Today Carol took us to the local fabric/craft store. It was fantastic! The woman who owns and runs this shop has got fabric I have never seen before. I could have spent hours and hundreds of dollars there. Love this place! I did manage to escape with only three yards and a fat quarter of fabric. I just have never seen these fabrics. Compound that with the awesome friendly service and you have a huge winner!
From there we went to Idaho Falls and got to see the actual water falls that were the reason for Idaho Falls' name. They are just beautiful. We've all been hearing about the flooding around the Mississippi as well as in North Dakota around the Little Missouri River, but we haven't been hearing about the high water levels and flooding that they are experiencing here in Idaho. The Snake River is extremely full. Every bridge we see is only 2 to 3 feet above the water level. There are fields that have been turned into lakes and the Idaho Falls were running wildly. It makes for some dangerous beauty. Mother Nature at her best.
In Idaho Falls we went to one of Carol's favorite thrift stores. Wow! They had some pretty neat stuff there. I bought a vase to put the lilacs in that I cut off of Carol's lilac bushes. I love them. They are so pretty and awesomely fragrant. After we found our "treasures" in the thrift store, Carol drove us around some more and then we all went to lunch at Red Robin. We all ate way too much. Misery with an overfull stomach. Ugh.
On our way to Idaho Falls we drove past this store that Carol said just opened a couple of weeks ago. It is a store that sells handmade cheese. We all decided we had to go there to check it out on our way back from Idaho Falls.
Manwaring Cheese Inc. is unbelievable! Even though we were all so full from lunch, we couldn't help but taste the four cheeses that they were offering for tasting. I don't think I have ever tasted a Sharp Cheddar or Swiss Cheese that was better than these. Just had to buy a chunk of each. I asked the owner about a couple of other cheeses that he had curing in the cooler. He said that he likes to combine different ingredients in his cheeses. One of the cheeses had honey and cinnamon incorporated in the sharp cheddar. One also had red pepper flakes mixed in. The most interesting one was cheddar cheese with raspberry jam pressed into it. Mike said "Oh man, that sounds good." The owner showed us how he was experimenting with pressing the jam into the cheese. Before we knew it, he went back into the rear cooler and came out with a 2-inch high by 6-inch diameter round of the cheddar with raspberry jam that he just gave to us free of charge. He said that it has to cure in the refrigerator for six weeks and would like us to let him know what we think. Can you believe this? Free of charge? If this were good ole So Cal, they would have said we are a little unsure of this combination, but if you would like to try it we will sell it to you at a 50% reduction in price and then proceeded to tell us that they were going to sell it for $10 per pound! I love the midwest and the people in it. They are just a different breed!!!!!
We came back to the Wall residence and were still so full, we couldn't even fathom eating anything for dinner. So, guess what Carol and I did? Can anyone spell, machine embroidery? Yup. Carol picked out a couple of designs she really liked, I broke out my embroidery machine and threads, and Carol picked out two denim vests she wanted embroidered. We had such a good visit while my machine was doing its thing.
Looking forward to tomorrow and spending another day with my BFF!
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