Friday Five- the 'hood

This week's Friday Five is in honor of a fellow Bensonite (Bensontonian? Bensonere?) who is soon leaving the 'hood for warmer (well, warmer in the winter months, anyways. We'll even out when it gets to humidity in the summer...), more beachy and Southern views. S. lives exactly one song away from me, .8 miles according to mapquest, which would be .8 miles closer to downtown Benson (ok, "downtown" might be a stretch...). Technically, she lives "out west" by my standards. So, for those times when you miss the bustle of the burrough, here's some pics to remember us by, west to east...

First on the list HAS to be the Lizard King. No other neighborhood business establishment has amused us more in recent times. Sadly, last week the Lizard King cleared out- gone is the plywood, gone are the exclamations for revenge, gone are the warnings. Alas. The Lizard King will live on in memory only.

We love driving by the Bridal Gallery and seeing the latest dresses on display. (in case you can't see in the photo- this week, one black and white, the other violet) One week, it was chartreuse- even though you don't know that color, exactly, you knew that dress was chartreuse! My younger girls never tire of looking at those dresses.

The Benson Public Library! A gem! If you can't find what you are looking for, you can request it on the computer and it's delivered ASAP. We miss Mrs. Wagner, the children's librarian, who was always eager to greet us as we walked in. But, we're still regulars at the Benson Branch.

Louis Market. (for those not "local," SAY: Lou-ees, as in Huey, Dewey, and Louie, you know, Donald Duck's nephews) What more can you say about Louis? (well, I'm sure that my friend can say a few things, but I'll leave that for HER blog... :-) )

Lisa's Radial Cafe. Truthfully, Lisa's is not in Benson; it's almost in the shadow of our church. (however, there are a couple of good breakfast spots in Benson) But, being 6:00 regulars at Lisa's (the Early Bird #2, two pancakes, one egg over easy, bacon, coffee, multiple refills, table for two in the corner), I couldn't leave it off the Five list. Won't be the same without you, friend.

I'm hard pressed to think that your new digs will have the, uh, shall we say "character"?, of the 'hood we love so much! Send photos! :-)