The Family Restaurant

This husband of mine….

No matter where the road takes us…is always in search of the elusive FaMiLY ReStAuRAnT.

This old gal gets it...she grew up with the family restaurant...that grandma of mine would only eat at the family restaurant and we only ate out with that grandma of mine...

You know the place…breakfast all day…weekly meatloaf special…the bottomless cup of coffee…always hot…not too bitter…served with a smile...

It's not hard to  know what he’s looking for...the clone of the family restaurant…actually called FAMILY RESTAURANT....located in his hometown...food…5 stars….coffee…two thumbs up...

It's impossible to tell you...How…Many…Times...this old gal has Googled...family restaurant...my Mr.'s utter shock and disbelief...always the same as our own version of a Laurel and Hardy bit begins…Billy’s BBQ…Ping’s Mandarin…Chip’s Chicken…Fast Foooood…goes the list...

He Ughs...he sighs...his lovely bride consoling with...honey...the family restaurant is just not cool any more...it's about as trendy as the 1980’s windsuit...

Then we ponder...and we compromise….until our next adventure...when the search begins all over again...

But there’s this thing… these young, hip influencers call Grandmacore… where it’s now super cool to embrace grandma-like things and maybe….just maybe…that might include the family restaurant...

Because….as that grandma of mine would say…it’s all about the bottomless cup of coffee…hot…not too bitter…and served with a smile...

​And that husband of mine...so totally...agrees...