There's something very appealing about feeling like you're Charlie at Willy Wonka's factory, and this weekend we followed the kid in us to Pez Candy Factory.  The Pez factory gives a history of the candy in American pop culture through the decades, and a brief history of the candy starting in 1927.  The candy's name comes from the German word for peppermint, "pfefferminz" (Pez Visitor's Center Brochure 2016).

This weekend we visited the Pioneer Woman's Mercantile and Lodge in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.  The town is about an hour outside of Tulsa, and a beautiful day drive. Ree Drummond began her journey as a blogger, photographer, and home chef, and soon grew a food empire around the small town.  Her show documented the renovation of the building now housing "The Mercantile" a 25,000 square foot store with a bakery, two coffee shops, a restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, and retail store.