Almost every time we go to the beautiful mountains of North Carolina, I insist on visiting
Waynesville.
Waynesville is a short drive from
Asheville, and is a quaint mountain town featuring a main street filled on both sides with charming shops and cafes. This side trip has become a ritual. But of all my favorite shops, I have one favorite -
Mast General Store. It is a beautiful two-story building with
squeaky wood floors and is chock-filled with everything - well, General Store-
ish. Beautiful women's clothes to include some of the prettiest sweaters I have ever seen; penny candy in huge wood barrels, old-time toys, jams and jellies and old-fashioned foods; and decorative items of all sorts. Every nook and cranny is filled with something interesting. At the front of the store are some rockers and an old wood stove. Best of all, is a vintage lift-up lid Coke cooler, with small Cokes in little glass bottles and orange and grape flavored
Nehi sodas. Why does it seem like they taste different? :-) If you ever get the chance, stop by
Waynesville and enjoy a visit to the Mast General Store. There are several other locales, as well. I hope you enjoy this
cyber visit!
Main Street
Waynesville, NC
Main Street
Waynesville, NC
Beautiful Women's Sweaters and Clothes
Men's Department - "manly" clothes, no button-downs here! :-)
Grandpa and Cole ... Waiting for Grammy to Finish Shopping!
I love all the wonderful antiques that line the tops of the shelves throughout the store!
Needless to say, we had a hard time getting Cole away from this section! I would be lying if I said I did not love this area , as well. It's filled with lots of the hard-to-find old penny candies like Mary Jane's,
Nekko,
Mallo Cups, etc.
This is another one of my favorite areas. I like to stock up on homemade jams and jellies to keep as gifts for my clients.
This is where I get my molasses for my homemade gingerbread.
Well, it tastes like....jelly! But it provides a good laugh when you give it as a gift.
I love this old cook stove. Their display items are different and unique.
Someone discovered a new friend!
Comfy rockers are provided up front near the old wood stove. These are generally filled with men! My husband and dad included! :-)
I had never seen these before I started visiting this store - rocking foot stools! Cole decided if MeeMaw could have one, so could he!
I hope you enjoyed your visit to a mountain General Store.
My Mountain Sojourn : Part III will conclude with a floral arrangement made with red mountain apples and white roses for your Thanksgiving centerpiece.
Until then.....Blessings to You and Yours, Barb
Barb you know I will stopping there this spring when we take our annual trip up to the Grove Park Inn in Asheville. You had me at Neccos a favorite memory of mine was my daddy giving me Neccos! My moms favorite candy was Mary Jane's. I can't wait to see your floral arrangement. I bought some stuff to do mine with yesterday per our discussion.
ReplyDeleteOh, Barb, stores like this are the most fun of all. We have nothing like this here, but I remember many in a lot of the little towns in Texas. You brought back great memories of some of those trips. Thanks, great fun. Marty
ReplyDeleteHi Barb...Waynesville is one of my favorite towns. I grew up about 20 minutes away from there in Canton. We played them in football and they were our arch enemies! lol I was in Waynesville over Labor Day weekend for my class reunion. Yes, the Mast General Store is wonderful. There used to be a neat litle toy store with all of the old fashioned toys. Did you see it? Looks like Cole had a good time. Thanks for the visual tour of my old stomping grounds...Debbie
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful little town. Love that store, Marty is right, there are still alot of them in small Texas towns. Cole is adorable. I have a nephew named Cole, what an imp. I may have to start a blog and post pix of our little piece of heaven in Central Texas. I think you would love some of the little shops and galleries. Thanks for the little trip, we don't get much fall color here and the pix are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHi Barb, Thanks so much for visiting and your kindness. I bought that plaid bow at Michaels at least five years ago. I keep waiting for it to fall apart on me. LOL!
ReplyDeleteLook like you had a fun trip. I've never been to that part of NC. It sure look fun! Cole is sooo adorable with those big eyes. AWW! Have a wonderful holiday.~Melissa
Waynesville looks like a lot of fun. Cole is adorable! :-) Susan
ReplyDeleteHi Barb...Thanks for visiting my goat post! lol I like the idea of Clem and Fern. We'll have to introduce them! Debbie
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