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| Lori on the steps of the West Virginia State Museum |
Back to Girls Weekend: once we determined that we were finished with our morning routines, we showered, got dressed and went to the West Virginia State Museum which is located in the Capitol Complex in downtown Charleston. Kathi and I often find ourselves in museums on Girls Weekend because we are always interested in learning new things, learning things about the place where we find ourselves. The museum is free to the public, is well done and we learned many things about West Virginia. For instance, did you know that Fiesta Ware is made in West Virginia? or that one of the last companies to make marbles in the USA is here? And, of course, coal is still mined here in West Virginia.
Once we were done with the museum, Kathi mentioned that she would like to get some photos of the beautiful Kanawha river that runs through Charleston. I had noticed Daniel Boone Park along the road on our way to the salt-works so suggested that we should check that out. It was a beautiful, sunshiny day and it was peaceful and relaxing to look out over the river and watch ducks and small boats go by.
(Kathi's edits/additions in blue italics) I don’t know that we have talked much yet about the Airbnb in which we are staying, but it is SUPERB. It is a large house in a great location, with three bedrooms and two full baths, parking in the back, really good security, very comfortable beds, just the right amount of decoration, perfect little touches here and there [like a cache of rolled up soft blankies in the living room] and by far the best-equipped kitchen in any rented establishment in which I have ever stayed. I always try to give my Airbnb hosts something to improve upon if I can, just to be helpful for those who want to really attend to every detail. This time my suggestions will be absolutely ridiculous things like, “we would have liked the hand soap to lather up more” and “we really wanted a dish cloth as well as the new sponges you provided us.” If you ever go to Charleston, stay in the “South Hills Charmer” or the owners’ other house, whatever it’s called.
After spending some quiet time here, we stopped at a Piggly Wiggly (Wait. The franchise owner’s name was Bigley. Therefore, we went to Bigley Piggly Wiggly!) to pick up a few grocery items we needed, then went back to the house. Kathi made us a yummy salad of heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, avocado, red bell peppers, salt, pepper, olive oil, and white balsamic vinegar, then went to her computer to do homework (this sentence should be permanently saved to the clipboard) and I, of course, worked on the journal (and this sentence, too, should be permanently saved to the clipboard!). We were going to have some chicken, but ended up not really having a formal dinner this evening. We just kind of foraged through what we had and ate a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I had crackers and hummus, Kathi ate some of the leftover veggies that she had roasted the previous evening. After a while I could no longer sit in the chair at the dining room table where I had my computer (not comfortable!) and I laid down on the couch to listen to my current audiobook, Agnes at the End of the World, by Kelly McWilliams. Once Kathi determined that she could no longer sit at the table in front of her computer (I totally hit a wall. Forked and done), she came out to the living room and we watched two episodes of "Silent Witness before turning in. Hey Lor, have we already told them that we both really like British detective shows? This one is actually about a medical examiner, but she is of course also an amateur detective.
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