Actually, that should be WE came, We saw, We conquered Iowa. My mother, one of my nieces and I visited a niece in eastern Iowa this week. It was a totally unstructured weekend. We ate, and shopped, and scrap-booked, played Spite and Malice, quilted, knitted, chatted, ate, drank, ate, and generally had a wonderful time.<\/p>\n
\nMy nephew and his wife live in a small Iowa town with their two sons. The boys are one and four in age. Their dad signed on to take the boys for the weekend so that the “girls” could get together and veg out for a couple of days.
\nWe left home close to one o’clock on Friday, and rolled up the drive about four in the afternoon. We unloaded the car, and settled in, and then all seven of us had dinner before the boys departed. We chatted after dinner, played some cards, and headed for bed early when everyone started yawning.
\nSaturday morning we had a late breakfast and then went into town to visit the shops. I found some lovely gifts for sisters and friends, and we stopped at a new wine bar for a glass of wine and their cheese and fruit plate. We found Red Hat Lady items, and Scottish shortbread, coasters and all sorts of gifts.
\nIt was chilly and overcast and VERY windy all weekend, so after our snack, we went home for a bit. I hate to report that I was the big looser at Spite and Malice. Even when I win a game, I win so late in the hand that it does my score no good. I’d made a dip to take to our gathering that I’ll describe in more detail in another entry, and collected Gouda and chevre and tapenade and crackers from Trader Joe’s. We snacked and talked our way through the afternoon and then went to dinner at a tiny caf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Actually, that should be WE came, We saw, We conquered Iowa. My mother, one of my nieces and I visited a niece in eastern Iowa this week. It was a totally unstructured weekend. We ate, and shopped, and scrap-booked, played … Continue reading