Okay, so they were not giving out free coffee here, but we stopped for cider that was so hot I burned my tongue in the truck but within about forty-seven seconds of leaving the warm cab it had cooled off to a wonderfully drinkable temperature, and we dashed into the building I actually meant to tell you about in this post.
Although, I could totally write a whole post about hot beverages because if this "Winter-in-OCTOBERFORCRYINGOUTLOUD-complete-with-snow-ONOCTOBER23FORPETESSAKE" thing keeps up I estimate I will consume enough coffee to improve the GNP of Costa Rica significantly. Yes, I am cold and there is little hope I will see my shorts again before we get to the Keys.
Soooo, that capitol building tour. What I love about these things is state governments all seem to find very similar looking people who have booming voices, a head for tons of architectural and historical trivia, and don't mind wearing green sweater vests. Or maybe it's the same dude making his rounds of all fifty states.
That did not help at all, did it? Sorry...
This photo is not of Old Abe or his successor, obviously. It's one of the badger sculptures. I have always heard badgers were sort of mean, kind of like a beaver with a bad attitude, but this piece of art makes me think I would enjoy one's company.
Anyway, the whole reason we were in a grocery store was to pick up ice cream to take for a visit with a family whose acquaintance we made through the Boyinks. Adam and Christine Jeske wrote a cool book, This Ordinary Adventure: Settling Down without Settling and just a few pages in I am already hooked. In fact, I am spending some time here on the heated mattress pad with some hot tea, enjoying their book and knowing I will probably have to share it (and Christine's other book) with you in a future post.
-Jenni