Phew, I didn’t mean to go quiet for quite so long! We spent a three-day weekend in St. Louis for one of my best friend’s wedding, and I was co-maid of honor, and it was quite busy! But loads and loads of fun.
So first of all, a massive thanks for all your thoughts and advice on my Fade color conundrum. It gave me lots of food for thought — y’all thought of things that wouldn’t have even occurred to me — and I’ve tried out lots of different things as a result (there’s been swatches, decisions made, decisions unmade and frogged … ) I think I’ve sorted it out now, and I’m excited to show you when I get a bit further!
In the meantime, I thought I’d do a very quick recap of where we’ve gotten since we last spoke … we covered quite a bit of ground.
Before we left Kansas City on Thursday morning, we did a very quick bit of sightseeing. We had a really lovely, if too brief, visit to the WWI Memorial. It’s really stunning (plus offers great views of the city). I only wish we’d had time to explore the museum, as the exhibits looked excellent.
As it was, we had a nice walk around and peek in the gift shop. Check out this upcoming knit night they had planned, inspired by women’s sock knitting in WWI — what a cool idea:
We then pressed onto St. Louis, where we had a full three days of wedding fun. We got back on the road Sunday after a farewell brunch for the couple — and made a quick stop by the St. Louis arch:
And not far out of St. Louis, just over the Illinois border, we made another flying stop to the Cahokia Mounds — the largest Native American pre-Columbian site north of Mexico. They were quite impressive:
We were in the largest number of states so far on Sunday–Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky–but it was also the worst weather (at least til that point), so not very conducive to photo taking!
After a late arrival in Lexington, Kentucky and a very rainy night, we were back on the road this morning. We stopped at the Capitol Market in Charleston, WV for a quick lunch – fish and chips that blended southern and British, perfect for Mr. N and me (note especially the half sweet tea and hush puppies):
A break in the weather allowed us to enjoy a quiet overlook a bit later:
And after more driving and more raining … we’ve made it to my parents in Virginia! Woohoo! We’ll have a few days here … which of course means lots of knitting with my mom and sis 😀
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What stunning photographs! Loved seeing the mound especially. So glad the wedding went well and was fun. Have a great time with your Mum and sister.
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Some states are super quick to drive through 🙂 Sounds like you’ve had a lot of fun and gotten in tons of driving too. I hope you have a fantastic time with your Mom and Sister to store up sweet memories to last for awhile.
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