He sang a song for his strange and varied guests, and Nervous Nellie, listening, learned more about the place that she was searching for. Today Razzie keeps the Mountainville Cafe, serving coffee, tea and homemade scones in a many-windowed room between the sunlit meadow and the cool spruces. The Caf , named after the area of Deer Isle where we live and work, serves as a sales and sampling room for Nervous Nellie's Jams and Jellies from May-October. The Nellie Bird, a 6-foot red wooden bird with a bright yellow beak greets all visitors and overlooks the proceedings with a proprietary and benevolent eye. Colorful painted tables, set with fresh flowers, overlook the old apple orchard.
Whimsical sculptures dot the meadow and peek out from under the towering spruces.
It is a great place for children to play and explore. They can't resist trying out the cymbal hanging from the old apple tree, or spinning the ship's wheel on the deck outside the Caf . Each summer thousands of people come to Nervous Nellie's. Many stumble onto it for the first time or, having discovered the jam, are drawn to visit the source.