The initial draw for the weekend was one of the shows in the fall concert series, the Arianna Quartet. We had a string trio play for our wedding and cocktail hour, and I was very into strings music at the time, so it seemed like a perfect post-wedding activity. There was a bit of a snag, because the version of their website that I had seen indicated that the concert was on Saturday night. Turns out, that was wrong, and I should have relied on the other part of their website (which I didn't see) indicating that the show was on Friday night.
Nevertheless, we left work a little early and made it to dinner and the show, and it was great! (Fun fact: bar is cash only. Luckily I had a little.) The show was lovely and intimate, and the set list was well chosen:
- Beethoven: Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
- Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49
- Ravel: Quartet in F Major
We stayed for the weekend at The Cottage, which is actually bigger (and mustier-smelling) than it looks in the pictures. It was nice to have our own space, including our own kitchen, where we could relax and enjoy ourselves.
Saturday morning we headed into "downtown" Steelville to check out the shops, enjoy a few mimosas at one of the art galleries, and have a delicious cup of coffee at Art & Joe.
All over town are half-canoes, painted in different scenes.
This one is an old lady outside Art & Joe.
We spent the afternoon fishing at Meramec Spring Park, where I got skunked but S caught the elusive Missouri pincher. We read our books, had some cocktails, and made ourselves a chicken dinner.
We had the dining room almost entirely to ourselves Sunday morning, explored the grounds a bit, then headed home.
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