Another bright and clear day, void of any noticeable humidity with just the right temps!!!! After a quick few bites of caramel rolls and biscuits, we said our goodbyes to Jeremy and the 1st Lady and I left for Washington, MO....about 110 miles. This is a beautiful area of Missouri as the MO River usually ambles peacefully beside the town of Washington, which sits along the banks of the river....however, the Muddy Missouri was moving rapidly towards it's juncture with the Mississippi.......full of crap from the floods that have been happening in western and northwestern Missouri the past couple of weeks.
We met Dr. Jeni and Darrell and both Ava and Meghan at the Art and WineFest being held on the Main Street of downtown Washington. The streets were quickly filling with people who came to view and, oftentimes, to purchase the works of art which were on display in many white tents along the side of the streets. The wonderful aromas of the food booths were hanging over the street.....and it was impossible to pass by these booths and stalls of hot food: brats, Tilapia wraps, fajitas, BBQ Shortribs, etc., etc., etc.
Next to the busy food sellers was a stage and tables/chairs with a great sound system set up for the musical entertainment. AND......on stage for the first two hours was my cousin, Mick Byrd, and his two singing partners......performing their many bluesy, folksy, songs........of which are written by Mick. It was great to hear him again....even tho I do have a CD or two of the many tunes that he has released. With the two granddaughters, it wasn't as easy to just sit and enjoy his performance as I had hoped it would be!!! Soooo, I didn't get to hear all of the two hours, but the part I did hear......WOW....he just gets better and better!!!!!!!!
After eating and viewing the Art displays.....we headed to the Wine tasting area. The deal was: you pay $15 for your wine glass and an arm band.....and then there were 13 different Missouri wineries there.....with a total of 64 different wines that you could taste. YEP....ALL OF THEM!!!! And......to help with the tasting, they furnished cheeses, crackers, and grapes to help cleanse the pallet after tasting each wine.....WOW!!!! WHAT a deal for $15!!!!!!!
Between the four of us "of-age" tasters, we purchased a case of various wines. A GREAT deal.....as they were 20% off the regular price and NO sales taxes!!!!! We saved $34+ with that price break!!!!!
A GREAT DAY IT WAS!!!!!! The 1st Lady and I returned home around 7:30pm.......and I seemed to have picked up a tiny little intestinal germ.....it began bothering me at the Festival so I quit tasting the wines.....DAMN!!!!!! Anyway......perhaps I will lose some weight!!!!!???
Not to worry.......because with a day like this....yep, you know:
LIFE IS GREAT....and I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!
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