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Monday, February 9, 2009

CUTE CAFES and BLUE PLATE SPECIALS....

OH! We all do love our BLUE MONDAY
and we are so thankful to SMILING SALLY for hosting this fun day each and every week.
Please go by, leave a sweet comment and take a look at all the other BLUES in town....
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE
CAFES
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AND, nearly all CAFES serve a BLUE PLATE SPECIAL
....almost always a meal so close to HOMECOOKED, it will fool ya!
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MEAT LOAF is a specialty in so many little CAFES....and always, NEARLY ALWAYS, there's a heaping helping of mashed potaotes and veggies....
and most of the time.....A DESSERT !
All for one low price, too..
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CAFES are so cute......especially BLUE CAFES !
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THE BLUE MOON
how cute is that !
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I was just beside myself when I saw this adorable little
BLUE BONNET CAFE....
because, when I was a little girl, my daddy had a cafe called....
THE BLUE BONNET
over in the little WEST TEXAS town of PLAINVIEW....*sigh, *wanna go back, *memories
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I'm not sure that I have ever seen a
cafe that was strictly VEGETARIAN but this one sure is cute, all dressed in BLUE...
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Look at the BLUE inside of this cute thang !! ;O)
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I WANNA GO HERE
and have a BLUE PLATE SPECIAL...
look at the cute iron fence...
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Sometimes, if you are REAL lucky, the
BLUE PLATE SPECIAL could be STEAK and served at a fabulous price ! ummmm
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THE RED VALENTINE HUNK
on this SPECIAL BLUE PLATE DAY.....
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I see a touch of RED back there and.... there's that little BLUE thingy on....
DERMONT MULRONEY'S shirt....
Oh! and did you see him in ...............


Such a cute movie...
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My Beautiful Daughter's favorite movie of all time !!
and a little Grand (some of you know her as DEEDS) and I watched it the other night when she spent the nite !! *snuggle, giggle, kiss kiss
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**Beautiful Daughter is sick with the ole "stuff" going around.....both her daughters came home with me so mom could rest and BRYNN got sick and her dad came to get her. Please pray for them to feel better soon. !Thank you!
XO bj

42 comments:

~♥~ Monica S said...

You've got the cafe blues.. that's for sure :-)

have a great monday!

Monica

Diane said...

Oh, I LOVE the Cafe Blues!!! Gosh, it's not even 5 a.m. and I'm starving after lookin at all that scrumptious food! And, I swear, blue, red or pink with purple polka dots, Durmot Mulroney is gorgeous!!!! He could lift my blues any day! Great post, BJ!

Diane

Southern Lady said...

You always find the cutest pictures, BJ. "Blue Plate Special" cafes are my favorite kind, and I enjoyed seeing all of those.

I hope your sick ones feel better soon.

Sincerely,

Janie

P.S. ... I LUV Dermot, too!

Bo said...

Good morning BJ...I was just happily reading along on your blog until I came to a screeching halt about your dad's cafe in PLAINVIEW!
I went to Ash Elementary in Plainview in 5th & 6th grades... I lived with an aunt & uncle at Halfway, Tx. ...were you old enough to remember any of this?
;-) Bo

Anonymous said...

I love the name Blue Moon Cafe. And, I would love to go to a diner for a nice breakfast this morning, but instead, it's off to work for me.

I liked that movie, too.

I hope everyone feels much better very soon. Now, don't you go be getting sick.

Terri Steffes said...

When we go on vacation, we look for all the local cafes to eat at. One of our rules is that we cannot eat at a chain restaurant that we have in our hometown!

Ginger~~Enchanting Cottage said...

I just loved all the blue cafe!
Ginger

Debra Kaye said...

What precious blues! Loved them! Happy Blue Monday to you!

SmilingSally said...

I want to go to the Blue Bonnet 'cause they had the PIE HAPPY HOUR! Thanks for sharing. Happy Blue Monday.

Penny from Enjoying The Simple Things said...

Look at all of those Blue Cafes! They all look like such fun. I loved hot roast beef sandwiches with mashed potatoes and gravy....yummm!
xo
Penny

Stacey said...

Now I'm hungr for meatloaf and mashed potatoes! Don't you just love food like that?

Hope your family is all better very soon. There is a lot of crud going around. I'm still passing out penicilling from strep last week.

Mojo said...

I wonder what it is about blue and barbecue? We have a place here called Red Hot & Blue that specializes in Memphis style BBQ. And where did the term "Blue Plate Special" come from I wonder...

Hope all the sick are healed soon!

Anonymous said...

Great Blue Monday post, BJ! I love those little cafe's and so does J. We always try to find these little places.

That's a favorite movie too. Love Mr Mulroney!

Lisa~A Cottage To Me said...

Hi BJ...May I call you friend? Thank you so much for following my blog, again it means so much! I love all your blue plate pictures. And your hunk....well, bingo you did it again, Love him too! Enjoyed your post today! No surprise there!

Amy said...

Hi BJ,
Love all the blue. Your blue plate specials really made me hungry! Yum...Amy

Picket said...

Morning BJ...great post girl....I love cafes!!! They really do have some of the best next to homecooked meals...and I also loved that Movie! Hope the family gets to feeling better soon..some of my sweet ones had that 'bug' last week...so you working on taking down wallpaper too huh? lol I finaly got all mine down and repainted and now I am in the process of re "Cracker Barreling" my walls! lol I gotta have my stuff! lol Can't wait to see what you are up to with your rooms! Have a great week sweetie.

Risa said...

Dermot!! One of my faves. Have you seen Wedding Date? It's fabulous!!

Lynda said...

Those cafes are places I'd love to visit! And I'll have Durmot Mulroney to go!! ;>)

Carol said...

My favorite is the cafe that features pie for happy hour! My kind of place! LOL
Hugs,
Carol

JudyBug said...

I love cafes. I would have to pass on the meatloaf. I just can't eat meatloaf...now those potatoes are another story!

The Raggedy Girl said...

WoW! Just like Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. And Dermot in The Wedding Date. I don't even want to tell how many times I have watched him...oops it!
Roberta Anne

Dixie said...

BJ... thanks for making me hungry this morning... fortunately it's almost lunch time! great post.. .those little diners are so great. wish more of them were still in business1 Dixie

Anonymous said...

Jean, I'd forgotten all about PV's Bluebonnet Cafe! You do bring so many good memories back, Girl. I didn't know there were so many blue cafes. Hope Stacy and her family feel better today. Do hope you don't get it. You surely got a good exposure. If you get it take a couple of teaspoons of apple cider vinegar. Don't laugh! It really does work! An RN friend of mine told me about it and I tried it when that antibiotic made me so sick and lo and behold it stopped it right in it's tracks. Neat post today, lady.
Love,Martha

Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer said...

Love your cafe blues!

Happy Blue Monday!

Susan

The Quintessential Magpie said...

Love your blue plate specials and the cafes that serve them, BJ! This was such a cute post, and I talked a little about BPS too, but it was my own plate. LOL! ;-)

XO,

Sheila :-)

Anonymous said...

Hello there BJ! Loved your creativity with this post! Your blog looks ready for Valentine Day!

Thanks for stopping by my blog while I was away. I'm back now and trying to catch up!

Have a wonderful day!

Anonymous said...

Hi BJ. Thanks for visiting my blog and for the sweet comment. Oh my goodness, as a photographer I love finding those old cafe signs. Looks like I need to come to your neck of the woods. And they look like the food would be so good.

Sweetie said...

BJ - Your post is just great!! I love the blue plate specials and the neat restaurants. I don't know how you come up with your great ideas. Also, I love your page header (in case I didn't already tell you). I hope that your precious daughter feels better soon. Happy Blue Monday!
Hugs,
Sweetie

Jodi said...

Hey there's The Bluebird Cafe by me in Logan Utah! It has THEE best chocolates!

Stop by and enter my GIVE AWAY!!!♥

nikkicrumpet said...

I'm thinking a "pie happy hour" would be pretty darn HAPPY!!!! Love the old cafes...I wish there were still more of them around.

Anonymous said...

Hi sweet BJness! Oh, I'm so sorry your family is sick! Hope they'll be up and feeling better really soon.
I love all of your little Blue Cafes! Now, that vegie one doesn't do much for me. I like the meat stuff!!
Yes, and you've picked a cutie for us to gaze at today. He seems like such a nice young man.
Be a sweetie,
shelia ;)

Dena said...

Oh MY BJ, I seriously need meatloaf and mashed taters now! I am going to have to go start some dinner for sure!

Hugs
Dena

Blondie's Journal said...

BJ,

Great Blue Monday Post. I love diner food (comfort, sigh)! Did you take all those pictures yourself?? If so you must be like one of those tornado followers!!

The good 'ol stuff is going around here too, I've been spared so far! Sending prayers your way.

xoxo
Jane

Unknown said...

I love cafes and hometown diners, too!

The Painted Garden said...

Hi BJ,

Oh my - what a fun post on the Cafe Blues- your music is just perfect for the cafes. Diners have the best food - we always look for a Diner when traveling in my home state of North Carolina - seems like they all serve the best food and home made pies and yummy coconut cake.

Thank you for visiting my blog and for your lovely comments. For me, the joy of creating is being able to share my art and little garden and I would be delighted if you want to share my blog with your readers.
Thank you.

Blessings,
Erin

imjacobsmom said...

Mmmm! I need a blue plate special now. You found a lot of cute little places - even The Blue Bonnet cafe! Happy Blue Monday! ~ Robyn

Judi said...

Happy Blue Monday BJ
I love your cafes. How did you manage to get so many pictures of cafes? I love a good cafe too. The blue plate specials looked good...I especially thought the meatloaf dinner was delish looking...and the steak...mmmhmmmm..yum!!

Thank you for sharing...and I hope you've had a great day!
Judi

Judi said...

BJ me again..
I hope your daughter is feeling better and Bryanne too...I'll keep them in my thoughts...*hugs*
There have been all kinds of relentless colds going around here lately too..
Judi

Anonymous said...

Now I'm ready to go out and get a blue plate special and I just had dinner. This is a fun post.
Charlotte

Anonymous said...

love it bj, you always seem to find the best pics...people say that about me and furniture lol!

Sarah

p.s I'll be back tomorrow, thanks for the message

Lisa (aka) French said...

Love all the Cafe's...they usually have the best food in town;) French

Nancy Rosalina said...

BJ, Love that hunk!!! I lost my train of thought...oh, I love the Cafe Blues too! The food looks delish! Nancy