So long Happy Goose

When we moved out here to north-central PA there was a Dunkin' Donuts on the main drag in Mansfield at which you could get a great cup of coffee and some pretty reasonable, fresh baked goods. Unfortunately, about a year ago the owner/operator of this franchise passed away and the DD closed down.

BUT soon after a new, smaller local franchise called Happy Goose took over the premises and the doors reopened early last summer. The shop made great apple fritters (the size of dinner plates!--for a buck!) and donuts that were far superior to anything Dunkin' Donuts produced. Even their bagels were respectable. (The coffee was the sole area in which they fell behind DD's standards.) Plus the place was open 24/7. Being two doors from the local motel and across the street from Mansfield University, I figured the Goose would do okay.

Apparently not. It closed it's doors some time this week. I didn't notice this on Thursday when we were a few doors away getting our eyes checked, but Terry went to get the Sunday papers and breakfast there this morning and tells me it is so.

Now, aside from Wal-Mart and Grandma's Kitchen (which is closed on Sunday) there really is not a decent donut shop around. Oh, we have a bakery in Troy 15 miles to the east and a Dunkin' Donuts over in Wellsboro as well as a Weis supermarket (Wellsboro) and Bilo supermarkets (in both Troy and Wellsboro) but they are a bit out of the way. The Goose was on the way to church for Terry and didn't require any additional expenditure of gas or time.

Oh, well. As much as I'll miss those apple fritters, I really don't need 'em.