I took a drive out to Shades State Park, near Waveland (Indiana), last Saturday. It is a good park to go hiking at because it’s always less crowded than the more well-known, nearby Turkey Run State Park. I wanted to get outside and also to practice taking photos (see samples below).
On the trip back home, I decided to go a little out of my way down to Greencastle to have dinner. I entered town from the north and I thought about the Monon Grill but passed it by because I wasn’t feeling a vibe to stop there. I went through downtown and thought about Moore’s Bar but I decided my stomach couldn’t handle anything anymore from the little grease pit in the back room of the bar.
I continued on and drove down Anderson to see the fraternity house. Too sad to think about.
After a short jaunt by the park and I realized I was close to Mama Nunz, if it was still around. Sure enough, I found it and I went inside to eat. It’s not quite the same as eating in the old tiny location under the toppings sign that listed the “bla olive”. I sat by the window and flipped to the sandwich listing in the menu and tried to remember what I used to order. I knew it wasn’t garlic cheeseburgers – that was Ben McCree’s favorite. It seemed to me that it must have been the Nunziboli or the pizza burger. I got the Nunziboli and fries. It doesn’t matter what the taste was like. I was eating nostalgia.
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