Today Brett had a rare and precious day off. So, we trekked north from Branson to spend some time with him in Platte City. We spent the afternoon tromping around the historic town of Weston, MO. I loved the downtown's many unique shops housed in buildings from the 1800's. One of my favorites was this fabulous little candle shop. http://www.5bandco.com/ The friendly young lady manning the store told us that all the candles are made by a local artisan a few doors down the street. She suggested that we smell the watermelon votive candles - they were made just today and STILL WARM! She packaged our purchases in a plain brown paper gift bag and tied a matchbook on the handle with fuzzy yarn. I felt so special!
We finished our excursion with a visit to a wonderful little icecream shop/soda fountain/antique store/tea room. http://www.westongalleria.com/TeaRoom.html The young men working there were so friendly and proud of their little shop. Upstairs in the tea room, the ladies were working like field hands to finish the 94 homemade pies they were making for this weekend's BBQ-fest celebration. They took time to pour us some amazing iced tea and as we were leaving, one of the gals, said, "Here, you've got to try this BBQ bread!" She handed us her slice that I'm sure she never got around to eating because of the pie baking marathon. BBQ bread? I didn't know what to expect but....It was a-MAZING!!!!
My next planned purchase is a plaque with this inscription:
PEACE
It does not mean
to be in a place
where there is no
noise, trouble, or
hard work. It
means to be in the
midst of those
things and still be
calm in your heart.
I can't wait to return to this wonderful little town!
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