On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:44:25 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:40:14 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> >> Fantastic! I'll be buying this again.
> >
> > So, you went out into your "little" burb and found it! You've thrown
> > down the gauntlet, so now I have to see if I can find it here.
> >
> LOL You were so surprised at the size of Memphis!

If we'd been standing face to face the breeze created by your blinking
would have bowled me over!!!
>
> I truly think this was a trial run for them since I've never seen it there before.

YO - Wayne, did you read this? Memphis is bigger than SF and closer
to Europe... it probably has more residents of German ancestry too.

On Sun 21 Aug 2005 11:11:19p, sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:44:25 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:40:14 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>> >
>> >> Fantastic! I'll be buying this again.
>> >
>> > So, you went out into your "little" burb and found it! You've
>> > thrown down the gauntlet, so now I have to see if I can find it
>> > here.
>> >
>> LOL You were so surprised at the size of Memphis!
>
> If we'd been standing face to face the breeze created by your blinking
> would have bowled me over!!!
>>
>> I truly think this was a trial run for them since I've never seen it
>> there before.
>
> YO - Wayne, did you read this? Memphis is bigger than SF and closer
> to Europe... it probably has more residents of German ancestry too.
>
>
>

LOL! They do have the village of Germantown just outside of Memphis! :-)
I lived in Memphis for a brief time many years ago. It is still one of my
favorite cities.

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 21 Aug 2005 11:11:19p, sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:44:25 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:40:14 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Fantastic! I'll be buying this again.
>>> >
>>> > So, you went out into your "little" burb and found it! You've
>>> > thrown down the gauntlet, so now I have to see if I can find it
>>> > here.
>>> >
>>> LOL You were so surprised at the size of Memphis!
>>
>> If we'd been standing face to face the breeze created by your
>> blinking would have bowled me over!!!
>>>
>>> I truly think this was a trial run for them since I've never seen
>>> it there before.
>>
>> YO - Wayne, did you read this? Memphis is bigger than SF and closer
>> to Europe... it probably has more residents of German ancestry too.
>>
>>
>>
>
> LOL! They do have the village of Germantown just outside of Memphis!
> :-) I lived in Memphis for a brief time many years ago. It is still
> one of my favorite cities.

You'd be surprised at the "village" of Germantown these days... it ain't no
"village"; it's an incorporated city (I live right outside of it). And
where the town of Collierville used to be just a few shops in the old town
square and some lovely old homes... let's just say when my LLL and I drove
out Highway 72 East (Poplar Avenue) to go to Huntsville, Alabama in June he
was agape and agog (I love that word! not sure I've ever used it in a
sentence before!) at Germantown and then Collierville. Poplar Avenue is one
of the busiest 6 lane thoroughfares you've ever seen. Between the
brick-fenced mansions and the occasional (still) fenced off horse ranches
there's every kind of chain restaurant and upscale mini-malls with fancy
shops like Whole Foods.

Once you turn right onto *old* highway 72 South, it's a step back in time
(or perhaps what everyone expects of a used-to-be small town in this part of
the country).

Jill

On Mon 22 Aug 2005 01:57:58a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sun 21 Aug 2005 11:11:19p, sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:44:25 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:40:14 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Fantastic! I'll be buying this again.
>>>> >
>>>> > So, you went out into your "little" burb and found it! You've
>>>> > thrown down the gauntlet, so now I have to see if I can find it
>>>> > here.
>>>> >
>>>> LOL You were so surprised at the size of Memphis!
>>>
>>> If we'd been standing face to face the breeze created by your
>>> blinking would have bowled me over!!!
>>>>
>>>> I truly think this was a trial run for them since I've never seen
>>>> it there before.
>>>
>>> YO - Wayne, did you read this? Memphis is bigger than SF and closer
>>> to Europe... it probably has more residents of German ancestry too.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> LOL! They do have the village of Germantown just outside of Memphis!
>> :-) I lived in Memphis for a brief time many years ago. It is still
>> ne of my favorite cities.
>
> You'd be surprised at the "village" of Germantown these days... it ain't
> no "village"; it's an incorporated city (I live right outside of it).
> And where the town of Collierville used to be just a few shops in the
> old town square and some lovely old homes... let's just say when my LLL
> and I drove out Highway 72 East (Poplar Avenue) to go to Huntsville,
> Alabama in June he was agape and agog (I love that word! not sure I've
> ever used it in a sentence before!) at Germantown and then Collierville.
> Poplar Avenue is one of the busiest 6 lane thoroughfares you've ever
> seen. Between the brick-fenced mansions and the occasional (still)
> fenced off horse ranches there's every kind of chain restaurant and
> upscale mini-malls with fancy shops like Whole Foods.
>
> Once you turn right onto *old* highway 72 South, it's a step back in
> time (or perhaps what everyone expects of a used-to-be small town in
> this part of the country).

The last time I was in Memphis was in 2000 and I, too, was agape and agog
at the growth and changes, as I hadn't been there for many years. I lived
in White Station in 1956 and, IIRC, Poplar Avenue was only two lanes at
that time, at least out in that area. In fact, in 1956, White Station was
pretty much th boudary of Greater Memphis. Germantown was still a very
small self-contained "village" 3-4 miles away.


--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 22 Aug 2005 01:57:58a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Sun 21 Aug 2005 11:11:19p, sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:44:25 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:40:14 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> Fantastic! I'll be buying this again.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > So, you went out into your "little" burb and found it! You've
>>>>> > thrown down the gauntlet, so now I have to see if I can find it
>>>>> > here.
>>>>> >
>>>>> LOL You were so surprised at the size of Memphis!
>>>>
>>>> If we'd been standing face to face the breeze created by your
>>>> blinking would have bowled me over!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> I truly think this was a trial run for them since I've never seen
>>>>> it there before.
>>>>
>>>> YO - Wayne, did you read this? Memphis is bigger than SF and
>>>> closer to Europe... it probably has more residents of German
>>>> ancestry too.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> LOL! They do have the village of Germantown just outside of
>>> Memphis! :-) I lived in Memphis for a brief time many years ago.
>>> It is still
>>>> one of my favorite cities.
>>
>> You'd be surprised at the "village" of Germantown these days... it
>> ain't no "village"; it's an incorporated city
>
> The last time I was in Memphis was in 2000 and I, too, was agape and
> agog at the growth and changes, as I hadn't been there for many
> years. I lived in White Station in 1956 and, IIRC, Poplar Avenue was
> only two lanes at that time, at least out in that area. In fact, in
> 1956, White Station was pretty much th boudary of Greater Memphis.
> Germantown was still a very small self-contained "village" 3-4 miles
> away.

That "village" (Germantown) has a population of around 40,000 now and it
spreads much further east than the border you remember up the old 2-lane
Poplar Avenue.

I don't know if you remember Kemmons Wilson (founder of Holiday Inns) - he
had a house on Poplar Avenue not far from White Station. It's now a Dixie
Cafe (a chain) but with the exception of remodeling for the commercial
kitchen they pretty much kept the house intact. Hardwood floors, french
doors, crown moulding, fireplaces. It's fun to go in there and try to
figure out which room was what - was this a bedroom? Could this have been
the dining room? Not to mention Dixie Cafe has great "homestyle cooking" -
they even serve a squash casserole similar to mine! <G>

Menu here (I've only ever been there for lunch):
http://www.dixiecafe.com/menu/

Jill

On Mon 22 Aug 2005 09:12:26a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Mon 22 Aug 2005 01:57:58a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Sun 21 Aug 2005 11:11:19p, sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:44:25 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:40:14 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >> Fantastic! I'll be buying this again.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > So, you went out into your "little" burb and found it! You've
>>>>>> > thrown down the gauntlet, so now I have to see if I can find it
>>>>>> > here.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> LOL You were so surprised at the size of Memphis!
>>>>>
>>>>> If we'd been standing face to face the breeze created by your
>>>>> blinking would have bowled me over!!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I truly think this was a trial run for them since I've never seen
>>>>>> it there before.
>>>>>
>>>>> YO - Wayne, did you read this? Memphis is bigger than SF and
>>>>> closer to Europe... it probably has more residents of German
>>>>> ancestry too.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> LOL! They do have the village of Germantown just outside of
>>>> Memphis! :-) I lived in Memphis for a brief time many years ago.
>>>> It is still
>>>>> one of my favorite cities.
>>>
>>> You'd be surprised at the "village" of Germantown these days... it
>>> ain't no "village"; it's an incorporated city
>>
>> The last time I was in Memphis was in 2000 and I, too, was agape and
>> agog at the growth and changes, as I hadn't been there for many
>> years. I lived in White Station in 1956 and, IIRC, Poplar Avenue was
>> only two lanes at that time, at least out in that area. In fact, in
>> 1956, White Station was pretty much th boudary of Greater Memphis.
>> Germantown was still a very small self-contained "village" 3-4 miles
>> away.
>
> That "village" (Germantown) has a population of around 40,000 now and
> it spreads much further east than the border you remember up the old
> 2-lane Poplar Avenue.
>
> I don't know if you remember Kemmons Wilson (founder of Holiday Inns) -
> he had a house on Poplar Avenue not far from White Station. It's now a
> Dixie Cafe (a chain) but with the exception of remodeling for the
> commercial kitchen they pretty much kept the house intact. Hardwood
> floors, french doors, crown moulding, fireplaces. It's fun to go in
> there and try to figure out which room was what - was this a bedroom?
> Could this have been the dining room? Not to mention Dixie Cafe has
> great "homestyle cooking" - they even serve a squash casserole similar
> to mine! <G>

I remember the house being pointed out to me, but I don't really remember
Kemmons Wilson. One my first cousin's husband is a VP at the Holiday Inn
offices there in Memphis. I imagine it really would be interesting to see
the inside.

> Menu here (I've only ever been there for lunch):
> http://www.dixiecafe.com/menu/

The menu looks like fun. I'll have to put that on my 'visit Memphis' list!

> Jill
>
>
>



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____________________________________________

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unless there are three other people.


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