Creative Refreshment Along the Way

Quote of the day:
“Intellect does not attain its full force until it attacks power.”
--Madame de Stael

Wenden, Arizona used to be a stop on the way from Phoenix to Los Angeles. Just like many towns throughout the west, it was made obsolete long ago by the interstate highway system.

The Ingredients Way Cool Cafe in Wenden is run by a group of women with a uniquely creative touch. They take old stuff (i.e. junk) and turn it into art and design.

The owner took Merrie and me on a tour of the backyard, which was populated by an array of old doors, hanging lamps that don’t work, glassware, saddles and homemade tables and chairs. It’s quite a place, and its quirkiness is oddly comforting in the middle of the Arizona Desert.

They have great coffee, too.