Today I was charged with the sacred task of obtaining foodstuffs for the dependents, and I decided that Wishon Row would have to be it. I needed a mustache stamp, after all.
The first stop was Twee Boutique, which I constantly talk about because I'm obsessed with handmade cute. And I love Melanie and think she's the bee's knees. If you haven't been to Twee yet and you live in the Fresno area, shame shame! The wares vary from the silly to the breathtaking, with a whole lot of OMG SO ADORBS in between. There is not a gift-giving occasion that Twee has failed me for. Even when I drew my sister's father-in-law for Secret Santa I managed to find the absolute perfect gift for him. (A Hand-Carved Manzanita vase with natural knot holes alllll over it. My husband was appropriately jealous that I didn't buy one for him.) It has a wide price range so it's easy to spend a bit or really splurge depending on your budget, but what I like the most about it is that it supports local artists and crafters. Fuck yeah.
Next I popped into Cafe Corazon, just next door to Twee. I've only had one bag of beans from them (New Orleans, OMG. I just died in your arms tonight.) and I decided it was definitely time to have good coffee at home again. I picked up some Papua New Guinea today, and just the smell alone has won me over. In about 10 minutes I'm gonna go brew some up and LAVA my life. If you don't know a lot about coffee but want to (like me), I'd bet this is the place to learn. I'd like to become a regular now that my 4:00 AM wake up is making me a very regular coffee drinker.
Finally I headed back toward my car and made my last stop on Wishon Row- The SupportR and Frosted Cakery. Sharing a shop space, these two businesses are absolutely irresistable to me. I can't order from one without buying from the other. The SupportR is a sandwich shop that makes healthy food to fit in with a healthy lifestyle. I like it because if I could I would crawl in between the slices of pita bread and just absolutely make sweet love to the tangy sauce they douse the sprouts, avocado and cheese with in the We Support Veggie sandwich.
It may seem counter-intuitive to have this healthy yum yum share a counter with lovely cupcakes... and yeah, yeah it is. Because all of those calories saved are just null and void once I take a sidelong glance over at the beautifully displayed cupcakes with perfect frosting and amazing fillings. How can I resist? Like I said, I need cute. More important than all of the avoidance of trans fats and deep fried and all of that is necessity of filling my recommended daily intake of cute. And I love the girl behind Frosted Cakery. She's friendly, she's adorable. I want to be her best friend and we can make BFF cupcakes and eat them while watching movies where the main characters wear a lot of pink. So there you have it. Cupcakes. Delish. Having a hard time waiting before I go enjoy mine right now. (I picked up 4 kinds under the pretense of sharing them with my family. Triple Lemon Drop, Choco Fudge, Tiramisu and Pecan Bacon and Waffles.)
The best part is that I looked like a fucking hero when I walked through the door with everything wonderful from Wishon in my arms. I LAVA Wishon Row for making my life so decadent.
And we LAVA kim burly.
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