Friday afternoon we drove over to Defiance, Missouri to visit Al and Diane Handler and Chris and Donna Kampmeier. Sisters Diane and Donna are Mark's cousins several times removed. Al and Diane visited Sydney early this year and Chris and Donna met there some years ago - we were witness to that. That's another story. Defiance (love that name) is about an hour west of St Louis. It was named Defiance in the late 1800's when the Katy Railroad arrived because of the town's success in defying another nearby town to secure railway services. It is located in the Missouri Wine region and also has several good Antiques stores close by. Perfect for both of us. Mark gets to see vines and I can browse and shop. We had a great dinner -bbq ribs, 2 versions of baked beans, a jicama coleslaw and potato salad. Diane's blackberry pie and maple sugar icecream was fantastic.
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