It’s all about HUGS…and feeling blessed and lucky to be living long enough to be a part of our grandchildren’s lives…”Growing up in the HEARTland.John Cougar Mellencamp Pink Houses (Ain't That America) Lyrics (And their parents too!) First our grandgirls in Indy, and soon with our four grandkids back home in Iowa. We couldn’t wait any longer to head back North for HUGS from ALL of them. Yes…There is more than one reason we call the Midwest The Heartland. Just imagine how our hearts melted as we headed to our bedroom to unpack for a short visit when we were met with this sign… And Seymour is a typical “Small Town” as John Mellencamp’s lyrics will attest.īut we were soon to enjoy three of our BEST reasons for heading back North after our “Snowbirds In Florida” warm winter… Yes…the Heartland is a beautiful part of America. It’s amazing the people and places our Road Trips lead us to! You’ll learn about John Mellencamp’s connection to our condo in Fort Lauderdale years ago.)Īnd this is Eric Mellencamp in Nashville…chatting with Peepaw.Īnd now we were sailing by the Mellencamp home in Indiana. (In case you missed that post, Click HERE. It seemed so ironic that the previous night in Nashville Peepaw had visited with John Mellencamp’s nephew Eric. What a beautiful home…smack dab in the Heartland! He even described the house to me and told us the approximate location, so when we headed out of town I kept searching…and I’m pretty sure I found it! I asked Garvin about the Mellencamp roots in Seymour and he told me John’s parents still live there. So…guess how much of that sandwich actually ended up in that “to-go” box? You guessed it. (It was also delicious, according to him.) So I asked Peepaw if he want to sample the tenderloin too.
I worked my way through more than half of that amazing sandwich, and by that time Peepaw had finished his grilled chicken sandwich. Both of those friendly folks made our early evening meal a truly enjoyable event. Our pleasant server introduced me to Bullwinkle’s owner, Garvin. Yes Friends…that sandwich was gigantic…and absolutely delicious! It was so large I immediately asked for a box to take half of it for my lunch the next day since we were only an hour from son Nick’s house in Indy.
The lettuce was fresh and crisp, and the toppings were plentiful.Īfter that salad, I decided on a Midwest classic…A Breaded Pork Tenderloin. 🙁īoth Peepaw and I were hungry for something green, so their Side Salad was a great starting point. UPDATE: Unfortunately this cute restaurant has permanently closed. We quickly spotted a small cafe and we headed inside to check it out.īullwinkles Family Restaurant offered just the kind of quick and tasty Midwestern fare we were craving that day. The town is truly Small Town America…just like Mellencamp’s songs describe.Īnd there is another layer of Americana as well… So we drove into Seymour for a “look-see” and a quick bite before we finished our drive that day.
We only had about another hour of driving before our arrival at our son’s home near Indianapolis, and we didn’t want to arrive at mealtime. And when a detour took us close to that small Indiana town I asked Peepaw to stop. Singer John Mellencamp has never strayed far from his roots in Seymour, Indiana.
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