Aug. 6, 2009 - Kansas to Kentucky!
After Dodge City, we headed over to Independence, Kansas.
We had only one reason to go here, but I was sure glad that we did! The Little House on the Prairie site turned out to be a very neat, quiet little stop.
On the site, there was also an old post office. It was rather quaint, and it was neat to see the old post office boxes.
There was also an old schoolhouse, and a small gift shop. The gift shop was selling an entire set of Little House dolls, but the set was $60-$70, so I just bought "Ma".
By the way, we absolutely adored Independence! It is simply the neatest little town we have laid eyes on, and we were kind of sad that we had to leave. There was a wonderful little park that was open until midnight, and it was used, too! I don't think we saw a single home that was dumpy, or ill kept. There were some houses that weren't well kept, but they did not look bad at all. All in all, I think we would gladly visit Independence again.
After Independence, we scooted on through Missouri. We didn't know of anything interesting there, and at that point we were just in a hurry to get to our destination. Our next stop was in finally in Kentucky, and we got to meet some "new" friends. We also got to meet Hannahb95, which was very fun. No pictures of faces, of course, but I did take some darling pictures of some neat pictures of the barn, and some darling pictures of the animals!
And here is a scene that we have been seeing a LOT of lately...
...cornfields!
They are very pretty, we just aren't used to seeing so many of them!
So, we are finally at our destination. We are exploring, learning, and discovering all kinds of interesting things about our new home. For instance, a soft drink that is made in a nearby town, Winchester, and sold only in this area, is Ale8¹. We were given some as a welcome gift, and we tried it today. To us, it tasted like a cross between Sprite and Ginger Ale. It wasn't too bad.
So, if you want to find me, I'll be sitting here, on my bed in the motorhome, trying to get used to the humidity, and southern accents. If I'm not there, I'll be driving around Kentucky with my family, nearly running off the road in awe of the beautiful houses that are in abundance here.
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Comments
Aug. 10, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by farmgirl9412
I love the pictures! Independence looks like a lovely town. The dog and cats are cute. All I can say about the corn is "Welcome to the Midwest!" Hope your enjoying your new home.
Aug. 12, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by LifeofFaith
Dear Miss Eyebright,
It looks like you've had a great trip to your new home! I like adventures...and pioneer stuff :).
I've actually had that drink, thanks to a box swap with a family in Kentucky...I really liked it! You definitely don't find it here in Oregon.
How is your book coming along? Have you had time to work on it :)?
Your friend,
Alyssa
Aug. 28, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Welcome to our state!!!! :D I found you on HSA and thought I'd stop and welcome you and say hi!
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