Can she bake a cherry pie?

Today was quite the day. And it's been a rather long one, at that. I woke around 7:00 this morning, so that I might leave for Ada with Matt and Joel. I ended up arriving around 8:00, and the service I attended didn't begin until 11:00. It was wonderful. That time, from 8 to 11 (which, of course, only ended up being about 2 hours of productive time) gave me a much need chunk of time for focusing and writing and reading.


And today, on the drive to Chicago, we made a detour for Crane's Pie Pantry Restaurant, which, by the way, was rather enjoyable ... especially the raspberry rhubarb pie. Anyway, as you can see from the pictures, the restaurant featured the most amazing artwork. Please note, in the above picture (which hung above a urinal in the bathroom), the second dog from the right. Apparently, on the parade to the post, some dogs really need to take a break ... and do it in a very hands-on manner. That's news to me.

And the picture on the right, well, we found this creepy life-like statue. It looked so modern and real-ish. We couldn't believe the verisimilitude. So, just to make sure that this moment was captured, we had Sarah stand next to the model while holding the Crane sign. So good.




And here's just another shot of the trees. The vibrancy within the leaves. The hot pinks and oranges and yellows. Absolutely blow my mind. Apparently someone didn't tell this maple that it's no longer the 80s. And neon jump suits are not the style.