Relative Something

Well, the spell of wet weather didn’t entirely break, but we didn’t let that stop our convertible expedition. Yesterday, tops were up more often than down, and trees were more green than red/yellow/orange, but we made up for all that with food. Cyndie started us out with a taste bud temptation of her fresh baked caramel rolls. Then we headed west toward Waconia and stopped “At the Farm,”  met proprietor, Donna Frantz, and bagged most of the goods we purchased for eating later, but nibbled a few complimentary apples that she so kindly offered.

After that, it was north in the direction of Watertown and a stop at the fascinating Mudd Lake Furniture Co. It was their Octoberfest sale! We didn’t actually have any food at this stop, but couldn’t resist a few of the surprisingly discounted fancy glass items. Next stop turned out to be the Woodland Hill Winery near Delano. Lots of treats to be had here, and we almost polished off the cheese curds while listening to the live music outside, and stopped short of making s’mores at the fire pit. We wanted to save some room for the next stop.

This all set us up for the grand finale in Delano, the Peppermint Twist Drive-in restaurant for burgers, fries and malts. Most of this day was plotted on the fly and each spot, and the entire drive, turned out to be as perfect as we could ask, except for one thing: clouds. A sunny day would have made this adventure ideal.