Necessities Mercantile

06/03/2026

I have stickers if anyone wants some🥴 I joked one to many times with my friend Roger who owns a graphic design/ print shop (with his fabulous sister Sherry😉) and now I’ve become a sticker. When some of my baking comes out a bit darker than I want to put out for display, often I gift Roger samples from “The Burnt Bakery”.
And now….here it is for everyone to see.

😂 Poor Wendi never stood a chance.

Ol’ Rog-Cat is at it again…

Sweet Wendi gets busy baking cookies for the mercantile and every now and then a batch stays in the oven a minute longer than she intended.

Now before anyone starts talking, they aren’t burnt by any means. In fact, they’re usually pretty darn good. But Wendi has standards higher than a giraffe’s eyebrows and refuses to sell them.

Her mistake?

She handed a few to Roger and wrote “The Burnt Bakery” on the package.

And just like that, she set herself up to be immortalized in cartoon form. 🤣

Around here, no good deed goes unpunished and no funny nickname goes unnoticed.

So if you stop by Necessities Mercantile and hear Roger asking where the latest shipment from The Burnt Bakery is, just know Wendi created that monster herself.

🍪❤️

The cookies are delicious. The nickname is permanent. 😆

06/02/2026

The saga of the upper story renovation continues. How it’s looking now and a little hint of what’s to come. Things are moving along rather quickly and at times I feel the pressure of putting it all together. But bringing the vision to life is only part of the satisfaction. Knowing that the work you see here is what will structurally stabilize the building for many, many years, even decades to come. And when our season one day comes to an end; it’s our hope that we will have a building with stories and charm to pass along to another person with equal passion for the building and Eldon itself. For Community.

06/01/2026

UPDATE on Coffee and Conversation. I misunderstood Eric’s schedule and he will not be available this Wednesday. So we are moving the date to the following Wednesday, June 10th. Just in time for Gothic Days!
Sorry for any confusion but I hope you’ll plan to sit around the table with Eric on the 10th because I really enjoy seeing Eric get a taste of the retirement he was hoping to have and it’s entertaining hearing how he tells history.

05/30/2026

Geddy up on over to Necessities!! Leave your house right now to hear John strumming, humming and perhaps a little yodel….the atmosphere is magnetic when he is here.

05/25/2026

While it last…..TODAY…. Apple, Peach and Cherry Pie. Open until noon with a break for the Memorial Day Service beginning at 10:30am.

05/25/2026

Today I’m wearing the broach Eric gifted me before he retired. “Old Glory” representing the flag men charged into battle to defend. Today we remember and take time to honor those who gave. All.

05/24/2026

The reason we have Coffee and Conversation……FIRST WEDNESDAY of each month. Coming soon but not this Wednesday…..We have a topic in mind for next gathering…follow along for what that will be.

05/23/2026

Everybody’s running for ice
Cream!! I don’t think I’ll get tired of seeing the view of so many people sitting together and enjoying an ice cream. Summer is going to be great! Welcome to town Udderly Sweet Ice Cream Shop. You’re definitely making Eldon a sweeter place to be.