Iowa Landmarks

Today (March 31st) Liz and I traveled to Ames, Winterset and Ankeny.

Our first stop was a flop.  The Niland gas station was closed so we opted for the Dutch Bakery in Ames for coffee and goodies.  Then up to Gilbert to visit Tina Rice at PIXI.  What a creative woman and what a fun gallery.

Next we planned to visit Clint's booth at the cafe in Winterset.  They were closed however so we walked around the square and discovered another cute little cafe where we had delicious sandwiches right next door to Fons and Porter's Quilting store (also closed) before we finished up at Heartland Fiber.

After perusing the yarn shop we headed out of town via John Wayne's birth site and the little park south of town and the museum park.

Now, up to Ankeny to inspect another yarn shop: Knitting Next Door. And next door we discovered a cute little furniture and furniture repair shop and Liz made a new friend.

Now back up to Ames and a restaurant for dinner.  We ended up at a cute little cafe, the Cupcake Emporium where we had nice sandwiches and delicious cupcakes and I found the Birthday Squirrels.

It is good to have a fun travel adventure companion.  It is really good to be the passenger so you can knit!