ginger scones and peacocks - View this location on map the owner of bottletree bakery (662-236-5000), cynthia gerlach, got her master's in southern studies from the university's center for the study of southern culture, writing her thesis on b. f. perkins, an alabama painter known for his vividly colored peacocks. after a spell at the low-slung counter, it's hard to tell whether your morning buzz is born of the kinetic images that blanket the walls, the sugary punch of a candied ginger-studded scone or the coffee that ms. gerlach imports from her hometown, portland, ore. New York Times 923 van buren avenue, Oxford, MS Shopping

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