Last weekend, my mom and I visited Mary at Earlham. The fall colors were breathtaking and the weather, while chilly for us native Texans, was sunny and bearable. First Mary took us on a tour of the campus of Earlham College. We particularly enjoyed seeing her loom set up for her current weaving project. It's beautiful, and we never realized Mary was so artistically talented.
After our tour of the campus, we took my mom out to eat at a French restaurant for her birthday dinner. The food was delicious, even if the staff was snooty. Then, we returned to the hotel, with Mary's computer, so that Mary could share her China pictures with Mamaw and tell her all about her summer work camp experience teaching conversational English to ethnic students in rural Hunang Province.
The next day, we visited Metamora, IN, a restored canal town. We visited several shops, buying chocolates at the candy shop, of course, and we rode the canal boat.
We ended the day with a trip to Glen Miller Park in Richmond, IN where we enjoyed the late-blooming roses (before they die after the freeze which we brought to Richmond) and more beautiful fall leaves.
Monday morning (and our departure) came too soon. What a great time we had visiting Mary!
