Just like home…
With Maureen working today I headed north to a poetry reading and stopped along the way in the beautiful, rural town of Ashford at the Ashford Dairy Bar & Grill for a mid-day treat. The Dairy Bar had both hard ice cream and soft serve. They make sundaes and offer cups and cones, although they don’t have the broadest selection of flavors.
The place was hopping when I arrived with about 25 people in line or seated. I had a chocolate milkshake with Gifford’s hard ice cream that was unfortunately not mixed very well and had lumps of ice cream in a thin chocolate milky mixture. In addition to the dairy bar they have a grill with hamburgers, hot dogs, various sandwiches, salads, chowdas, and pasta!
I planned a stop at one of my oldest friend’s home (Jane and her husband Ronnie) which is just down the road from the Ashford Dairy Bar and much to my surprise three of my other home town friends (Hope, Paula and Jay) joined us as well. The ice cream was good but it couldn’t quite compare with memories and stories from yesterday and laughs from today. In many ways it was just like home.
The Connecticut Ice Cream Quest 