, okay, ... they posed for those pictures!
Then we went to Thornes Marketplace. Thornes is a small hip mall in the middle of town. It has so many things to offer - you can see them all on the link but I will point out a couple of good choices for eating.
First Paul and Elizabeths - they are known for fabulous vegetarian, fish, and tempura. I have to confess that I have never eaten there but Mimi, Sadelle, Ann, and Bette all have and it's one of their favorites! Their website shows dinner entree prices in the $12 - $19 range - with salad etc. al-la-carte.
But our next stop was Herrells Ice Cream. Located on the lower level of Thornes. What can I say other than my favorite is malted vanilla! The hot fudge is homemade too and the chocolate sprinkles are homemade and real chocolate! (I should tell you that we call sprinkles "jimmies" in Massachusetts...i don't know why!)
Yummie!
And what's a trip to Northampton without some street entertainment! It was cold today but that didn't stop this gal. She was making a marionette in the suitcase dance by tapping her foot while playing the accordion and singing! You don't see that every day!
See you at Tangle U... Only 21 days away!
I got Jenny from the train station and we headed straight for the Dr. Suess sculpture park in Springfield! My daughter was there to both pose for pictures and take pictures of grown women acting silly! That's Jenny with her "flat grandchildren" - they like to pose for pictures too!
We just had to check it out and peek out the window...with the grandchildren!
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