Title:
Scoop : notes from a small ice cream shop / Jeff Miller.
ISBN:
9780873519434
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2014.
Physical Description:
346 pages
Contents:
In a Blue Moon -- [1] Spring -- The Handover -- A Walk Up Main Street -- Shall We Go Inside? -- A Cup of Tea on the Edge of the World -- What About the Ambassador? -- Did You Have a Milk Route in England? -- Dream Catchers -- Welcome to Turk's -- Ice Out -- What I Learned at Ice Cream School -- Classic Bowling in the Ladies' Room -- A Woman in a Long Green Dress -- [2] Summer -- Don't Worry, They'll Come -- Beautiful Mornings -- Is That Christian Rock? -- Banana Boats and a Tribute to Ambrose Weeres -- He Flipped a Lot of Pancakes in His Day -- Cheese Curds and the King of Pike -- Everyone Has Ice Cream on the Fourth of July -- I Did a Bad Thing -- Where's Buck? -- The Demo and the End of Summer -- [3] Autumn -- A Plan -- A New Plan -- That Is a Lovely Blouse -- Musky Capital of the World? -- Special Visitors -- So He Was Some Sort of Terrorist? -- The Hangover -- Ha -- Without Garnish... -- [4] Winter -- A Long Winter -- Embrace It -- Did the Big Fish Eat Santa Claus? -- Not the Dog -- West's Hayward Dairy Goes Global -- Where's Spike? -- Are You Here for the Birkie? -- The Potluck and Paw of Appreciation -- The Anniversary -- The Return -- [5] And Then...
Summary:
"Minnesota-born lawyer, Jeff, and his partner, Dean, enjoyed a successful and fashionable life in London. They shopped at Harvey Nichols, walked their dogs in Kensington Gardens, and vacationed in France and Tibet. Yet, they dreamed of a new life. In January, Jeff was promoted to a coveted position at his bank; in March, he resigned. Jeff and Dean sold their house, packed the dogs, and moved to the sleepy resort town of Hayward, Wisconsin, where they acquired a nostalgic ice cream shop and rundown Victorian mansion. Scoop : Notes from a Small Ice Cream Shop is the chronicle of Jeff and Dean's first year in Hayward--how they are welcomed by a collection of colorful characters and how they are humbled by the challenges of operating both the ice cream shop and a bed and breakfast. It is also a story of Hayward and how the traditions and the stories of those who built the town helped our entrepreneurs adjust to the rhythm of life in their new home. Jeff Miller was born in Browerville, Minnesota. He spent years as an international lawyer in New York, Hong Kong, and London. Since 2005 he has lived in Hayward, Wisconsin, where he operates West's Hayward Dairy and McCormick House Inn"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Term:
OCLC Number:
ocn866615676
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
