An Upstate NY 'Mom and Pop Shop'- Flowers, Fudge, Fresh Produce and CIDER

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting the town of Williamson NY. The reason it is a pleasure to visit is that it's filled to overflowing with orchards and farms, which means it has numerous 'mom and pop' shops with locally grown produce, and generally an assortment of other goodies.

The above picture depicts my favorite of these small town stores. In part because it also has a beautiful array of hanging flowers adorning the walkway.

Isn't there something magnificent about all of these colors? I find it's very difficult not to be uplifted walking into a place like this.

Seven different varieties of hard cider, their newest being Strawberry Rhubarb, YUM!

Yes, that does say Fudge on the wall, and their homemade deliciousness is to die for.

I've been thinking about taking a shot at making my own beer for some time, I believe the next time I'm in the area I will be picking one of these up.

Dreemit's Drafts has a nice ring to it :)

I said this was my favorite in part because of the flowers. There is another reason, and that is on the other side of this store is a cidery/restaurant. If you look closely at the chalkboard you will see the words Live Music by Ed Iseley.

Ed Iseley just so happens to me my brother. I've been wanting to do a post about his show, but have been patiently waiting for the day that he finally joins us, so I can coincide the article with his Introduction for maximum exposure.

For a preview of the kind of talent he will be bringing to this platform, check out my previous post- Mom and a Brewery There is a video of him singing one of his original songs, with incredible guitar work and a harmonica solo at the end.

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