Oklahoma Pecans in Afton, OklahomaThis week I was prepared to replenish our pecan supply for our Bourbon Pecan Toffee. Rather than letting UPS deliver our pecans from Miller Pecan Co as usual I decided it was time to make the trip to Afton to meet the family behind the company and learn more about where our pecans come from. My passion for using Oklahoma sourced ingredients in our confections increases--especially after building friendships with our suppliers. There is something special about knowing exactly where the ingredients you use come from--you get to know their story on a deeper level and how much your business means to their business and ultimately our state's economy. It also allows our customers to have a deeper understanding of where their food comes from. After spending the better part of today learning about Miller Pecan Co with Jared & Carrie Miller I have a deeper appreciation for our relationship and feel as though I left their place with two new friends. Carrie graciously welcomed me into their retail location and gave me a tour of their front end of operations (the smell of the fresh fudge and warm sugary roasted pecans she makes immediately makes your mouth water). Jared then gave me the grand tour of their sparkling facility they are currently expanding--let me just stop right here to tell you--their facility is not only state of the art but it's obvious they take great pride in rising above the operation requirements set forth by government entities--it will truly knock your socks off! Walking through their ever growing facility I was completely in awe at the technology made available for the pecan growing/processing industry. Jared walked me through the step by step process from shaking the trees for pecans in the fall, to the initial cleaning, sizing, cracking, sterilizing, packaging, shipping and storing. What a beautiful Oklahoma day it was to also take a tour of their 2,000 acres of pecan trees that isn't far from their retail/processing site--their farm features multiple varieties of native pecan trees--many that Jared has grafted himself over the years (of course as a horticulturalist by trade I'm a nerd about these things). Their property is in a bend of the Neosho River and is enjoyed by their families who live on their property, friends and features an abundance of wildlife. It was an inspiring day to hear about their business from conception between two brothers and their late father all the way to the growing pains and vision for the future. If you're ever near Afton, Oklahoma on Route 66 (between Vinita and Miami, OK near I44) I encourage you to stop by Miller Pecan Co. You'll likely be greeted by Carrie Miller (wife of Justin Miller) with a warm smile and exceptional customer service. Their retail store front offers a wide variety of Made in Oklahoma products including many products they produce and produced by other companies who use their pecans. Until you're able to make it to Afton, please know that the Bourbon Pecan Toffee you enjoy from our company is made with the pecans grown and processed with the love of the Miller family. With love, Melissa For more information about Miller Pecan Company: http://www.millerpecancompany.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/millerpecancompany/ Bourbon Pecan Toffee- 6oz box
$15.00
Your new addiction! This is our contemporary yet masculine spin on toffee. The bourbon adds a smooth rich flavor to this classic confection. Loaded with smooth buttery goodness, molasses and pecans you won't be able to put this package down! Our toffee has the perfect texture and bite as toffee should. Cooked in small batches with many Oklahoma sourced ingredients and packaged by hand.
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The above picture may be a little outdated for our generation but it's a solid reminder to me of the days when there were ONLY small businesses in America. We knew the owners/employees by name...they knew us by name. It was a place to talk about your life, make lifelong friends and thrive together. These times weren't always easy but they were simple and maybe just a little happier... Warning: I may be on a soap box in this post... this is a subject I am very passionate about...you can blame it all on my roots.
I can remember as a small child, Daddy would take me to the local pharmacy on a Saturday morning that had a fountain and we'd have breakfast and/or a chocolate malt (Conrad-Marr in Yukon). We would often venture into his favorite locally owned gun store in Oklahoma City (Fred Baker's Outdoor America) where he knew every employee by name and they knew him. When working on a household project we would do business with the locally owned hardware store on Main Street. Doing business with other small businesses was instilled in me from a very young age. As our hometown grew...small businesses started to fade away as larger chain stores moved in. I can remember Daddy 'boycotting' the self-checkout lanes at Walmart (well before he started boycotting the store altogether in effort to get back to our roots of supporting local businesses). Puzzled I asked him why--as a kid we thought it was cool to get to ring your own items up-- he explained that this was their way of eliminating paid employees which affected our community while improving the bottom dollar of the corporate office located in another state. From that moment on I got 'it'. I began to make a concerted effort as a young adult to support locally owned businesses FIRST before I stepped foot in a chain store. As a mom, I encourage this on our two young children as my husband and I both are small business owners and hope to see our support come full circle. It’s proven that small businesses are the heartbeat of America. When you do business with a locally owned business- most of that revenue stays in your community. When you do business with a chain store- most that revenue is sent out of our state to support the corporate office. The owner of a local business uses their revenue to do business with other local businesses and they donate to local causes in addition to employing local citizens. The CEO of a chain store in another state is using that revenue to pad their pockets and buy a third vacation home while hiring barely enough people to run the location preventing you from receiving ideal customer service. It’s been weighing heavily on my mind lately as I’ve heard more conversation or seen an abundance of posts on social media regarding another small business closing their doors and customers curious why. While there are many factors to a business not surviving such as poor management, a bad business model or too many duplicated businesses in a general area it comes back to ONE THING--- RELATIONSHIPS. Like a marriage, relationships are a two way street. As humans, it’s in our DNA to crave positive relationships and human to human interaction (although technology has altered this a bit). That being said it’s always puzzled me on why people complain about bad service at a big box store yet they keep doing business with them. When you do business with a locally owned business you often have the opportunity to build a RELATIONSHIP. The employees and owner(s) of that local business become your friend—you’re invested in each other. Think about the last time you went to a big box pharmacy—how long did you wait? Were you greeted with a smile? Did someone ask how you were feeling? Did the pharmacist step out behind the counter to ask how your kids are? Unless you’re doing business with an exception to the rule chain pharmacy the answer to most of those questions is probably ‘no’. If no… how did you feel when you left that pharmacy? Frustrated? That frustration plays a part on the rest of your day and maybe week. Flip that and reverse it—You walk into an independently owned pharmacy and are greeted BY NAME with a smile and often wait less than 15 minutes for a brand new prescription to be filled, you’re asked about your day and kids…and although you’re not feeling well you left that locally owned business feeling better already because of the RELATIONSHIP you have with that business. While relationships are only one reason you spend your money at a locally owned business—those relationships are also the reason why the doors are able to stay open at those local businesses. So, my internal response to those asking why a business closed is, “When was the last time YOU did business there? Did YOU make an effort to build a relationship with them? Did YOU refer your friends to do business there even before your friends posted to Facebook asking for a recommendation of an XYZ business?” While I’m guilty of shopping on Amazon and at big box stores too—I first and foremost try to purchase what I need or use services I am looking for from a locally owned business FIRST. Then, I use Amazon and chain stores as a last resort. There must be a balance between the two but I can promise one thing—you’ll see your community prosper with more locally owned businesses supported by you and your family! Unsurprisingly, most businesses are focused on the bottom dollar and steep margins rather than being focused on the good they can do for their vendors, retailers and customers first. As a company, Mollycoddled Hash Slinger’s first priority is to use as many locally sourced ingredients as possible and when not possible we source our ingredients, supplies and services from other small businesses. Yes, this can affect our bottom dollar as a company but the relationships we are building are irreplaceable (quality over quantity). We feel our vendors care as much about us as we do about them. The same goes for our retail locations. You’ll NEVER find our artisan confections in a big box store. We want to drive our customers to do business with small business owners across Oklahoma and the U.S. We truly believe that when we put the needs of our relationships first, it comes full circle for our company. YOU are important to us. From the bottom of our hearts and the suppliers we use-- THANK YOU for your support. I will leave today’s entirely too long of a soap box post with this thought—the next time you need to purchase groceries, prescriptions, a gift, clothes, shoes, sports/hunting equipment or decide which bank, mortgage lender, pest control company, coffee shop or restaurant to do business with—ask yourself—‘Are they locally owned?’ ‘What is a local alternative I can try instead of this chain?’. I can promise you this-- we'll all prosper because of it. We must stick together as a community, as a state and as a nation. With love and support, Melissa The headline may first appear to not be in relation to one another but I can assure you they indeed relate. Today being a Friday means that as a business owner this is the day I am either planning logistics/setting up for a weekend event OR I am in my home office for a half day working on marketing, account followup and planning strategically for the week ahead. The other half of the day being summer is focused on our seven and five year old kiddos. Being a mom, wife, daughter and sister is always #1 on my priority list and being a determined for success business owner-- working both IN and ON my business is #2. So this morning...smashed clementines are my reality.
As any mom reading this knows...five year olds are a very unique variety of the child kind. They are both independent and still very much needing every minute of our attention. On a typical summer day I am up between 5-6:15am to squeeze a few hours of candy production in before my husband sneaks off to work. So, I am home by 8am and am mom until 10am when my assistant arrives to help with the house, kids and other tasks I need to delegate so I can continue a tight balance of business owner and mom (I am beyond thankful for her! She is truly a life saver!). This morning though...I decided I needed to sleep in until closer to 7:30am since I went back to the shop last night to work on orders after the kids went to bed. That being said, it meant that our five year old who is an early riser was out the door ready to play with our neighbor kids by 8:30am. After having a 'lazy for me' morning...I walked into our five year old smashing clementines into my juicing pitcher to make orangeade for him and his friends. I kept my calm in front of his friends while I was ready to burst on the inside. On a mission to get some office work done I had to stop and wash my perfectly pressed tablecloth, clean the clementine mess and have a calm chat with him on why that's not a good idea. You know...the life of a mom! As much as we can try to stay on a schedule, something always causes a pause. I had to find the silver lining this morning... when life gives you lemons (clementines)...you should make lemonade. Determination... while our five year old was determined to give his friends a refreshing drink on a warm morning... I am determined to be the best mom and business owner I can while finding balance between both. But, is there a true balance? For me, balance may not be perfect everyday. Some days go smoother than others...some weeks are just flat difficult. HOWEVER, I am determined to grow our company so I can be a better mom. I believe THAT is truly possible. I am naturally a bit ADD, OCD, and obsessively determined to reach goals for our family and businesses. It's honestly a really bad combination most of the time. I've had to learn over the years how to channel those 'faults' to work together (especially in combination of my ultimate goal of being the best mom and wife possible). If you're a mom struggling to find balance between work/business and family I want you to know that you're not alone. Smashed clementines aren't always a bad thing--sometimes it takes smashed clementines to remind yourself that when life hands you lemons, you should make lemonade. We are blessed as women to wear many hats. Today I remain transparently determined. Off to make orangeade! My current determination list: -have fun with our kids this summer -build deeper relationships with our company's followers -work on PR opportunities -marketing strategy for our corporate gifting program -plan a relaxing stay-cation for my husband and I without our kids -finish a few home improvements by the end of July (I am embarrassed to admit I'm a landscape designer by trade with the way my flower beds look right now--I fail at this part of balance right now) -work on bids for packaging options with 2 Oklahoma companies on our radar -find a consistent source for Oklahoma grown dry roasted peanuts What is your current determination list??? XO, Melissa Note: Don't judge my writing skills or appearing to have the lack of-- in my blog posts I prefer to just ramble and get my thoughts out quickly...I mean isn't that the point of blogging?? hehe Yeah, okay...I know the name of this recipe is a mouthful but I couldn't think of what else to call them other than what they obviously are. We'll just chalk my lack of creativity tonight for a 'better' name up to spending countless hours in the kitchen the last few weeks (we are SO blessed by our growing business--THANK YOU for that!). Browned butter is something I've been adding to just about anything I can the last several months. It adds such a complex flavor to savory and sweet dishes. So...how did we get to these cookies??? Upon packaging our Bourbon Pecan Toffee I end up with 'crumbles' at the bottom of our storage bins and I just couldn't let them go to waste anymore (they are stinkin' awesome on vanilla ice cream by the way) so it was time to put them to use in a twist on a classic cookie! These cookies may not be the thick lush bakery cookies (I'm a confectioner not a baker so no judging) but trust me when I say they are DIVINE! Enjoy! -Melissa Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Bourbon Pecan Toffee Crumbles Ingredients: 4 sticks unsalted butter 1 cup brown sugar 2 cups granulated sugar 1 tbsp vanilla extract 2 tablespoons black-strap molasses 3 eggs 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp sea salt 2 tsp baking soda 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup Mollycoddled Hash Slinger's Bourbon Pecan Toffee, crumbled Directions: 1. Cut butter into chunks and place in a saucepan. Cook over medium-high, stirring occasionally. Butter will foam and start to crackle and pop, cook until brown bits are formed and butter turns brown. Remove from heat and cool until room temperature. 2. In a large bowl, add brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, molasses, flour, sea salt and baking soda. Whisk until mostly mixed. Add toffee crumbles and mix well. 3. In a small bowl, add eggs and browned butter. Lightly whisk with fork and add to flour mixture. Mix until dough forms. 4. Separate dough into 4 equal sections and roll each section into a 2 1/2" diameter log. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least an hour. 5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees about 20 minutes prior to baking. 6. Using serrated bread knife, cut 1/2" disks and evenly space on a cookie sheet (baking on silicone baking mats yield the best results). Bake for 10-12 minutes on the middle rack. *Keep the dough in the fridge between batches.* Yield: 5 dozen cookies Bourbon Pecan Toffee- 6oz box
$15.00
Your new addiction! This is our contemporary yet masculine spin on toffee. The bourbon adds a smooth rich flavor to this classic confection. Loaded with smooth buttery goodness, molasses and pecans you won't be able to put this package down! Our toffee has the perfect texture and bite as toffee should. Cooked in small batches with many Oklahoma sourced ingredients and packaged by hand.
On a whim this evening I decided it was time to experiment baking with our signature Salted Whiskey Caramels. With the perfect deposits of caramel this cake isn't too sweet...and the coarse sea salt on top adds a nice balance. We just might have to experiment with brownies next...you can't go wrong with chocolate and caramel! Enjoy! -Melissa Salted Whiskey Caramel Poke Cake
1 box yellow cake mix plus ingredients for cake 1 box Mollycoddled Hash Slinger's Salted Whiskey Caramels 1 tbsp milk 2-3 cups of your favorite homemade vanilla or cream cheese frosting. 1. Bake cake according to box directions in either a 9x9 or 9x13 baker. 2. With 5 minutes left of bake time-- unwrap entire box of caramels and place in a microwave safe bowl. Add 1 tbsp milk. Microwave in 30 second intervals stirring between until caramels are 95% melted. Continue to stir until completely melted. 3. Immediately poke holes all over the cake using a butter knife. Slowly drizzle all but 1 tbsp caramel sauce over the cake. If needed, use offset spreader to evenly spread caramel over the cake. 4. Allow cake to completely cool. Frost the cake and drizzle with remaining caramels sauce over frosting. Top with coarse sea salt. Like many Oklahoma farming & ranching families; ours goes back to the Land Run of 1889. For generations, families have made it their life's work to raise crops and livestock which in turn has great impact on our state's economy. With the recent wildfires in NW Oklahoma (nearly 1 million acres left charred) and hearing stories of farmers & ranchers losing livestock, equipment, structures, feed for livestock and their homes I felt led to help. Sure, these farmers have insurance but as the insurance world works it doesn't always cover all of their expenses and it takes time to receive insurance benefits to rebuild leaving these farms without a source of income and in turn leaves the Oklahoma agriculture economy without cattle and crops to sell for consumption. This cause pulls at our heartstrings coming from an agriculture family and my stomach is in knots at the thought of something like this happening to my father-in-law's farm. Many memories (our family has many similar memories as you see above--our kiddos cherish a weekend 'out back' at Papa's farm and helping with chores) for the affected families are lost, income temporarily paralyzed and lives left in shambles. We chose to raise funds for the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association's Foundation because this association has been there to support our state's cattlemen for a long time and truly has their best interest at heart--not to mention; my father-in-law has been a member for at least 50 years. The Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association's Foundation has many ways you can lend a hand so please be sure to visit their website. For the entire month of March, we're honored to donate 20% of purchases from our website to the OCA's Foundation to disperse to the farmers and ranchers in need--just mention "OCA Fire Relief Fund" in the notes section at checkout. In prayer for those affected by the wildfires, Melissa Wedman www.okcattlemen.org/ Bourbon Pecan Toffee- 6oz box
$15.00
Your new addiction! This is our contemporary yet masculine spin on toffee. The bourbon adds a smooth rich flavor to this classic confection. Loaded with smooth buttery goodness, molasses and pecans you won't be able to put this package down! Our toffee has the perfect texture and bite as toffee should. Cooked in small batches with many Oklahoma sourced ingredients and packaged by hand.
Salted Espresso Caramels- 4oz box
$17.00
We warn you that just like our signature Salted Whiskey Caramels, this package is likely to be devoured in one sitting. This was created for our fellow coffee lovers! We infuse our Salted Espresso Caramels with freshly roasted espresso for a smooth flavor and they are delicately topped with an espresso infused sea salt. Our caramels are cooked in small batches and hand cut. Salted Whiskey Caramels- 4oz box
$17.00
Get your taste buds ready! We warn you that the package is likely to be devoured in one sitting. Don't like whiskey? Seriously, it doesn't matter! The alcohol leaves the molten sugar while cooking depositing a deeper flavor. Our caramels are cooked in small batches and hand cut. We cherish our Oklahoma heritage and use many Oklahoma sourced ingredients in our confections-we like to keep it local. Something we will always take pride in with our company is quality over quantity. Quality ingredients over cheaper options... quality relationships with our vendors and customers over the masses... quality care when continuing to cook our confections in small batches and package our products by hand over purchasing large commercialized factory type machinery...hiring quality local employees over replacing warm bodies with cold machinery...fostering quality relationships with fellow Oklahoma businesses to source our ingredients when possible over using out of state companies. Get it?? We're an artisan company with a prime focus on quality over quantity. Four years ago when cooking our signature Salted Whiskey Caramels as gifts for friends and family we had no idea where it would land our family. Even then, quality was important to us as it remains today. One of the largest struggles for a new company (or any company for that matter) is sourcing the best quality products at the best prices to bring artisan products to the table at an affordable price for their customers. We realize that in a 'WalMart world' our products may not be for everyone--but--what we do see and understand that the 'WalMart world' is a dying world. An increasing number of people are moving toward supporting businesses that are personal, offer exquisite customer service, care for their employees, and offer artisan quality products with known material sourcing. That is and will continue to be our promise to you regardless of the growth of our company--quality will always take priority over quantity at Mollycoddled Hash Slinger. We value your support, relationship and love.
Life support. Many think of that phrase as something that is hanging on by a thread or is really struggling. For me, these three are my life support but in the opposite meaning of the prior. They are my life support in terms of keeping me on my toes, my support team, my cheerleaders, my business associates. I can't live without these three goobers. When Justin and I discussed in great length making our hobby of making confections for friends into a business it was our family we thought about. What future did we want for our kids? What did we want for our family? Business ownership isn't always a piece of cake...however, when you have a great life support team it makes all of the blood, sweat and tears (okay, we've not had tears...yet) worth it. As parents we feel it's our duty to show our kids an example of what hard work can do for your way of life and make them understand at a young age that things will not be handed to you and even if they are you better know what you're doing or your chances of losing what you have are high. Although our kiddos are young, we're already asking their input and valuing their opinions and talking to them about options in life and business at just 4 & 6 years old. Since this is a family business I'd love to take a minute and share with you what role each play within our company. Jack, our 4.5 year old (far left) is our little spark plug and we lovingly refer to him as our "Bulldog"-- Jack LOVES our caramels and has since he was old enough to enjoy them. Jack is our Chief Executive Taste Tester (AKA Quality Control Manager) and takes his role very seriously. Justin (middle) is the king of our castle and serves as our Head Sugar Daddy (AKA C.F.O.). Justin's primary role is to reel my creative and marketing mind in when it goes off shore...he truly keeps my mind grounded and enables me to see the other side of things...he IS the heartbeat of my life support. Madilynn, is our 6 year old (far right) and is our go-getter in every sense of what a red-head should be. Madi's official title has yet to be named as she serves many purposes within our company. She's honestly not too fond of our confections (she's a chocolate girl and trust me she's pushing for mom to add artisan chocolate to our line) and because of that she's is an asset as we reflect on her side of things. Our MadiFran is showing her natural marketing mind already and together she and I often chat about how we can market our products and new flavor options. As I reflect on the last 5 months of our official operation I realize just how crucial my life support is. My first priority is our children; picking them up from school, aiding in homework and being there at bedtime. As a business owner, it's often hard to be there 24/7 but I am blessed with kids who see the big picture and are supportive of our growing business. I'm more blessed by our Head Sugar Daddy as he balances his full time career, aids greatly with 'mom duty' at times during the week and playing his vital role within our company. There is a great balancing act in our household right now as we grow but without my life support I would never have been able to get this venture off the ground and have a vision and goals for where we'd like to see our business grow for years to come.
While we launched our confectionery in mid September 2016 and began production in late October--today is the start of something BIG! As you may already know...we were fortunate to be able to kick off within an incubator kitchen program in Tulsa, OK (Kitchen 66; www.kitchen66tulsa.com) during the fall of 2016 but our hearts were focused on manufacturing in Fort Gibson--where we are raising our family and a town with so much history, character and charm. So, at the end of December 2016 we ended manufacturing in Tulsa and began the process of purchasing our own equipment and getting settled into our new space so we could license in Fort Gibson. This was a scary move. Scary because we had just launched our company and knew that the potential of not having enough inventory built between moves could hurt our new business.
As anyone in the food business (or any business for that matter) knows...there can be many 'pauses' or hiccups you aren't always prepared for when launching and scaling your business. THEN, with a flip of a switch there are even more blessings and surprises that make you feel like you are headed in the right direction. This week we finally got 'Molly' (our gorgeous new beast of a gas range) installed into our kitchen at the Wise Owl Coffee Roaster & Shop and felt like we could finally submit our plan review for our manufacturing license so we could begin production again. We feared that the licensing process would take a few weeks as there aren't many inspectors across the state. THEN, this morning I got a call from our inspector asking if she could come license us TODAY--LITERALLY THE DAY AFTER THE PLAN REVIEW WAS SUBMITTED! I was nearly in shock! Continuing to produce our confections in Tulsa was preventing us from launching our fundraising program and wholesale accounts for specialty retail stores simply due to the time that was invested in the drive from Fort Gibson to Tulsa each way. So, when I say WHEW! It's OFFICIAL! I mean it... a load has been lifted! We're ready to cook on all 6 burners! WHEW! We're ready to launch our fundraising program for ball teams, schools, organizations, clubs and other entities. WHEW! We're ready to open wholesale accounts for specialty retail stores! WHEW! On to the next phase of growth! THANK YOU to everyone who has provided encouragement, to those who have purchased our confections already and to those who have helped spread the word about our confectionery! We are beyond blessed! -Melissa We are so blessed to have been able to be apart of Kitchen 66's Launch 1.0 program this fall in Tulsa, OK (a great incubator program for all types of food business). Although we both have experience in business, food business is an entirely different ball game. This program helped launch us successfully as a confectionery after cooking our Salted Whiskey Caramels for 4 years for friends and family from our home. We were fortunate enough while launching in the height of the holidays to be able to manufacture our confections in Kitchen 66's (9,000 sq ft) commericial kitchen space. This allowed us to grow our business to the point of moving on to our permanent manufacturing facility in Oklahoma's oldest town where we reside (we are still flabergasted at the fact we shipped out nearly 600 boxes of our Salted Whiskey Caramels in our first 1.5 months in operation this fall--for that, we THANK YOU).
We're thrilled to be right in the middle of moving our production to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma! If you're like us, before we moved here 6 years ago we'd really not heard much about Fort Gibson other than in relation to the lake north of town. We moved here blindly for Justin's career as a managing partner in a local business and have truly fallen in love with this community. There is so much history & charm here from the National Cemetery, to the Fort which was established in 1824 and has served as military base which was occupied during most of the Indian removal period but then abandonded in 1857 until it was reactivated during the Civil War. Stay tuned for official news of when we are in full operation in our new location in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma and we'd love for you to stop by and say hi! You'll find us in a shared space with the most charming coffee roastery in Oklahoma---Wise Owl Coffee Company (trust me when I say this--they KNOW coffee from the inside out--this isn't your typical coffee shop)! The Hathcoat's will welcome you into their coffee shop with a smile and serve the freshest coffee as they roast micro-lot single origin coffee varieties weekly. Really, how can you go wrong with coffee & confections in one stop? Together, our businesses focus on exceptional customer service and artisan quality products. It's really recomended to travel to our community to spend the day at the landmarks inside Oklahoma's oldest town, shopping at our many unique boutiques, graze on a delish meal at our eateries and relax with a warm cup of coffee in hand. |
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