We got the day off to a super-fun start by heading over to the
Mississippi Museum of Art to catch an 11 am performance of
The Princess and the Pea, presented by the Mississippi Puppetry Guild...
After the show, the Kiddo, Mamaw and Papaw and I rambled around the galleries of the Museum, taking in the impressive collection...
...which includes a gorgeous piece by
Sam Gilliam...
...and one of my childhood favorites, a sculpture of a sleeping woman by
John DeAndrea:
Afterwards, we headed over to Penn's Catfish for a deliciously artery-clogging lunch buffet extravaganza...
Between the sweet tea (free unlimited refills!), hush puppies, creamed corn, cole slaw, catfish, and (yes!) peach cobbler, I was in heaven. It's not a diet that one can healthily subsist on, but boy, one of these meals every once in a blue moon does a body good!
Once we were done with the feast, we visited a nearbystore called
Quilt Arts, which stocks an astonishingly beautiful array of fabrics and quilting supplies. I was drooling over the fabulous poufs covered in Amy Butler fabric as soon as we walked in...
On one side of the store there was this incredible computer/sewing machine that was whirring along, automatically stitching an already-pieced quilt, creating a shocking and fascinating juxtaposition of homeyness and technology...
More of the store...
The Kiddo getting excited by the quilting literature...
After a short break back at my parent's house, we piled back into the car and took a drive down Highway 49 to visit dear old friends in my hometown of Star. Here's Dad at the wheel and the Kiddo, who finally konked out in his car seat...
and some of the scenery...
And finally, a perfect end to a wonderful day, a delicious gourmet vegetarian meal followed by music, singing, and dancing...
Thank you, Gerald, Kathleen, Elizabeth and Dag!
After the show, the Kiddo, Mamaw and Papaw and I rambled around the galleries of the Museum, taking in the impressive collection...
...which includes a gorgeous piece by Sam Gilliam...
...and one of my childhood favorites, a sculpture of a sleeping woman by John DeAndrea:
Afterwards, we headed over to Penn's Catfish for a deliciously artery-clogging lunch buffet extravaganza...
Between the sweet tea (free unlimited refills!), hush puppies, creamed corn, cole slaw, catfish, and (yes!) peach cobbler, I was in heaven. It's not a diet that one can healthily subsist on, but boy, one of these meals every once in a blue moon does a body good!
Once we were done with the feast, we visited a nearbystore called Quilt Arts, which stocks an astonishingly beautiful array of fabrics and quilting supplies. I was drooling over the fabulous poufs covered in Amy Butler fabric as soon as we walked in...
On one side of the store there was this incredible computer/sewing machine that was whirring along, automatically stitching an already-pieced quilt, creating a shocking and fascinating juxtaposition of homeyness and technology...
More of the store...
The Kiddo getting excited by the quilting literature...
After a short break back at my parent's house, we piled back into the car and took a drive down Highway 49 to visit dear old friends in my hometown of Star. Here's Dad at the wheel and the Kiddo, who finally konked out in his car seat...
and some of the scenery...
And finally, a perfect end to a wonderful day, a delicious gourmet vegetarian meal followed by music, singing, and dancing...
Thank you, Gerald, Kathleen, Elizabeth and Dag!
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