The first Burger King, isn't what you think

 We went to Mattoon, IL with brother-in-law and sister-in-law.  We had lunch at the first Burger King....not the franchise, but a mom and pop place that was named Burger King in 1952.  In 1961 in Florida, another person started a hamburger place and also named it Burger King, which became the franchised version.  A law suit transpired, with the original business in Mattoon winning and are still using the Burger King name, but is not part of the franchise.  Also, the Burger King franchise can not build any Burger King restaurant within a 20 radius of the town of Mattoon.  The food was really good, real hamburger and fries.  I wanted a small ice cream cone and when my brother-in-law brought it back to the table it had candy eyes on it...how fun!  Also, on the way home we stopped by a restored 1950's SHELL gas station, very cool, it was called Big Al's...We had such a fun time!

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A 70 degree day in February

 It was such a beautiful warm day. I think it was 74° earlier. I took a few bird photos and enjoyed the sunshine. I think the cardinal spotted me.

 

Steampunk and repair craft

 It has been cloudy and dreary all day. Went for a walk anyway and decided to do some crafting. I only have 2 handmade steampunk crafts left in my booth at Country Creek Treasures, so I made this little trinket box. I have some more projects planned, but instead of working on them, I decided to repaire this broken pinecone birdhouse that Bill got somewhere while at an auction. It was cracked all the way around the top, but was still together. I used E-6000, modeling paste, paint, mod podge and acrylic spray....that ought to do it! Everyone have a great evening!

 

It's Mardi Gras

 It's Mardi Gras!

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day to me...

 My honey did not disappoint! He even got my favorite diet cherry Dr. Pepper..I know, diet soda with all that chocolate doesn't make sense...but there you have it! He said this ought to last me a couple of months...he's so funny!

Just a little memory from 2023 and what gifts I got today.. FIY, I  got him a card and cooked him a steal dinner!

 

Happy Valentine's Day

 

Red Hat Ladies Valentine's party

 Had lunch with my Red Hat sisters today at Village Garden. Of course, it was a Valentine's Day theme. We played games and each got a Valentine and heart sucker. We visited and laughed and it was a great time! Some things I learned today about Valentine's Day: 58 million pounds of candy are bought every year for Valentine's day, Valentine's Day was first declared on February 14, 496 AD and the average person spends $131.00 on Valentine's day..that is all!

 

Rootbeer float

Had a delicious root beer float at Country Creek Treasures yesterday from Kristy’s Kafe of Salem IL Happy Friday the 13th!

 

My Valentine mantle

All ready for Valentine's Day..

 

 

A warm winter day

It is 65° today and the snow is almost all melted!

 

Keto Crustless Pizza casserole

 Keto crustless pizza casserole....it was good, needed more sauce, pepperoni and cheese, but still good!

 

More deer photos

 I don't mean to drive you nuts with these deer pictures, but there were over 150 photos from the trail cam in just a couple of days. We saw at least 3 bucks out with the does. That is not something we see everyday. We have oak trees and they have been eating the acorns, even digging them up from under the snow...one buck was curious about the camera, it lets off a soft orange color, but it is not supposed to bother the animals..