the remaking of a kitchen

it's been a busy couple of days. yesterday, sarah and i drove to clear lake, ia, to meet pattie, kinzie and mary......sarah's college roomie, her daughter, and pattie's mom. it's been a long time since i've seen them and we had time for a nice visit in a little restaurant we were assured was the second best in town. the self proclaimed best in town was closed on monday. the vote is still out. :)
pattie and sarah have the kind of friendship that can be picked up like they'd seen each other the day before, although it might be years between face to face visits. it's fun to watch them. we both loved seeing pattie as a loving mom with kenzie. k is a delightful little girl who seemed to enjoy being with the ladies for lunch.
sarah had a conference call from work and we spent part of that time sitting in front of the fire department/police department/city hall/library in hanlontown, iowa. it was a sweet town with a park and old buildings on main street that were being re-used as a museum etc.
it was a good trip. we grabbed a bite to eat and then headed to the local barnes and noble for the edesia book review. this time it was on mediterranean cooking, and kim had brought a wonderful caponata for everyone to try. it was a recipe with a dozen or more ingredients, but it was worth the effort. perfectly delicious! marie wolfe was there again so it was a treat AGAIN to see her.
we were tired puppies by the time we got home again!

Labels: edesia, iowa, pattie