Indiana. We took part of the Quilt Gardens Tour, a collection of gardens that are made to
resemble quilt blocks, thus combining two of my favorite things, quilts and gardens. There were
other favorite things along the way, like exploring cute little towns, and eating in a cool retro
soda shop. Here are some highlights:
Mom and Mary posed inside the Nappanee library. The old exterior facade is now a beautiful interior wall in the renovated building. Breakfast consisted of coffee, and a chocolate chip scone at a local coffee shop. Yum!
This was the first garden we found in the small town of Wakarusa, IN. A cute little burg with a fun old-fashioned candy store, The Wakarusa Dime Store, home of the world's biggest jelly beans.
After a LOT of wandering around on the outskirts of Elkhart, we finally stumbled on the next garden, this lovely flower basket
pattern. It was right next to this grand home:
This is Ruthmere, an elegant 1908 mansion which is open to the public for group tours. The final garden we visited was the prettiest:
It was located at a funny place called Linton's Enchanted Gardens, a garden and landscape center outside of Elkhart. I have to say I've never been to a garden store with a petting zoo before, but they had one. Too bad the boys weren't with us. They would have gotten a kick (orpeck) out of this guy:
His name is Philip Diller, and he's without a doubt the funniest looking chicken I've ever seen.
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