We have started a two-week California/Oregon adventure with our whole family. To kick if off, we all met at Fentons Creamery in Oakland. Fentons opened its store on Piedmont Avenue in 1961 and Anna Lee went there when she was at Cal before Jerry. We both traveled over the bridge from San Francisco to indulge in monstrous portions of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream. With Harold and Coral, we used to bring our infants in car beds for an inexpensive night out.
Then back in the ‘70s there was a dinner in Roseville. A friend, noticing that a boring ice cream was on the menu for dessert asked if we remembered Fentons. Foregoing dessert, we paid the bill and loaded six adults and three children into two cars and drove an hour and a half west
FYI: In 2009 Fentons was featured in the animated movie Up.
On Saturday night, twelve of us, spanning three generations, gathered to enjoy dinner and wonderful ice cream treats. Bennett had his first Fentons experience joining Dave and Cheryl. Cheryl’s high school friend Edie came with her husband and three lovely daughters. College friend Juliette and her fiance also joined us.
The evening was delicious, noisy and very enjoyable..
In a couple of days our family heads to Oregon. More postings later.
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