We went to get away for the afternoon. MIL kept the kids. It is silly that DH and I hardly ever get an afternoon to ourselves, since there is a teenager completely capable of a few hours babysitting, and the in-laws not so far away. But that is the reality. We spend most of our weekends with family. It’s nice. But it’s equally nice to get some couple time.

Also, there is the granary. And since DH has been doing a lot of baking, fresh grain has become even more alluring. And going there is fun.

Nora Mill Granary

I went searching for locally made goods other than grain, and was really disappointed to find that most of the other items in the store had a home spun look, but were imported from all over. I did find some locally made honey lollipops. Then after I had purchased them found some soaps, ironically, made close to our house. So I went back through the line and got those too.

The coffee shop next door was badly overheated. I couldn’t stand it and went outside.

And of course, we went to the Habersham Winery and sampled the wine (not me so much). The bartender was trying to help out this young man by getting the woman with him very drunk. DH was astonished by how much wine she purchased. Possibly it was that she had had so much of it to drink.

Habersham by turbojoe (away)

I don’t usually buy more than one or two bottles. But I can see why you would want to have it around. Then you don’t have to think about buying it, just pull one out when you are going to a gathering. Also, it’s really fun to have lots of variety and a tale about buying it.

Before we left, both of us scoured the restaurant recommendations. Most all of them had mixed reviews, except for Safari Steakhouse, which was just all bad. Which left us without much for a recommendation. So we went to the Nacoochee Grill. I couldn’t remember why I knew it. But once we arrive, remembered that I ate lunch there with friends a few years ago. It’s a cute place. The food was good, but not fantastic. And we didn’t have to look at really bad uniforms.

Chattahoochee River Dam by jimmywayne

We ate lunch first, then enjoyed the touristy stuff. Then we went to Hofer’s Bakery for coffee. It has all the super tacky decor and tremendously unflattering clothing. The coffee was good. The croissant, mediocre. I saw baguettes when we arrived. But by the time we left they were gone. And all that was left was rye bread. Boo. I didn’t get a picture. But click the link to their site to see the spectacular tackiness.