Delicious, sweet smells wafting through the air.... my oh my, is there a bakery nearby? Yes, yes, yes! I had no idea Whole-ly Rollers was in my neck of the woods! How exciting!
I left home to go thrifting with my daughter. We decided to go to CHKD thrift store first. After getting some great finds, we pulled out of the parking lot and sat at the corner near the bridge waiting for traffic to slow down. As we sat there, we both smelled something sweet... was it bread??? I decided to back up and pull into the parking lot. We both glanced and immediately saw the bakery sign. As we approached the store, I noticed exactly where we were. I remember this wonderful place from The Farmers Market in Norfolk. I was so happy to see that this business is so close to home.
When we entered the building, we were greeted by Pastor.... oh my I can't remember her name. My apologies. I never forget a face, but I am horrible with remembering names. Well, anyway, we were greeted with a smile and the person who greeted us introduced herself to us as Pastor ____. My daughter and I introduced ourselves and she complimented my daughter on her name which meant so much because my daughter had made some complaints about how boring her name is. I expressed this and the woman provided my daughter with the most positive words of encouragement. I truly appreciated her for doing that.
Moving along.... after drooling over the yummy goodness available in the shop, and listening to Pastor ___ provide details about the products and offer suggestions, we decided to go with the cinnamon buns for my kids, brownies for myself and my friend, and a dozen yeast rolls for the house. I cannot begin to tell you how amazingly delicious everything tasted. The cinnamon buns... I didn't buy this for myself but I had a taste of my daughter's... these buns were so soft and chewy. The icing was perfectly sweet and light. It melted in my mouth! The brownies.... my goodness, the brownies! I should have stopped by the grocers and picked up some ice cream to go along with it. It was moist, chewy, and chocolaty. I absolutely loved it. I had a couple of the yeast rolls along with my vegetarian lasagna dinner. The yeast rolls are soft, sweet, light, and fluffy. I only ate two, but I could have easily eaten more. I wanted everyone in the house to be able to have a couple of those rolls and sure enough when they did, they asked for more. Next time, I'll get two dozen instead.
This is a wonderful, little bakery with an amazingly friendly staff. I'm anxious to try those cookies, too. They looked scrumptious! read more