Bob and I discovered a winery ( via Facebook) about 45 minutes away by car. The website said it would be open for tastings today and tomorrow so we decided to go!
We haven't left the Kansas City area since Tigger broke my leg and a road trip sounded just what I needed. We headed East on I-70 for about 18 miles and then headed North. The land around us quickly became fields waiting for spring planting - mostly corn and soy beans. Cattle fields were empty... have they been slaughtered or are they in barns for the winter?
About 45 minutes later we came across signs for the winery and small fields of grape vines. The winery has a nice small lake and an open deck with seating where one can sit when the weather is warm and probably drink the wine. We're not sure since it wasn't open ( even though the website had said it would be!). Only sign of life was someone in a road grader working on the gravel roads!
Oh well... we'll go back!
We went home a different way... heading further North to the old road that follows the Missouri River. The river had chunks of ice floating in it and the current was really fast. We went through the little towns of Wellington and Napoleon ... and then Levasy, Sibley and Buckner.
This part of Missouri had slaves and Civil War battles. Large plantation homes were on top of the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River... keeping the residents safe from Yellow Fever ... unlike those who lived in the river bottoms...
Being away from home... even if only 45 minuted by car ... was good!!
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- Bettina Groh
- Blue Springs, Missouri, United States
- I've been making bears forever... I started over 6000 bears ago. This blog will be about what's going on in my bear making life... actually I am doing more than bears now... so occasionally there will be something different! And you may see things about my favorite grandchildren!
2 comments:
Hello, Bettina, and thanks for stopping by. My mother used to make stuffed bears, hundreds of them. She made them for my aunt to sell at little mall craft shows. So much work.
Thank you for commenting on my blog. Yes my grand daughter loved Fern the doll and the clothes. She is only 3 so I made them easy for her to be able to get on and off. She is 3 going on 12 as she has an older sister and a best friend who is also older than her. I have added your blog to the list of blogs I follow, a fellow Missourian, although my roots are English, I married a Missouri man and have lived here 15 years.
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