Vasilow's Confectionery

Yesterday Sandy & I went on a road trip to Hudson, NY to Vasilow's Confectionery & we have a blast!  Lots of easter candy & other fun stuff!      Vasilow's

                                              St. Patrick's Day display

 Here's Jim & Kate--the owners.  We know them because of a mutual love of Isla Mujeres.  It's always great to meet people in the area we live in in the US that travel to Isla.  I decided it wasn't too far away from where I live & drove over 2 years ago...have gone back a few times since!

 More Easter candy.

 A cute Easter display.  i think we each walked around 10 times deciding on what we were going to buy.  And then stopping to talk alot in between!

 Orange jelly beans

 Chocolate bunnies

 Sandy mulling over the choices.....  We stayed for at least 2 hours & had a great time visiting.  And already stated planning to go back in a few months!

They also have a business( website) called Almost Isla where they sell pepitas, Punta Sur Peanut Brittle and various other chocolates named for places on Isla  Almost Isla shop.  I got 6 bags of peanut brittle!

Vasilow's

Yesterday my friend Deb & I made another trip to Vasilow's--it's about a 1 hour drive from my house & we didn't stop talking the whole way!Our husbands have been friends since childhood--we met at my wedding & then were out of  touch for 20 years....but picked back up 2 years ago like it had been a week!  We drove down the main drag to the Hudson River--there's a lighthouse there I wanted to see.  Then back down Columbia St to Vasilow's

 All decorated for the holidays!
The smells when you open the door are intoxicating!  Our 1st item was pepitas...between us we bought all that were on display.  Both of us started piles on the counter.....

 Yummy looking gingerbread men...
Jim was in back making something sweet when we arrived, but came out shortly after & had his camera & snuck a photo of me--that doesn't happen often!

A few of the goodiies to choose from!  We had a great time talking about Isla & our experiences there.  And Deb & I told them we'd be back in the spring when we could walk around & explore a little more!
I've been good & only had a chocolate dipped coconut pattie so far!

Trip to Vasilow's

My friend Deb & I decided to take a drive   to Vasilow's Confectionery.  It's a little over an hour from where I live in CT--over in Hudson, NY.  I don't think I've driven around in the area at all.  I have a few photos of a farm for another day.  I had posted on Facebook that I was heading that way & Kate was nice enough to let me know that they were temporarily out of pepitas! 

 We decided to go anyway & had a great time meeting & talking to Kate--Jim wasn't in ---now we have planned another trip back in early December.

 Lots of luscious choices.  We both bought a variety of things--Wayne, I bought a box of assorted truffles--yum!

 Here's the display for the pepitas-

 And the empty basket!

 Chocolate covered pieces of ginger--delicious!  This was one of the first things I tried once I got home; other delights you can see in the photo.

 Chocolate dipped apricots.......

 Love this sign!  Look closely & you'll see me reflected in the mirror on the wall ....

We've already planned a trip in a few weeks & I really want to go back to the area in the spring--lots of things to do & places to see!