Parkway's Community School sponsored a trip to Charleston, Mo for their Azalea festival.
Azaleas and dogwoods were in bloom almost everywhere we looked.
The town even canceled school for Thursday and Friday because there are so many people coming to Charleston for this event.
In addition to the azaleas, there was a craft fair and a quilt show. I'm so in awe of the cathedral window quilt above since mine still only has 4 panes done after 30 years. . .
Click here to see mine.
It was a nice mix of contemporary and traditional designs.
Then we went on a house and garden tour.
This is the historical society's Moore House.
It was beautifully decorated inside and outside.
While we knew Charleston was the home of Betty Hearnes (our former governor's widow), I didn't know this was where the Danforth's came from, nor did I know the story behind the checkerboard logo.
We also visited a house that is currently being restored.
My favorite was a house about the same age as Leah and Todd's which had beautiful leaded glass windows and front door---all original.
And, they had converted their third floor into a recreation room with exercise equipment, game tables and television.
Then we headed to Sikeston to Lambert's "home of the throwed rolls".
It was a fun day with several friends from church---Delores and Sharon. Wish a few others could have joined us.
Parkway's Community School sponsored a trip to Charleston, Mo for their Azalea festival.
Azaleas and dogwoods were in bloom almost everywhere we looked.
The town even canceled school for Thursday and Friday because there are so many people coming to Charleston for this event.
In addition to the azaleas, there was a craft fair and a quilt show. I'm so in awe of the cathedral window quilt above since mine still only has 4 panes done after 30 years. . .Click here to see mine.
It was a nice mix of contemporary and traditional designs.
Then we went on a house and garden tour.
This is the historical society's Moore House.
It was beautifully decorated inside and outside.
While we knew Charleston was the home of Betty Hearnes (our former governor's widow), I didn't know this was where the Danforth's came from, nor did I know the story behind the checkerboard logo.
We also visited a house that is currently being restored.
My favorite was a house about the same age as Leah and Todd's which had beautiful leaded glass windows and front door---all original.
And, they had converted their third floor into a recreation room with exercise equipment, game tables and television.
Then we headed to Sikeston to Lambert's "home of the throwed rolls".
It was a fun day with several friends from church---Delores and Sharon. Wish a few others could have joined us.
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