Dinner Out

Last night we thought we would beat the Mother's Day rush by taking Nana and Mommie out to dinner. We went to a 150 year old Inn located in the same town we bought the new washer. (See previous post.)

The town has a historic district that was originally settled before the French and Indian War by both. It was all but abandoned shortly after the Revolutionary War. A religious community resettled the area in the early 19th century only to leave after the Civil War. Apparently the whole place sat underutilized for many decades until it's historical significance was recognized about 40 years ago.

Thankfully the menu had no historical significance so John could order his usual plain hamburger. Nana and Sarah both had single lobster tails while Mommie had the crab cakes and Janine a baked potato. I had the Guinness Meat Loaf.

It was nice to travel 45 minutes north of town for a meal. It reminded Nana of the old days when they would take a Sunday drive and have a meal along the way. The concept of the Sunday Drive is of a bygone era however. We all spend so much time in the car going from activity to activity during the week, we would rather say at home on Sundays. But taking a short drive to shop and have an early dinner on a Friday sounded very attractive to everyone.