I am thankful for an afternoon of exploring.
Last week was a tough week. There's been a lot of difficult things going on for a while now that are just a part of life. Most of the time I cope well with them, but sometimes I don't. Last week was one of those weeks. Everything caught up with me and my brain was in overdrive trying to process them all. I guess that's a necessary thing then and again, but not much fun. So when the weekend came, I was ready to do something mindless with Ward.
The weather was in the low 20's F which was too cold for me to enjoy much outside, so we decided to pickup where we left off last May with our
barn quilt tour. We got our map, GPS, and snacks ready and off we went.
The weather was clear and the countryside was beautiful where we were driving. Some of the area we had been through before, but some of it was brand new to us. We had easy conversation in between our stops and Ward especially loved exploring the new areas. As the sun set, we headed home where we found a pot of stew that Theo had made. A very welcome ending to a good afternoon. Just what I needed. So for an afternoon of exploring with my husband, I am thankful.
Here are barn quilts we found and the name of their quilt square design.
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| Churn Dash |
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| Seven Pointed Star |
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| Alice's Cross Stitch |
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| Carpenter's Wheel |
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| Dell's Prairie Girls |
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| Log Cabin |
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| Lone Star |
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| Stars and Bars |
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| Dresden Plate |
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| Some of the quilts were on the sides of barns that were not used any more and some of them were on barns that were part of large active farms like this one. |
