My first non-KK donut was a freshman year culture shock experience akin to going to an advertised "barbecue" where the menu featured hamburgers and hot dogs, and discovering that no one else on my dorm hall made a distinction between a barbecue and a cookout.

Sweetie, just come to Disneyland with us.

Oh, rest assured. I am pinching my pennies hard for this. I already wanted to make it to Disney this year because of the 50th celebration. Going along with you is like going along when Nilly was here. A no-brainer.

(Though I waffled until literally the last possible second when Nilly was here. I was running down the stairs as ND pulled up to pick up my roommate. I burst out the door to my building just as he was about to pull away, and Thomash had to tell him to stop and grab me.)

Stephanie, it's on the right if you're headed toward Chapel Hill. Kind of a tumbledown barn looking place, as if it'd been there for a zillion years, which I think it has. Best BBQ ever.

That's the one. Closer to Pittsboro than Chapel Hill.

I've mentioned it before, but I grew up eating greasy cake donuts made at the local cider mill every year

Oh, YUM. When I was in Vermont for my bro's wedding, I made sure to get a cider cake donut at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill. Also, the best honey EVAR, from the apple blossoms. I like it much better than clover honey.

I've long perfered Dunkin Donuts to Krispy Kreme. Dunkin Donuts have more body and are cake like and also come in better flavors. Like pumpkin. Yum.

However, recently I've had fresh Krispy Kremes and I do love the sugar rush I get from them.

Now I want barbeque. I pass 4 places on my way route two and from work, all locally owned and all good.

My son has a total fauxhawk. The hair on the top of his head is about 4 inches long, and the rest is so blond you barely notice it. I should dress him up as Billy Idol for Halloween.

And dang! I forgot about your being in town on Halloween, Jilli. It'd be fun to see you.

And dang! I forgot about your being in town on Halloween, Jilli. It'd be fun to see you.

I am SO looking forward to the trip. All the money I made from the giant gothy yard sale over the weekend is set aside for it.

How did the Gothy yard sale go?

My first non-KK donut was a freshman year culture shock experience akin to going to an advertised "barbecue" where the menu featured hamburgers and hot dogs, and discovering that no one else on my dorm hall made a distinction between a barbecue and a cookout.

I can totally relate to that. One involved slathering everything in a yummy sauce, and the other does not.

Oh, YUM. When I was in Vermont for my bro's wedding, I made sure to get a cider cake donut at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill. Also, the best honey EVAR, from the apple blossoms. I like it much better than clover honey.

Yes. You've now had a very good approximation of what my weekends in the autumn tasted like. The pictures of the cider were really making my mouth water.

Now I'll have to try apple blossom honey.

I wonder if one of those is a place some friends swore by. Really rustic meat & three type place. Just rough benches and picnic tables. You didn't "order" anything , you ate what they served you The meal might vary a little in terms of whether you got collard greens or green beans and what kind of cobbler or dessert you got, but it was basically bbq, mashed potatos, corn on the cob, some bacon grease cooked veggie, biscuits, gravy and sweet tea.

Drooooooool....

Oh, YUM. When I was in Vermont for my bro's wedding, I made sure to get a cider cake donut at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill.

Yay, you went!