Saturday morning we slept in (love sleeping by a fire) a bit and headed across the street to the Frost Cafe for breakfast. The building originally was a drug store with a fountain.. Frost Cafe, Culpeper, VA and now is a lovely cafe/diner. The specials of the day are posted...including fried bologna with eggs and home fries..something you don't see everyday. We find an open booth and the counter is filled with men who are clearly regulars and my guess is most any morning you will find them there.
We get coffee and menus and Bob orders country fried steak with gravy, two eggs over medium, home fries and biscuits. I order sausage gravy and eggs. Everything is solid, not fancy, prepared well and the sausage used in my gravy is most likely local....nice and peppery and spicy. If I could break away from It's About Thyme and Foti's, I would love to try it for lunch sometime.
After breakfast we check out and head to the Thyme Market, next door to the Inn. First on the agenda is their house speciality...Better Cheddar Spread. This spread for crackers is made with sharp white cheddar, butter, garlic, chives and I'm not sure what else, but the stuff is addictive and wonderful. We also pick up some homemade bread, desserts (individual key lime cheesecakes, chocolate torte, limoncello tart, and pear tart), and a couple of jams and jellies.
Bob pulled the car around and we load up the trunk with our wares and waiting for me on the passenger seat is a small box. I open it and it's the blue topaz and diamond earrings I admired at the jewelry store the night before. I am surprised, overwhelmed and very touched. Happy Valentine's Day to me. It was a perfect night away from town. I love Culpeper.
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i grew up visiting friends at work at It's About Tyme, and going to Frost Diner as a late night hang out :)
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