Wordless Wednesday

Doe River Covered Bridge #WW

September 12, 2018 /

Welcome Kittens & Dawgs! Earlier in the summer we made a day trip to Boone, North Carolina and on our way, we found The Coffee Company on Google Maps in Elizabethton, Tennessee that had fresh baked goods; one thing in particularly tempting DH’s taste buds were the cinnamon rolls.

I fell in love with the beautiful wood on the exterior as well as on the inside of the shop below.
We didn’t get coffee on this visit but we did get a cinnamon roll,  jazzy lemon bar, and two cookies.  Our favorite turned out to be the jazzy lemon bar.  That’s definitely worth getting again.

While there they had their annual Covered Bridge Celebration going on but we were unable to find suitable parking to snap a few pictures.  We did see it but it wasn’t worth the struggle to secure a spot then walk forever to get back to it risking life, limb, and a sunburn but we vowed to go back.  That opportunity came in late July. 

On that visit, we went back to The Coffee Company.  This time we got their coffee which was fantastic. I think we had their daily blend but I don’t know what it was now, except it was a medium roast.  By the way, they roast their own beans which they also sell.  If I had to rate it on the one try, then I’d say it’s better than Starbuck’s.  However, we want to give them another try to see if our opinion remains the same.  Unfortunately, they did not have the jazzy lemon bar so we tried their regular lemon bar but it wasn’t as good as the jazzy version.   Maybe, we’ll have better luck next time.

Afterward, we walked to the Doe River Covered Bridge.

Doe River Covered Bridge Elizabethton, Tennessee

In the early millennium 2001-2003, we were heading home from Boone going toward Elizabethton and DH thought it would be cool to show the covered bridge to the kids.  I was excited, too.   It was either dusk or dark.  We had a cell phone but navigation software wasn’t very good and network coverage was purrty spotty.  The program indicated that we were near it but we couldn’t find it.  In fact, the place it was showing us on the map was actually a couple blocks away from its true location.  🙂

 

There for a while, I rolled Wednesday Hodgepodge in with my mid-week post but I think I’ll continue to sit that one out until I get some of the cobwebs swept away in my brain.  Blogging is a fun outlet but when I get to too weighted down with it then the joy is lost and I don’t want to be another blogger to drop out altogether.

 

 

 



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Have a good day and please join me tomorrow for more fun!

X💋X💋,

Cathy

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31 Comments

  • Lisa

    September 13, 2018 at 1:33 am

    I LOVE visiting covered bridges! Fortunately, Oregon has the most west of the Mississippi River. I haven’t seen nearly all of them yet. Many are still working, so I have to park and carefully walk out on them to get photos of their trusses and sides! Most are rather rural, so the roads aren’t busy.

  • handmadejewelryhaven

    September 12, 2018 at 8:04 pm

    I love little shops like that.
    I have to agree that Zesty Lemon is definitely better than regular lemon!

    Thanks for sharing!

    Lisa

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 13, 2018 at 12:10 pm

      Lisa,

      So you’ve had these, too. Do you happen to have a recipe? I found one online but it seems a bit different from what we had at The Coffee Company. I’m going to have to show it to DH. He has a better memory of these things and always does an excellent job with suggestions on recipes.

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 13, 2018 at 12:02 pm

      Eugenia,

      I love historic buildings and towns. It reminds us of how life used to be which is somehow comforting. I’m thankful to live in a time of modernization but it’s nice to daydream about life way back when.

  • Comedy Plus

    September 12, 2018 at 11:26 am

    I just finished a great cup of coffee too, but it’s not the same as going into a coffee house and smelling all those wonderful smells.

    I love covered bridges.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 13, 2018 at 11:50 am

      Jacqui,

      My first thought is to provide a safe haven for travelers against the weather but one I didn’t think is it protects the structure from the elements for a longer life. According to Wikipedia, an uncovered bridge’s lifespan is 10-15 years but I didn’t see where it told the typical life of a covered bridge, though.

  • shelbeeontheedge1

    September 12, 2018 at 8:35 am

    Super fun post! I love coffee and covered bridges! There is a covered bridge tour near my hometown in Pennsylvania that I have always wanted to drive and never have. I need to add that to my bucket list, for sure!

    Shelbee
    http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 13, 2018 at 10:46 am

      Shelbee,

      Yes, definitely go see that covered bridge near year. I’d love to find more but there aren’t many around here. Perhaps the next time we’re in New England we’ll spy some. I bet those are pAwesome! Thanks for popping over and linking up!

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 13, 2018 at 7:52 am

      I went to Google to translate Raquel’s message which loosely says…

      Finding such a charming place when you travel is an event … it seems so nice that coffee …

      Raquel, thank you for joining me and yes I agree finding charming places in our travels is lovely and makes the trip not only memorable but an excellent way to unwind from the grind of life. I’m heading your way next to see what’s happening with you!

      Here’s Google’s translation of my reply:
      Raquel, gracias por acompañarme y sí, estoy de acuerdo en que encontrar lugares con encanto en nuestros viajes es encantador y hace que el viaje no solo sea memorable, sino también una excelente manera de desconectar de la rutina de la vida. ¡Me dirijo hacia ti para ver qué pasa contigo!

      Does anyone read Spanish? If so, how accurate is the translation?

  • Thomas Anderson

    September 12, 2018 at 5:52 am

    Hi, Cathy!

    How lucky you guys are to live within driving distance of The Coffee Company in Boone, North Carolina! You know how much I love a good cup of coffee. I would be in my glory sitting down in that shop and tasting one of their freshly ground blends. I read that the smell of cinnamon produces euphoria in people, a sense of being “home,” and I can imagine how the scent of those cinnamon rolls they make would attract visitors like a magnet. What is the difference between the regular lemon bars and the “jazzy” bars?

    The Doe River Covered Bridge is a beautiful spot and I enjoyed gazing at the pics you took. I also enjoyed sipping my morning coffee and listening to some Speedwagon. Incidentally, the coffee I drink comes from a local coffee roaster shop that delivers 5 pound bags to our door. We favor their Honduras blend. It’s coffee heaven, a great way to start the day!

    Have a happy Wednesday, dear friend Cathy!

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 13, 2018 at 7:44 am

      Tom,

      How cool you get freshly roasted coffee delivered to your doorstep! I bet that’s some good java, too. I’m working on my third cup this morning while I play catchup. Now, I’m off to visit you!

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 12, 2018 at 4:35 am

      Lee,

      Boone is quaint. It’s a busy little place being a university town and all. Everytime we pop over the streets are bustling with people, mostly students but terrorists…I mean tourists are in the mix during the vacationing season. 🙂 There’s a little restaurant called Pepper’s on Shadowline Drive that make pAwesome sandwiches which we like getting sometimes to take up on the parkway. Now I want one of their sandwiches. I guess we’ll need to pick some up again soon!

  • Sue Bursztynski (@SueBursztynski)

    September 12, 2018 at 12:09 am

    Sounds like a great trip! We have a Coffee Company near where I live, in Melbourne. Not as glamorous as yours, but it does have amazing coffee(you can buy the beans), plus bags of tea of various kinds, herbal and green and regular, chocolates and nuts. No cinnamon rolls, those must be an American thing, yes?

    • Cathy Kennedy

      September 12, 2018 at 5:42 am

      Sue,

      Getting a good cup of coffee at the same place that roasts their beans is always a delightful experience. There was a place in town years ago that did this and we would occasionally make a special trip to the university are just to buy their coffee. It was really quite inconvenient, too. Unfortunately, the business didn’t survive. That’s a shame! I need to check around to see if any other roasters area around. What’s this no cinnamon rolls in Australia? Maybe they’re called something different there. Wait…I got check this out on Google. Oh good heavens, you poor, poor dear. It’s true, Australians don’t have cinnamon rolls. Check out this video?

      Isn’t that just funny?

      Basically, cinnamon rolls are sweetened yeast dough that you roll out sorta thin; then apply butter, sugar, and cinnamon on top of the dough before rolling it up. You slice the dough (dental floss does a clean cut slicing the dough) which now looks a bit like a pinwheel, pop on a prepared baking sheet, and bake. Once done, you can frost with cream cheese frosting (my favorite) or buttercream-style frosting or drizzle with a simple icing topping. I’ve made cinnamon rolls in the past which are far, far better than anything I’ve ever had from a bake shop. I thought I shared the recipe on my blog but I can’t locate it. scratch head If you’re interested in it, I’d be happy to send it to you.

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